LAP JOINTLAP JOINT

The Lap Joint is: basically one piece

of wood is laid (lapped) over another piece of wood, and the two pieces fastened together in the contact area.

TOOLS NEEDEDTOOLS NEEDED

You will need the following items to make a Half-Lap Joint.

Of course do not forget your eye protection.

Check mitre gauge with a try square.

HALF-LAP JOINT LAYOUTHALF-LAP JOINT LAYOUTYou have to decide if you want your clock face to look like this. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Or it can look like this.

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HALF-LAP JOINT LAYOUTHALF-LAP JOINT LAYOUT

Make layout cut lines on wood pieces ‘H’, ‘I’, ‘J’ & ‘K’.

HALF-LAP JOINT LAYOUTHALF-LAP JOINT LAYOUT

Measure the thickness of your wood with a ruler, and draw a line half that measurement.

With machine locked out. Put your piece of wood beside the blade so you can set the blade height.

HALF-LAP JOINT LAYOUTHALF-LAP JOINT LAYOUT

With machine still locked out. Take the measurement from above, and set the fence at that distance from the outside edge of the stacking dado blades.

Measure the width of wood piece ‘H’ with a ruler.

HALF-LAP JOINT TEST CUTHALF-LAP JOINT TEST CUTON THE RAILSON THE RAILS

Do your test cut on a scrap piece of pine.

CUTTING A HALF-LAP JOINT CUTTING A HALF-LAP JOINT ON YOUR RAILSON YOUR RAILS

Cut a half-lap joint on wood pieces ‘H’, ‘I’, ‘J’ & ‘K’

HALF-LAP JOINT LAYOUTHALF-LAP JOINT LAYOUT

With machine locked out. Take the measurement from above, and set the fence at that distance from the outside edge of the stacking dado blades.

Measure the width of wood piece ‘J’ with a ruler.

HALF-LAP JOINT TEST CUTHALF-LAP JOINT TEST CUTON THE TOP RAILON THE TOP RAIL

Do your test cut on a scrap piece of pine.

CUTTING A HALF-LAP JOINT CUTTING A HALF-LAP JOINT ON YOUR TOP RAILON YOUR TOP RAIL

Cut a half-lap joint on the top of wood pieces ‘H’ & ‘I’.