A Guide to Dovetail Router Cutters

Dovetail cutters are primarily used in special jigs that allow you to cut this otherwise time-consuming joint very quickly.

But there is now such a huge variety of sizes and angles available that you can also use them to cut slides, housings and stair trenching.

Although used for cutting housings for shelf ends, unlike straight cutters, the dovetail profile must be cut in one pass only. Always cut the housing before the dovetail tongue and adjust the tongue width to suit. For ease and safety, it is worthwhile considering using the router mounted in an inverted router table for cutting the tongues.

 

 

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Find our full range of router cutters here, from top brands such as Trend and CMT.

 

You may also be interested in other Guides to Router Cutter Types

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