Turn Your Router Table into a Biscuit Joiner - Slotting Router Bits

If you have a woodworking router table, by adding a winged slot router bit to it, you can turn your wood router table into a biscuit joiner that you can use to help in aligning your wood joining and glue ups and different kinds joint set-ups.
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[@johnparker2636]

Made my first biscuit joins using my trim router and used your tape trick to get the slots the right size. It worked perfectly. Sometimes it’s the simple tricks that make a difference. Thank you

[@petermcmurray2807]

Ace. Thank you I am delighted this was the first video that came up for my search. Straight to the point, no annoying music and tips on how to use.

[@derekbolton4]

Thankyou Colin for all your great uploads. Everything explained well and not just with making things but also explaining how the tools work and the results from both routers and benchsaws. Keep posting scrap wood things to make. Derek. Uk.

[@24SevenAviation]

Brilliant! Thanks for the demonstration👌🏻

[@jfgaxeworks3447]

Colin, thank you for this video. I enjoy your conversational style and clear delivery - and the tips are really practical!

[@knecht105]

Thanks for watching!

[@cobberpete1]

Over 20 years ago, I had an attachment for my 'Triton' router table that did biscuit slots. But you had to use the Triton biscuits, as they were an odd size. I still have a hand held biscuit jointer but it rarely gets used these days. Same with dowels, I can't remember when I last used it. But for people with limited resources, it would work well. Thanks Colin.

[@knecht105]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching.

[@JamesBiggar]

Almost bought a biscuit joiner last week. Glad I didn't. Thanks!

[@knecht105]

You're Welcome!

[@clienhard22]

Agreed. Saved a bundle ($32 for a Whiteside router bit kit with three bearings) by not pulling the trigger on that $200 jointer that I may have used twice in a year.

[@Bramsshed1913]

Superbly demonstrated as always! Thanks Colin!

[@knecht105]

You're Welcome, Bram!

[@mikedickerson4330]

Colin, I have used this since.o started woodworking four years ago. I didn't understand the big deal about biscuit jointers when for $15 I had a biscuit cutter on my router table. I have started using feather boards in just the way you described for the reasons you stated, but I love your tape and jig idea. Also, I use dowel joinery almost all the time but feel I'm less than a skilled woodworker because I'm not yet skilled at mortise and tenon. Dowel joinery is faster and it seems to me you make a stronger joint than with mortise and tenon. Thanks for the great videos.

[@sapelesteve]

Excellent video Colin! I'm not a big fan of biscuits but if one has to use them, this is the way to go. Very nice job on this one.............Thanks

[@knecht105]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@JunkWorkshop]

Well explained as always,thank you for sharing. Greatings from Italy.

[@chrisharrison6532]

Again colin another informative idea covering both the upsides and the downsides aways interesting Chris (uk)

[@DanielAttaway]

Cool idea! Thanks for the video

[@GMastolier]

Thanks, Colin, -- very instructive and intrusting as usual.

[@knecht105]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching.

[@eddiestipe2009]

Another great training video, the tape is an excellent idea.

[@knecht105]

Thank You!

[@ANTONIOcarpintero]

Just the video i need. Concrete information. About bits , biscuits how to make the cuts. You make it looks easy thanks.

[@NVWoodCraft]

Thx, for the great idea!

[@knecht105]

You're Welcome!

[@jimcooney9019]

thanks for the video and thank you for sharing

[@knecht105]

Thanks for watching, Jim!

[@MrTubeman007]

The tip here is don't use a router table, just use a plung attachment on your router, it works just the same as your dowl jig, dealing with 4-5 inches at a time, rather than warped lengths.

[@DannyWalker1949]

Very Good info on this devise and How You Did It. NICE. Thanks for the links also.

[@knecht105]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching.

[@kevinmorley9372]

I used this method in a handheld router to mitre a kitchen worktop

[@scottnelle]

Love the tape idea! Amazon sells complete biscuit router bits (#10 or #20, 1/2" or 1/4" shank) for around $15 from a company called Yonico.

[@knecht105]

Yes, I've seen those bits ... they seem OK for the price. Thanks for watching!

[@jerryjohnsonii4181]

Very Cool machine Sir and again thanks for the knowledge.

[@knecht105]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching.

[@Celtic-Acid]

# VIDEO IDEA - Levels / Accurate measurements e.g. on the Mitre Saw (would be great!) and in general tips on straight and right angles and how to make them using rules, tape measures, etc. Keep up the good vids, thanks

[@budstamey4152]

Very interesting as usual. Keep it up.

