Nov 132012
The template can take awhile to perfect, but then making the actual mortise is a very fast and foolproof operation. I use the template to first pencil in the area to be mortised. A handheld drill (use a corded one for this operation!) and a forstner bit removes most of the waste.
Excavate most of the material using a fortsner bit and a drill
The template has an “end” to it that registers against the top of the workpiece, so I can clamp it in place easily. The router runs right along it no problem.
The router runs along the template
The result is a nice clean mortise. I love that it has a flat bottom from the router bit also.
After routing using the template, a nice clean mortise
[…] create this, I made an auxiliary jig for my router to run on which references off the mortise jig already used. This jig angles the router a little so that the straight bit removes material at the bottom of the […]