This CLEVER ROUTER TRICK Might Be THE END of Jigs In My Shop / How to Route a Dado / Woodworking
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 มี.ค. 2022
- Up until now, I've always made jigs to route perfect dados. This may have all changed with this ingenious little trick I discovered that makes perfect dados, without the jigs.
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To all who mentioned that I went too fast, I apologize! This video was a tough one to make for some reason!
A thicker router base like 3/8 mdf etc (w/ longer bit if necessary) allows for easily adhering the offcut to the router base edge with double sided tape and eliminates the masking tape shim, and allows for easy long dados/rabbets without needing that little nub edge to keep the router base tight to the straight edge.
Only a bit fast. As soon as I replayed 'the penny dropped :) :) Really cool idea.
well I watched three times and FINALLY I got it, nice Jodie
Great tip, thanks for sharing!
Yes I had to replay and pause the clip - simple idea but ingenious!
My friend, you have rocketed to the top of my list of favorite woodworking channels. It's unbelievably refreshing to not have to sift through a 10-20 minute video to absorb 2-3 minutes of real information. You respect our time (and attention span) and I respect that
Where is your video
First off. You did not go too fast. For those who don't get it, watch it again! I agree 100% with James Popp. TH-cam has devolved to a very low level and I am tired of watching long videos with loud introductions and awful music that end up being 2 or 3 times longer than necessary. Keep up the excellent work sir. I am not even a woodworker and I will watch more of your stuff. Thank you.
My thoughts exactly. first off super clever technique, I just created a new playlist for this type of video but I find I keep coming back to your stuff. Second, could not agree more with how much I appreciate the practical succinct approach; you have a gift.
@@beniciomoldenado2315 I just wanted to say the exact same thing. :)
Exactly my thoughts! Such a refreshing video.
It took me FOUR-EVERRRR to understand this. Like embarrassingly long. I stalled on my shelves for a week. Even bought a smaller router because I didn’t think I could maneuver the beast I have. I’m a totally newbie. First time I do anything other than shape an edge with the router, but I really wanted some clean dados for my shelves and I really want to make plywood stuffs to solve organization and furniture needs around the house. So I persisted. On the day I purchased the smaller compact router, but never opened, I finally was able to wrap my head around this simple but WAY effective hack. My dados are tight and the only one that had a little play was the first one. I wonder if the process of passing the off cut against the fence sanded it just enough to narrow the piece and leave the dado fit a little more snug. Much respect to the big brain on Bob that figured this one out. I’m feeling PRO with these dado slots. And my big boy router made clean cut and worked like a charm. Thanks again.
I too didn’t see the nuance in making the off-cut and making the prefect dado. But once it’s actually done, it comes together figuratively and literally.
For us college guys learning woodworking as a hobby, your videos are invaluable. Woodworking uses its own logic that is difficult to grasp at first for people not used to working with physical things, but makes perfect sense in hindsight. Thanks and keep the tips coming. I’m learning so much and finally getting a feel for how things work.
This is exactly my experience as well. True talent for teaching.
Ya and your hands may get dirty......
@@Richard-wk9le Never! My butler actually does all the work for me. But I supervise while reading poetry.
An astute observation. I’d bet that more than a few of us exist and learning the logic can be challenging (but very worthwhile and good for the brain).
For us non-college guys learning woodworking as a hobby, its common sense and aptitude . He explains it in a way that even college guys can understand.
I just discovered your videos, and I’m so glad I did. The thickness of the materials we work with in wood working are so different, your ideas of getting the exact fit are priceless. Thank you so much for these brilliant tips to add to my toolbox. So helpful, and reduces the frustration factor greatly. Keep up the great work.
You have become my goto woodworking channel to learn some of the coolest things ever. The beauty of it all is how common sense with a touch of clever is what makes your tips & tricks so darned good. Cheers!!
Always learning something new on this channel. It's like I'm getting a brain/knowledge fix drug.. without all the bad side affects. Once again rock on with all the new content. I've been a subscriber for quite sometime now and so grateful for all you share.
