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RTJ400 User Guide
Half-Blind Dovetail Joint Procedures
Chapter 9
9-14 When making a box, it is important to label the corners
of each board
A
,
B
,
C
and
D
. When routing the corners of the
box, both halves of each corner must be in the jig and routed at
the same time.
A A
B
A
9-19 Finish routing in and out of all template openings.

The eBush must touch one side of the opening as you enter
and the other side as you exit.
9-18 Start by routing a very light, shallow climb cut, moving
the jig right to left
A
. This will leave a nice clean shoulder.
 The bit will tend to drive the jig to the right, so make the
cut light and with a firm grip.
9-17 Position a test pin board against the sidestop
A
with the
end edge touching flush against the rear of the tail board
B
,
and clamp. Note: Clamp removed for clarity.
9-16 Slide the sidestop so it lightly touches the tail board and
tighten it
A.
9-15 Center a test tail board over the template so that the side
edges are equally spaced over the template fingers and the end
edge is touching flush on the template. Clamp the tail board.
A
A
A
B
B
A
C
C
D
D