Hot take: Letting a neighbor borrow my router led to a cool joint trick

My next door guy needed to trim some laminate, so I lent him my tool. He came back and showed me how he uses a scrap block to guide cuts for cleaner dados, works great on plywood.

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reeseperez1d ago

Man, I'm always the last to hear about these tricks. @nancythomas reads the magazine article, my neighbor learns it hands-on, and I'm just over here figuring it out from forum posts years later. Guess I collect knowledge the slow, scenic way.

the_diana23h ago

Test scrap blocks on waste material first.

nancythomas1d ago

I saw that exact scrap block trick in Fine Woodworking last month. Their article said it prevents tear-out on cheap plywood. Solid technique to pick up from a neighbor.