Ron Roase
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You may get tiered of my boxes, but they are all just a bit different and also a new method of construction. There are a lot of different ways to make box joints ..... This is one I had never tried before. Takeing a scrap piece of stock about 3/4" thick 4" wide and about 12" long. This will be clamped to my miter gauge. First I cut a kurf in a scrap piece, then takeing out my twist drill box, I selected a bit that fit the saw kurf exactly. It happened to be 9/64th" Then that 12 " piece. I took that drill bit and rilled a hole through it about 3" from the end and about 1/4" up from the bottom. Then took that bit and tapped it through the 12" piece so only the shaft was exposed. (this will now be my Pin to guide each cut. Now I just clamp that 12" piece onto my miter gauge with the pin 9/64th" away from the saw blade. Simple and easy and very accurate for narrow finger joints. A 1/4" dowel works for a stop pin to keep the top from going to far in either direction. Could be used in many applications for small pieces.