[@knecht105]

Thanks for watching!

[@veloran]

nice watch

[@woodlandparadise6002]

I also still use my dowel jig for joining when the pocket holes would show

[@frankherring6253]

The side with the tape on it wasn’t even because you used the other side as your reference. Need to always put the tape on the back side of the boards, then the surface you want to show will be even. Thanks for the tip Colin!

[@davidharvey5672]

Thankyou Colin i bought one of those cutters in a sale and have never used it yet as i thought it would be good for slotting and I have a dedicated biscuit jointer which I rate highly. The thing that surprised me was that it's the wrong diameter needing you to make side movement and leave voids. Do any of the router biscuit cutters have the correct diameter?

[@jpthedelawarebeeman6239]

I'm guessing you could use it to cut a slot out for a draw bottom as well?

[@peterfitzpatrick7032]

Colin... after hearing how your dowel jig works, I got thinkin... could u not raise the bit 5mm & use a 4" × 4" × 5mm "pad" of mdf to achieve a similar outcome ?? You'd need a bit-clearance cutout in it of course 🙄

[@SuperDavidBrothers]

Was the biscuit joiner also named after the food that you eat (lol, probably not)?

[@rodneybosch7290]

Hi Colin iam going to make a headboard 55 inches and about 2 feet high. Wood I will be using is 1 inch rough cut thick. I will plain it down the pieces will be staggered. A long one at the top one in the middle two small ones in each end be about four of them. What would be the best way to join them fingering finger joint? Dowel it or biscuit it?

[@mikemcternan8249]

Great video as always. What is the make of the dowl jig you showed at the end of the presentation

[@knecht105]

The brand name is Dowelmax. Thanks for watching!

[@mikemcternan8249]

@@knecht105 thanks Colin the more I see your videos my tool store seems to expand.

[@ironwood1621]

Someone told me that a biscuit will expand slightly from the glue to create a tight bond. Is that true?

[@hazelbell42]

Colin unfortunately the Dowel Max does not seam to be available in Australia and they don't ship to here. I would love to own one

[@knecht105]

There are other brands of Dowelling Jigs out there, I've heard some work well. You could try one of those. Thanks for watching!

[@MoranGuyVideos]

Do you know if the shank can be 1/4 inch or just a half inch?

[@peterfitzpatrick7032]

I don't know if they are even available but I wouldn't feel safe using a bit that diameter with a quarter inch shank... 😨😨

[@knecht105]

Yes, the bits are available in 1/4" Shank. Thanks for watching

[@JusBidniss]

Hey Colin, why can't you just put the standard replacement biscuit cutter blade in your router? I don't know the specs for the hole in the middle, so maybe that's the reason, can't safely secure it to the arbor? If you could, a Ryobi 4" biscuit cutter blade is about $14-$20 depending on source, similar to this, and that'd give you the exact curved slot, without having to slide it, just a plunge into the blade.

[@knecht105]

Really no reason I could see if you can find a router bit shank to fit it.

[@jostep1465]

Where to buy the router bit m8 #20? Can you help me?

[@tavitlertritsumpun7160]

It probably will work but the bottom of the cut will be a straight line when you move it through that distance of 1/2 " . This will not match exactly to the biscuit as the top and bottom of the biscuit itself is curve. There will e a little void inside the groove. I don't know if this will affect the strength of the joint or not. Perhaps it is the topic for your next video.

[@triciastep4703]

What is that dowel making thing called.?

[@tavitlertritsumpun7160]

Dowel max jig!!! :)

[@dwightl5863]

For the most part biscuits are used for alignment purposes. The biscuit itself is not very strong as compared to a dowel. The surface area on that edge of the biscuit is not very much either. IMHO

[@triciastep4703]

Thanks

[@peterfitzpatrick7032]

He needs to mount a 4" diameter saw blade on that shank & he'll be good to go... 😅😅😅😅 Better dial down the revs tho, or his router table might take off 😨 Just kiddin folks, don't have a canary !! 😏

[@PeterPasieka]

I have a biscuit joiner but no router table. Can you please share a video on that? 🤔😳🤣😂😅🤣😂😅

[@knecht105]

Sure kzbin.info/www/bejne/rouvmpKCaZiUi68 ;)

[@themeat5053]

Colin, how is that easier than just using a biscuit joiner, if you have one?

[@knecht105]

Once set up, using the router table becomes much quicker for doing production work. Thanks for watching!

[@FRThomp]

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[@AArrakis]

So nice! I would marry you....

[@ghostdog662]

this video is going to sell a lot of biscuit joiners , not bits.