Easy & quick Edge Jointing with a router

Thanks for the post. Looks good.

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in the boatyards i worked in
i never did see a jointer

we had a straight board
with formica edges
and just clamped it under the wood
to be straightened
with a trim bit

mostly for cabinets
as boats don’t have to many straight and square
pieces in them

good tip

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Slick trick for anyone without a power jointer !

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Monte – no power jointer, that’s me.
Sounds the same as your Formica board procedure patron. I’ve been hand jointing boards for the last 9 years with much frustration trying to keep the Stanley no. 7 square. Wonder why this didn’t occur to me before. So simple and easy.
Hope you guys get some benefit from this post.
Thanks.

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I do essentially the same thing, only I use a top bearing bit and clamp the straight edge to the top. I have also just used the edge and the edge of the router base.