I like your videos. Informative, tightly edited, and no gratuitous BS. Keep 'em coming.
Brilliant, definitely one of the best how to channels on TH-cam. Practical solutions to everyday problems and you respect our time. Thanks always for sharing!
I really enjoyed your presentation. Pure and simple and straight to the point without the usual hullabaloo I get on youtube, and you talked to me and not at me and you explained everything very well. I'm impressed.
I subscribe many woodworking channels, but as others have already mentioned, you are my favorite too.
Concise, easy to learn, yet super helpful, brilliant, and original. You deserve 10x more subscribers.
Great work and thank you.
You have an inspirational commonsense approach to woodworking. All the stuff you explain just makes sense but it’s hard to think of on your own! Thank you for the insight.
You have provided some of the cleverest, most useful tricks and techniques that I've found on TH-cam. Thanks!
That's amazing and proof the best methods are the simplest! From starting your clear, padding free video to doing this in my own shop (and adding to my mental toolkit), ten minutes!
Excellnet way to make a quick on-site dado, with no special table saws, just a scrap of wood, top tip.
Thanks for the tips! Your channel is one of the very few where I watch everything you post.
Brilliant trick… took me a minute to figure out the mechanics but once you understand it steps out by it’s simplicity. Thanks and thanks for your sympathetic videos. Great stuff ❤
Brother, you have an awesome way of approaching problem solving in the shop. Thank you for all these videos.
Another winner! I'll say it again, these no measure tricks are fantastic. Thanks.
Great video! Content, staging, editing, and the duration of the video is just perfect. Thank you.
Hands Down! the best woodworking tips online that I've found. Wisdom is the ability to make things simple. Any fool can convolute things.
That's one of the reasons I really enjoy woodworking, I can exercise my old brain coming up with solutions to different problems. I'll never be on your level but your videos inspire me to stay vigilant. Thanks mane.
Only seen a few of your videos so far but I love your emphasis on practical alternatives to established techniques -- without dissing on the established techniques, since they have their place, too. I'll take a big "mental toolbox" over a big physical one.
This came at the perfect time for me I was struggling with my router yesterday and this process really helped simplify what I was doing thanks!!
What a great idea! Thank you for sharing! You jam packed this video with only what I needed to know, and for that I thank you. The way you present ideas is first rate. You are a talented teacher!
I just finished building the handrail on my deck th-cam.com/users/postUgkxfQ5_mgwq6PcudJvAH25t-I4D-3cTPz4z and used this great little router to clean up the top rail before the final sanding and stain. It was light weight but packed lots of power. Either size battery didn't seem to make it top heavy and I'm a 64 yr old women so I really appreciated how easy it was to use...................... CORDLESS only way to go !!
One of the most useful videos for my tiny workshop EVER. Only 20 square meters, each jig I do not need to make truly matters. Great video
LOVE it. And yes, trouble shooting and making the jigs onthefly as opposed to carrying yet more crap is always a plus. Trying to apply what I just learned to other applications is the mental candy.
Perfect timing seeing this video. I have some light tracks to route into shelves and have been thinking of how I'm going to do it but this seems a fair bit easier than what I have come up with. Glad the delivery only arrived today instead of last week when it was supposed to.
This is one of the best woodworking tricks I've seen on TH-cam. Excellent.
The difference between your approach and other related ones is that you show how to make the precise shims needed. That helps.
A couple of comments: when you run your router against a straightedge, it's easiest to do accurately if the cutting forces push the router into the fence rather than pull it away. While cutting, routers tend to move to their left.
Leaving on that tab to prevent slipping off the shim is brilliant. In most cases it's better than the usual approach of clamping something behind and in contact with the square, then using the shim between the two as you reposition the square.
I used to move the clamp and sometimes it can be off a bit, but your method is much better, easier to control and always precise!
