Criminally Overlooked Joinery Machine You Probably Never Heard Of
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2022 7:13 am
My Growth Rings with Scott Markwood
SHOP NOTES: The "Joint-Matic" was a stand-alone router-based tool that was produced by Shopsmith in the '90s. It was a reimagining of an earlier, expensive, and frankly overbuilt tool known as the "Strong Designs Joint-Matic", and was criminally overlooked by non-Shopsmith woodworkers who assumed that it must be a toy. Boy, were they wrong. This is the first of a short series of videos on this versatile tool and there's lots more to come, including how to use it to make a complete raised panel door. Is it as versatile as Matthias Wandel's Pantorouter? Nope. But then again you don't have to build it or pay $1000+ for it!
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