Ⓕ Flushing Up Dovetail Joints With A Router

[@DavidStanton]

Great idea Nick! Simple and effective.

[@NickFerry]

Thanks Dave, simply is always good

[@bradmeacham6982]

Nice idea. I've seen it done using a bowl cutter bit. This was recommended over a straight bit because its rounded corners, sweeping down to a flat bottom, end up making a "progressive" cut. This can help with tear out issues on the end grain of then dovetails or box joints.

[@NickFerry]

The radius helps but that’s more a topic on tram - I’ve always wanted a slightly bulbous bottom on a bit - something that’s just 1000th out at the center

[@aaaaaaaaaa697]

Thanks Nick. Always appreciate your stuff

[@beal5666]

Awesome as always! Love these quick couple minute tips and tricks! Keeping them coming!

[@NickFerry]

Thanks Dan - I appreciate the feedback

[@charlesreicks648]

Thanks that's a really good tip. I see using it a lot, I use dowels in my work and this is going to make that easy to trim. Thanks

[@TheMuzShop]

Good one Nick!! Hope you and the Wifey are doing well during these crazy times. Be safe my friend. 😷👍

[@NickFerry]

You as well buddy!

[@craigcoe2804]

Works very well for flushing up softwood/hardwood shelf trim too 👍

[@Christopher-pf8qt]

Love that your shop is as messy as mine. 😏😀

[@NickFerry]

Not a mess, a strategic disarray of shop essentials 🤣

[@CodeFoxAus]

Good tip thanks Nick

[@simonhopkins3867]

Cool thanks.

[@DennDeBill]

I was just thinking yesterday that I am missing a video from you. Great tip for me, tried it without the board the other day and it didnt really work :-)

[@NickFerry]

Cool because Impeccable timing and myself normally aren’t friends 🤣

[@pinkponyofprey1965]

hehe I was just pondering this the other day and kind of gave up or postponed it all and here you are and save the day. Now ... if only I could remember what it was I needed it for hahaha! Some day ... :D

[@pinkponyofprey1965]

EUREKA!!! I need to redo an electric guitar modification I made a loooooooooooooooong time ago, with an electric drill and a big bit. You think you know ugliness until you see this! o_0 So I need to route a big square hole where the bridge is and put a plug into the hole and before I move on ... flatten the surface!!! And don't worry! It's an El Cheapo Paul from the eighties that I have made fretless and it does not need a whammy bridge anymore. So it will get the original bridge back. Thanks for the tip! :D

[@8BitLife69]

You look like Steven Segal in that movie where he's in a coma for 1 year.

[@Patricksworkshop]

thats funny as hellll

[@NickFerry]

If it’s under siege he gets cake?!

[@8BitLife69]

@@NickFerry Nah man, Hard to Kill! kzbin.info/www/bejne/nGWcZWqphtKmhZo

[@robharrod]

... that's funny right there...

[@craigwavra3495]

Good trick. Learned something today!

[@NickFerry]

Then my job is done here, I’m going on break

[@IEnjoyCreatingVideos]

Good tips Nick! Thanks for sharing them and the video with us!💖👌👍😎JP

[@KSFWG]

What's a hand plane? Is that some sort of new cordless tool for the shop??!! Thanks for the video, Nick !!

[@NickFerry]

That’s when kids stick there hands out of moving vehicles, you know, hand planes ✈️ - I crack myself up

[@KSFWG]

Ummmm.... kids? (embarrassed grin)

[@musicbymark]

Have you tried just double-stick taping a temporary 'fence' (e.g., 1"x"1"x 6") to bottom of router base?

[@NickFerry]

I have, if it’s not the thicker foam tape you should be good but a couple screws makes it a lot more secure

[@seanmccurdy80]

Last week my wife left a bunch of water right on the joint where my router track pierced through the MDF and laminate joint. Needless to say bad swelling of my extension table. This will come in handy leveling everything back out again.

[@NickFerry]

Awesome sauce - great application for it

[@seanmccurdy80]

@@NickFerry Worked like a charm, thanks sir!

[@richardabell1666]

@@seanmccurdy80 Are you still married??

[@murphymmc]

Good tip for a wood machinist if that's all you can do. I really like the control and finesse you get from a well tuned/fettled hand plane. Sure, it takes a bit of skill but that's an enjoyable part of woodworking. I'd wager that a mistake made with a plane will not be quite as dramatic as a moment of carelessness at 23,000 rpm.