I know this is an older video but the algorithm just now gifted it to me. I love stupid simple solutions and this one takes the cake. I've seen jigs for this that are all day builds and this is probably 10 minutes the first time and a lot less after that. thanx!
a lot of the pleasure in woodworking is figuring out simple solutions like this.
Love the cleverness! And the encouragement to solve problems using cleverness rather than buying more things. Better for the world!!
I just tried this and it worked perfectly! I dread using a dado stack especially on a longer workpiece. I didn’t brace the router like you did on the two black boards. I used my smaller router and just favored one side.
Worked amazingly well! Thanks!
Super cool video, because you stated the problem and then provided a solution to it, and that too in a short 3 minute video. Thanks for sharing.
Love it! Based on some of the previous knowledge you imparted on me, I was able to layer on a few pieces of blue tape to the edge of my router, to improve the fit of one of my dadoes. In this case, I had a bit very close in size to the dimensions of the ply, but it was not exact.
That little ramp looking part....
You are a genius my friend.
Great video, i did something similar a few days ago but instead of using a wooden spacer i used a drill bit to the correct thickness i needed. I simply taped it onto the router guide using low tack double sided tape, worked a treat.
you really think about woodworking so differently than most people do. I learn so much from these quick tips. It makes the traditional ways seem silly!
Brother, you just got me back some more hours of life in the next year. The amount of time I won't spend making jigs and perfecting guides is TIME and TIME is all we have, SELL, SPEND, and LIVE. So, to put it simply: THANK YOU!
Brilliant! I appreciate the rate you explained it. TH-cam has this nice Pause feature that one could use while following along in the shop.
Nice work. I tend to over think things and this is a perfect example of just keeping it simple.
We all know that the purpose of woodworking is to buy more tools
Over priced at that.
😂😂😂😂😂😂 no lies being told here!
Festools...
I convince my wife that was the purpose. Woo hoo
The purpose of woodworking is to fix your mistakes.
Brilliant in its simplicity.
Awesome stuff, sir!
This is absolutely ingenious, I've binged watched like 5 videos already. Awesome stuff and thank you for being that guy on youtube that isn't asking me mash a like button. Super appreciated
Nice twist on an old classic. Thank you for sharing.
Dude, I learned something new today! That doesn’t happen often in woodworking because I’ve watched countless hours of the New Yankee Workshop and have been an amateur woodworker for 25 years. I watched your video twice to make sure that I understood the process. Now I have it down and will use this trick for years to come. Thanks man!
Your practical solutions to challenges is very helpful in both the tip itself, as well as your thinking out of the box approach. Love it! I have gotten more useful information from you channel in the last two years than I have all the other popular woodworking channels combined. Thanks for posting and may this help you prosper.
I like the way you think. Problem solving and making do with what's at hand saves a lot of trips the the hardware store and yields much satisfaction. I grasp the basic idea,, here, but will have listen to the video a couple more times to clarify your process. Thanks.
Love it. I'm about to go and make one. "Woodwork is about problem solving". It sure is. I run into a problem and go straight to your channel. Thanks ever so much.
Another wonderful tip that's sure to be a great help, over and over again. Thanks for sharing your work 👍🏾.
You have great videos that you are able to understand. I find myself always coming back here for your content
Great tip ! I had to watch the video 3 times but I got it , and will use this technic on my next dado cut.
Thank You for sharing .
The tip about the dado is great but I’m just blown away by how you put the two sided tape on. What a time saver! Can’t believe I’ve never thought of doing it that way.
You Sir, continue to amaze me! So many really great ideas & shortcuts. Thank you!
Pretty much brilliant. Very much like a chop-saw trick we use in millshops, using a speed-square and a block. Saving for future use. Thanks!
Always searching for a better way. Love your approach
This video just earnt my subscription, was literally just having to do this, came in for lunch and you popped up on my TH-cam feed, thanks algorithm and thank you for making my afternoon easier, no jig for me!ha
Man that is a brilliant solution and like you said it cuts back in jigs and bushings. Makes it very easy all you need is a router and a square. 👍🏼
Thank you I am so new I bought a router 6 months ago and you have given me knowledge and confidence to use it what a star no 5 *****
Top quality little tip, and well discovered. thank you.
