45° Router Jig Boxes

Cool joints!!!!!!

-- Makin' Sawdust!!!

I love the 45 degree dovetail joint – UNIQUE

-- Just learning the craft my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ practiced.

nice boxes! i dont think ive ever seen this before. did you basically sneak up on the fit for the splines themselves?

Very cool joints, a box that looks good without a top. Thanks for pics #4 & 5 too.

-- Darrell, making more sawdust than I know what to do with

I though I had seen every kind of joint there is on boxes. For me, this is a new one and I really like it. I also note the quality of your workmanship.

Well done – thank you for sharing.

-- Rich, Cedar Rapids, IA - I'm a woodworker. I don't create beauty, I reveal it.

Thanks to everyone for the kind comments – I never thought I’d ever see a positive comments about my joints – I usually try to design so as to avoid them!

AaronK – yes. I “roughed out” the dovetail hole with a small, straight bit, before cutting it with the dovetail. Then I “snuck up” on the fit for the dovetail spline insert

-- "Do not speak – unless it improves on silence."

Interesting Idea well done

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/

There is always more than to get the results you want. Great solution.
Something similar would would also work on a non-tilting table saw or band saw.
The set up or jig created is usually based on how often you have to do that kind of work.
There are also 45 degree router bits that would be easier to use than a jig. In fact there are angled router bits used for making joints on multi sided boxes up to 12 sides. Some even have interlocking groves or notches in them for added strength of the joint.

-- Les B, Oregon

Cool jig and perfect joint.

with Les B sugestion in the TS, there are endless joint decoration possibilities with that jig !

-- Back home. Fernando

Great joint idea. It is unique and shows artistic ability. Thank you for sharing.

-- Wilton, Phoenixville PA http://kimbertonwoodworks.com

Hello KnickKnack

A good job and a beautiful jig I love it
Simple and very effective ==> a very good jig

Thanks for sharing

-- Diggerjack-France ---The only limit is the limit of the mind and the mind have no limit

WOW !! Now that is unique, Thanks for posting,keep up the great workings.

-- In His service ,Richard

I liked it mainly because it is very interesting joints and you also live in Portugal! I really appreciate your work! CONGRATULATIONS

-- António Guerreiro www.facebook.com/bichodamadeira

very neat idea

-- Ike, Big Daddies Woodshop, http://www.icombadaniels@yahoo.com

Unique and eye catching. I really like these joints and contrasting wood for the splines. Thanks for the post, this one is headed for favorites.
BTKS

-- "Man's ingenuity has outrun his intelligence" (Joseph Wood Krutch)