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   bones | Jul 24, 2009 10:56pm | #1

   The very first box I made with the Leigh was with pine!  I attached the lj to it and still in use today.  It will cut like butter but you might need some bit'n blade cleaner for the pitch.  I don't use pine much but that was scrap laying around and it did get the bit nasty but a few shots wait a minute and then wipe, and it was gone.  Only thing as easy to cut is poplar.  

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   user-58963 | Jul 25, 2009 03:04am | #2

   Thanks.

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   webby | Jul 25, 2009 03:57am | #3

   Boss,

   When dovetailing pine with my PC jig, I try to cut slowly, dont force the router in and out this seems to help. 

   Also a tip from Norm Abrams, when making your pin cuts (and wider tail cuts), cut all the way between the fingers lightly scoring the wood then work your way deeper with successive cuts. If that makes sense, in other words shave off the face of the board between the fingers of the jig not taking to much, then work your way back to the narrowest part of the pin cut versus cutting in along one finger then out along the other it helps prevent for  blowout or splintering as the router exits the wood. 

   I can't do much when cutting my tails because my jig is not a variable spacing jig but yours is, so finesse the front of the front of the cut with the light scoring then you might also see if you can back up the good stock with some scrap on the back of the cut so as to reduce splintering on the other side.

   I get splintering too, I just try to minimize it. Also it depends on what you are building, but I have left my boards slightly wide at times, then assembled my box, or drawer whatever, then cut the whole assembly to width passing it thru the tablesaw. This helped true up the visible surface and take out some imperfections. Just make your cut so that leaves enough of the dovetail to still look good.

   Webby 

    

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   user-58963 | Jul 25, 2009 01:15pm | #4

   thanks.

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   webby | Jul 25, 2009 02:29pm | #5

   No problem hope it helps.Webby