How Do You Make Perfect Box Joints?
Box joints are a strong, sturdy and attractive alternative to dovetail joints. While a through dovetail joint is stronger than a box joint, it’s also more complicated to create. However, as you’ll see in the following steps, a perfectly-fitting, clean box joint is easy to create very quickly with a simple box joint jig for your table saw. In this set of free woodworking plans, learn how to build a box joint jig that can be used over and over again to create box joints. Difficulty Level • Woodworking: Easy • Finishing: none required Time to Complete • 15 minutes Recommended Tools • Table Saw with miter gauge and stacked dado blade set • Cordless Drill or Corded Power Drill Materials Needed • 1 – 5-1/2″ x 10″ piece of 1/2″ or 3/4″ plywood or 1×6 • 3 –
