FRAM E-AND - PANELCONSTRUCTION
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Routing themortises Secure a stilein a vise.Install a commercial edgegurdeon a plunge router, thenscrew ontotheguidea woodextension as wideastheedgeof thestile.Fittherouter witha straight bit youwillbecutthesamediameter asthewidthof the mortise ting,thensetthecuttingdepth.Center thebit overthemarks forthemortise andadjusttheedgeguideto butttheextension against f irmlywithbothhands, thestile.Gripping therouter
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turnit onandplunge thebit intothestock(above, left).(lf you pivot areusinga conventional router, carefully thetool'sbase plateonthestockto lowerthebit.)Guidethebitfromoneend of themortise to theother.Makeasmanypasses asnecessary to cutthemortise to therequired depth.Then,square theends of themortise usinga chisel. Cutwiththebeveled edgeof the chiselfacingintothe mortise(above, righil. thegrooves f, Cutting marklocar,f Ontherailsandstiles, tionsforthegrooves thatwill holdthe panel. Thensetupyourtablesawwith an auxiliary fenceanda dadohead thesamewidthasthegroove. Place the edgeof a railora stileonthetablewith thedadoheadaligned to runrightalong itsmiddle, andadjustthefenceto butt against thestock.Usefeatherboards to holdtheworkpiece against thefence w h i l em a k i n tgh ec u t .T oc u t g r o o v e s onthefacesof thestiles, keepthefence in thesameposition: usefeatherboards b o t ha b o v e a n dt o t h es i d e so f t h e stock(left),andcomplete eachpass witha oushstick.
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