Spline Joints

I cut some the other day on by table saw by hand, meaning without a jig. They came out pretty good, but making up a jig would be a lot better.

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I bought this jig from Rockler for ripping small thin strips and it is cheap enough and works quite well.
http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=18056&filter=thin%20rip%20jig

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I always use my table saw.

Then all my splines are all the same thickness. I always make a bunch of spline material at a time for my thickness blade.
That way It will be a while before I need more.

-- Gary - Never pass up the opportunity to make a mistake look like you planned it that way - Tyler, TX

Another insulting rip off from rockler sorry but this is what I talked about in my thread about being able to make our own stuff like this exactly.If you couldn’t make one of these then I am left in toatal wonderment .Anyone doing woodwork here could make such a thing in minutes but we simply must have one from Rockler don’t we??? LOL Alistair

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Table saw for sure. Make a jig. It’s easy and well worth the effort.

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I had to make a ton of cockbeading for a dresser. I just set the fence for 1/4” and ripped away. That takes care of the splines.

For the slots, I’d just make a little sled that sits at 45 degrees, clamp the piece to the sled and run it through the table saw or router table. Maybe even a tenoning jig and tilt the blade to 45?

-- Steve, Webster Groves, MO

i use alot of splines for picture frames using a simple jig that straddles my saw fence, the other side works for raised panels, just clamp the piece securly and run it through on all four sides

i think for a box you’d need an attached jig for a panel sled
i’m wanting to try boxes so i watch this for ideas

hope the pics come through, first try on that

http://s694.photobucket.com/albums/vv308/hoot64421/woodwork/

-- Ron, Missouri

Hi Ron, Your photobucket pics came through great and a great idea. Thanks. If you work out a jig for boxes let me know please.

DocK

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