This is brilliant! Had to watch 3 times to get it, but that's not a problem for me. Thank you.
whoa! this just blew my mind. Brilliant!
I’m now CONVINCED this is sorcery, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ! Another 2 minute master class - Great vid 👍
Took me a while to understand it. Now it makes complete sense and is very useful! Thanks a lot!
An excellent woodworking video - a very useful tip, presented clearly and concisely. Good on you, buddy.
“The beauty of woodworking is to think outside the box.” Spot on!
Genius trick! No more trying to sneak up on the right width. Thanks mate!
Another fantastic tip for the “tip box”. Thanks
I'm so glad you're back 😆🤗
This is very helpful. I just bought a router and have been learning how to use it. As a beginner, my results are not so good but I think this will help me without having to shell out for a fancy jig.
you just gave me an idea about this, as an HVAC tech i thought about an even easier way to do this, if it fits you thats great. there are spacers which we use to measure the gaps of the pistons of the compressors, its a set that has a bunch of them which have different measurements, you dont have to cut them every time you make dados, mechanics use them too. they're called spark plug feeler gauge or just feeler gauge, they come in inches and metric and super cheap. thanks for the tip!
Pretty cool! It's the same idea as a kerfmaker on a table saw but using scraps. Thanks for your knowledge!
Always enjoy your creativity! Thx
Wow, very clever. Thank you for making this video. I will be making some amplifier cabinets in the next few weeks and this will be really helpful!
You always have great tips and explain them well.
Definitely one of the best YT woodworking channels! Loads of very useful tips, straightforward and concise explanation, excellent camera viewpoints and first class video editing. Love it! Thanks a lot and keep up the good work! 👍🏼
Career metal worker here and hell, i thought this was pretty slick. Great to the point video too. Nice job.
Another brilliant idea. I love your tutorials, so helpful.
Had to watch it a couple times to see what you did here. Pretty awesome.
I haven't even got round to buying a router yet but I will try to never forget this, such a useful trick!
Brilliant , been a joiner for 35 years and still learning
Excellent tip.
Will help me with an inlay to cover the magnets on a knife rack I'm working on.
This is a great piece of analytical thinking - and like all the best solutions, it is simple and it works repeatably
Jodi you always demonstrate some Out of the box thinking. Great concept. This time though I felt you went a bit too fast on where that shim is made or maybe I am a bit slower (and definitely older than yesterday 😏). Keep inspiring.
Thanks! Thinking outside the box solves lots of challenges.
That is genius! Excellent work!
WOW Thank you for sharing... This was so easy to follow, very well explained and demonstrated.
This channel is simply awesome. 👍🏻
That was a genius move and you explained it very well. Thanks.
Great idea! Enjoy your straight forward way of instruction, very good. You got my subscription, looking forward to viewing your other videos. Using a feeler gauge would be another way to get precise offset distances like you did with the scrap piece of wood without spending a ton of money. Keep up the great videos!
Great job, Jamie! The less measurements taken, the less measurements that are messed up...
Just seen this video. Excellent little tip.Thanks for sharing I will be giving it a try tomorrow.
Genius. Saved this video for future use. Thanks!
I like that a lot! A little creativity can save money in tools and it is an old school process. In the old days there were far less tool options and craftsman had to figure out a way. I wish I would let that sink in a bit though since I am a tool buying addict.
I like how to figure out things as well and I think its great too have as many tools in the toolbox. Just want to share I bought the Freud 12-114 (15/32-Inch -.466) Diameter Straight Router Bit with 1/2-Inch Shank for $19 and the HD Columbia Purebond Maple Plywood 1/2" (.453 / 12mm listed ?) fits perfectly. When making drawer dados on router table it made the work so much faster than my table saw dado stack.
Another great, no measure solution Jody, Thanks man.
Even the way you apply your tape is a great trick in itself.kindest regards tim