How do i make these cuts

[yappyboy]

Im wanting to build some beehives though i i wouldnt know how to get these cuts in my timber.

Looking at this, id say a router but wouldnt know what bits to use and how to do it. I have a small router but wondering will i need a table or be able to make them without a router table. I also have a small table saw if thats any use for these cuts.






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[yappyboy]

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[Nigel_Cro]

You could certainly do those with router - hand held or table mounted. You could also do them with a table saw.

 

[yappyboy]

You could certainly do those with router - hand held or table mounted. You could also do them with a table saw.

what router bits should i get for the cuts

 

[cajar]

straight bits will do for the rebates. For the dovetail joints use a tenon saw.

 

[Dave54]

Straight cutters for the straight cuts, dovetail cutters for the dovetail cuts. . .
Seriously I'd do the grooves with a router, either on a table or against a straight edge. The end / edge slots, I might do with a mitre guide on the router table. Although with softwood I'd probably just bandsaw the side cuts and chop them out. The dovetails really need an adjustable jig of some sort to cut both parts accurately. Unless I had a lot to do I'd just cut them by hand rather than tooling up to do it.

 

[Burnerman]

I think I'd be scrapping the dovetails and settling for lap joints......bloomin' ages since I've cut those!
We give thanks for modern adhesives - and sucks to the scotch glue that I was brought up on.....
John

 

[Dave54]

Reminds me of woodwork at school.^
Some of the guys couldn't manage the dovetails on the pencil box, so he let them make theirs with glued and pinned joints. Funny thing is they turned out better than the ratty attempts most of the rest of us had made of dovetails.

 

[Burnerman]

That sounds familiar......when I was going through teacher training, sash cramps weren't allowed (planing had to be dead flat), orbital sanders were forbidden and only fine glass paper was available. Table tops etc had to be smoothed with a scraper - which gave you thumbs like Popeye
John

 

[Dave54]

Good tool the cabinet scraper. Especially on oak. They do get a tad warm though!