Door Tongues

Now that the panels are drying, we need to cut the tongues on the door verticals.

Horizontals - ready to be cut to length.

Cutting the horizontals.

 Note the clamp attached to the sled - this allow me to cut all the pieces to the same length without measuring and marking. The accuracy and repeatability are also much better. I am finding that I need achieve tolerances in the thousandths to achieve the desired fit and finish.

Horizontals cut to length...

...and the verticals as well.

Now the verticals need to have tongues cut into the ends, so the doors can be assembled. Next time, I will cut the tongues first, so the bearing on the bit will have somthing to ride on all the way across. This would result in a superior fit.

Tongue-Cutting Bit.

The bit set up and ready to use.

Note the use of a 90 degree sled. End cutting of wood on a router table is very dangerous! If done improperly, the bit will do its damage before the reflexes kick in. Thus holding the piece of would without a sled of some sort is just asking for trouble....

I did not take a photo of the finished work.... sorry.