[@fernandorosales2418]

I can appreciate your comment and it's very valid. However, not all of us are skilled with a hand plane. I tear stuff up with a hand plane all the time trying to get better at it. At first, I thought maybe it's because I was using a cheap Stanley. So I bought a Lie Nielsen. It's certainly better, but I still screw stuff up. The blade is razor sharp and I can shave with it, yet, I make uneven cuts or tear out material. Man, I watch that guy on Doucette and wolf, and it looks effortless watching him use planes and spoke shaves. Unbelievable perfection. The sound that his planes make are so satisfying. The guy doesn't even use sandpaper. Pfft... I couldn't do that in a million years. I truly wish I could. I keep practicing, but I clearly am doing something wrong. So, for someone like me, if I'm making a project that really matters, i might have to resort to being a wood machinist. At least until I figure out how to do it right the more traditional way.

[@WoodenItBeNice]

Great idea Nick. Cheers, Huw

[@deankramasz2896]

Thanks Nick. Handy tip as usual. Dean Kramasz

[@NickFerry]

Thanks buddy

[@WigWagWorkshop]

Thanks for sharing der guy!

[@NickFerry]

You betcha!

[@FredMcIntyre]

Thanks for the info Nick! 😃👍🏻👊🏻

[@NickFerry]

My pleasure buddy

[@jonathandavies3288]

Another great tip would be to sharpen your smoothing or block plane!

[@NickFerry]

Always helpful to have more than one tool in the bag

[@GregsGarage]

Nick: Maybe you're not proficient with a hand plane... Me: Raises hand.

[@joeychgo]

um, why not just a flush trim bit?

[@MrMarkraffaele]

because he can lol and I need entertaining

[@NickFerry]

You can use a flush trim bit but that wouldn’t have helped me in the through mortise and tenon - also the cut quality can be different depending on the geometry of the cutter and angle of attack

[@robharrod]

Cool Beans!! Three times you almost talked yourself out of this being a good idea, however, your logic & thought processes won out in the end! Cool Beans, Indeed!!!

[@NickFerry]

You know how much roll brother - pop in one of these nights in a hangout too!

[@robharrod]

@@NickFerry You Got It!!!

[@blackemmons]

Good tip Nick. Me and hand planes do play well together. ............ in fact, me and most hand tools don't play well together. I need a cord or a battery to make 'um go. JimE

[@NickFerry]

Thanks buddy - I’ve gotten better over the years but you know how it goes

[@jhumbled]

How about instead of plunging down on top, which can be problematic, and instead using a bottom bearing flush trim bit along the side? Love the idea though. will definitely have to try that next time, just on the side, not the top.

[@NickFerry]

But how do you get a flat reference face initially for the router base to slide on if it’s a through dovetail proud on both surfaces?

[@kloesspecialtyhardwoods]

@@NickFerry call me.

[@thomasclemens1386]

Nice tip Nick, I saw something like it from Charles Neil about a week ago but he didn’t attach the board to the base. I like this better. Nice Covid beard though!!!

[@blackadder1966]

I just use a flush trim bit.

[@NickFerry]

on through tenons?

[@racreativenwa]

Why not just use a flush cut straight bit with bearing?

[@NickFerry]

How would that have worked with the through tenon on the side?

[@markkoons7488]

Got an old router that runs but is worthless because of its difficult/damaged adjustment. Leave it set up as you suggest until the very end.

[@NickFerry]

Perfect solution

[@Christopher-pf8qt]

Some else has a shop as messy as mine! 😂

[@NickFerry]

It happens :)

[@holdemNE1]

Holy Hippy Hair Batman!

[@NickFerry]

Hells to the yeah!

[@stevemiller4706]

How do I survive Covid-19??? Nick F’ing Ferry!😎

[@NickFerry]

hahaha - can I recommend better plans? lol

[@fernandorosales2418]

I never once thought that I'd be appreciating woodworking tips from Fidel Castro. Heck... I didn't even know Fidel spoke such good English. Thanks Fidel. Great tips!

[@NickFerry]

haha - I see it!

[@larry78cj7]

Why the hell did I not think of that?! Great tip, as always.

[@NickFerry]

Thanks Larry

[@GibClark]

👍👍👍

[@NickFerry]

👊👊👊

[@vsavoldi]

Nick, buddy, have you lost weight? or is it simply the Hobo look doing you proud!

[@NickFerry]

Both! Down about 80# and up about a foot in hair length

[@vsavoldi]

@@NickFerry Good job my friend!

[@Wood_Slice]

Swhy not make it simpler and just use a flush trim but with bottom mountee bearing and the bearing pass the dovetail. No need for jig

[@NickFerry]

How would I do that for the through mortise and tenon on the side?