UNI Mitre key jig

Nice one Klaus but it needs marquetry. :-)
I hadn’t thought of using it with the router table ….. thanks.

I like that Idea. I have limited space in my garage, so I need less space consuming jig. Will keep it in mind.

Madts.

Really, a cool jig! Where did you get the plans for it? Or are they your own?
I really like the universality of it! Cool

Thanks Paul
The logo like on the T?S sled will go on the side where it less likely to get damaged .

Thanks MADTS
Another sled will come in handy even for mitering and all the cuts could be done with this and easy to store .

Thanks Steve
It is a nice jig and very versatile .
There is no plan as of now as I built it just as I went from an idea I had in my head .
If you have questions let me know and I will also do a blog on this soon to explain it a bit more .

Klaus

very nice work

Very nicely done Klaus. This looks like a very well designed and effective jig, and the super results certainly attest to it’s effectiveness.

Not to be contrary or dismiss the advantages of extra strength, but I would like to see some discussion on the need for strengthening miters on smaller boxes. I’m thinking here of the typical jewelry type boxes so many of us like to make. I have been just gluing my mitered boxes for many years and I have never had one fail. Some say that miters need reinforcement since they are end-grain, but in reality they are a combination of end and long-grain, and with the relatively large amount of glue surface on box corners they hold together really well. I can see the need for reinforcement on larger boxes, or maybe I should say containers that will have to bear heavier loads where there is a lot of stress on the joints. I can also see the need to reinforce miters on thinner materials where the joints don’t offer enough glue surface to hold very well.

Thanks Bruce and Mike

Mike I am thinking of all the dovetailed and box joint boxes and exposed splined boxes being made ,what is the reason ?
You have a point and I have made some small boxes just gluing the joint but never felt comfortable doing it and its long term durability .
Take a drawer as a example I think that would be a perfect application for a key joint like this to add strength and durability .
Another advantage is during assembly all the parts align very easily.
I can think of other applications where this type of joint could be used and made very quickly with this jig .

Klaus

Very nice. I have always used a table saw for these joints but they always turned out a bit sloppy. Thanks Kiefer I will be building another of your creations soon. I can see the advantages clearly, and am really wanting to transfer some of my saw work to my router table, this is a great place for me to start.