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Straight Bit and Tongue and Groove Joints

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Router bits explained

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What happens here

The presenter highlights the "straight bit" as his personal favorite, stating he reaches for it most often, particularly for applications like door hinges. He then demonstrates how combining the straight bit with the previously shown slotted bit allows for the creation of very clean and sturdy tongue and groove joints, by showing two pieces of wood fitting together perfectly.

Goal: Understand the use of a straight bit and how it combines with a slotted bit for tongue and groove joints.

Tools and materials

  • Slotted Router Bit — Creating the groove component of a tongue and groove joint
  • Straight Router Bit — General purpose cutting, creating dados, rabbets, and for routing mortises for door hinges
  • Wood Pieces — Demonstrating the creation of a tongue and groove joint

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tongue and groove, but you can also cut different kind of woodworking joints with it. And now the workhorse of them all, the heavy hitter, the one that I used to cut my circle out of, as well as cut this tongue. Straight bit. I find myself reaching for the straight bit the most when I'm doing door hinges. Now, if you take the straight bit and the slotted bit, and you put them together, you can make very nice looking tongue and grooves. Another very handy bit to have is this

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