All-in-one Miter Joint Alignment and Reinforcement Jig for Woodworking
The discussion highlights a common frustration among woodworkers: creating strong, accurately reinforced miter joints is a real challenge, and setting up for methods like splines can be a nightmare. One comment notes, "Yeah, the setup to use the router bits for splines looked like a nightmare," and even with alternatives like biscuits, issues such as "a little play or there was a little wow in the cut" can ruin the result. This really underscores the need for a tool that simplifies and enhances the precision of this process.
The product would be a Precision Miter & Spline Jig. This jig would securely clamp mitered pieces at the exact angle while ensuring surfaces are flush. Most importantly, it would feature an integrated, user-friendly guide system for a router to cut perfectly placed and dimensioned spline slots, eliminating the complex 'nightmare' setup and the 'play' or 'wow' issues. The jig's clamping could also help manage minor board warpage.
This would benefit both hobbyist and professional woodworkers by making the challenging task of creating strong, spline-reinforced miter joints faster, significantly more accurate, and far less frustrating, leading to higher quality finished projects.
Origin Reddit Post
r/beginnerwoodworking
I hate miter joints pt. 2
Posted by u/steinhead1•06/13/2025
Reddit wouldn't let me edit my original so here is the follow up to all the help and tips I was provide. I ended up using my jointer to clean-up/fix my miter. Added some biscuits which may ha
Top Comments
u/steinhead1
Seemed to have worked out
u/Swimming_Excuse4655
Nah man. You’re just supposed to use a little spit for lubricant and then stare at it until it straightens out. Thats what real woodworkers do.
But for real, biscuits are the way to go. T
u/sumosam121
Love the nut in the wood. I made stairs for my nephew and had a similar piece of wood. Used it in making a post for them.
u/steinhead1
https://preview.redd.it/b5h2g6n8bm6f1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cde122838090685dd77ea6971adadafb40ef3402
u/steinhead1
Thats okay, just remember there's no federal limit to how much tobacco you can grow in your front lawn.
u/JiuJitsu9401
That’s like my yearly salary in clamps
u/steinhead1
Yeah, the set up to use the router bits looked like a nightmare. Did the biscuits but either that had a little play or there was a little wow in the cut to stop a perfect seem on its own.
u/demonicneon
Tell them the right technique then instead of just being a jerk.
u/Turbulent_Echidna423
you're doing it wrong man. you don't clamp miter joints.
u/steinhead1
I dried it first for about a year but I've noticed after the first time planning a little flex shows up. May be due to days of rain and high humidity. I'm not sure though
u/steinhead1
Seemed to have worked out
u/Swimming_Excuse4655
Nah man. You’re just supposed to use a little spit for lubricant and then stare at it until it straightens out. Thats what real woodworkers do.
But for real, biscuits are the way to go. T
u/steinhead1
Yeah, the set up to use the router bits looked like a nightmare. Did the biscuits but either that had a little play or there was a little wow in the cut to stop a perfect seem on its own.
u/demonicneon
Tell them the right technique then instead of just being a jerk.
u/king_wrecks
Wait, do you have tobacco hanging in your shop? I’m confused…
u/king_wrecks
Sorry to distract from your OP. I very fondly remember a cold dreary November morning in the tobacco barn. Grading and baling tobacco to be taken to the sale. My great aunt (a true Appalachia
u/lanciferp
Air dried lumber will always move more than kiln dried. I often will mill air dried lumber only most of the way, leaving some saw marks and roughness. Then Ill leave it stacked to dry for a d
u/boudreaumw
Gatekeeping and trolling a beginners sub lmfao. Wild
u/Turbulent_Echidna423
I don't care. there's techniques for everything, and that's not it. also, I can see monster gaps in the pic. good luck.
u/steinhead1
No kidding, got some Burley, Virginia gold and Tennessee.
u/steinhead1
I dried it first for about a year but I've noticed after the first time planning a little flex shows up. May be due to days of rain and high humidity. I'm not sure though
u/wilmayo
I've found that splines or biscuits work well at keeping the joint in alignment during clamping. IMO, you did good.
I'm not sure what order you dried and planed you wood, but you should alwa
u/steinhead1
Why yes I do. You're the first one to notice. I gre and hung it late last year.
u/king_wrecks
Oh, growing up, we grew 6 acres and everyone close to us depended on it to get by. I hate that the old fields are all cookie-cutter subdivisions but I be damned if I’d work in it again.
Plu
u/steinhead1
The clamps are there to deal with the bow in the board. Now if you have a better idea on how to keep everything flat and straight I'd love to hear it.
u/Turbulent_Echidna423
you're doing it wrong man. you don't clamp miter joints.
u/boudreaumw
Gatekeeping and trolling a beginners sub lmfao. Wild
u/steinhead1
Probably a little of both. Maybe try fermenting some of it for cigars.
u/steinhead1
Lol like Johnny Cash said, "I'll take it one peice at a time."
u/steinhead1
The clamps are there to deal with the bow in the board. Now if you have a better idea on how to keep everything flat and straight I'd love to hear it.
u/sumosam121
Love the nut in the wood. I made stairs for my nephew and had a similar piece of wood. Used it in making a post for them.
u/Turbulent_Echidna423
I don't care. there's techniques for everything, and that's not it. also, I can see monster gaps in the pic. good luck.
u/wilmayo
I've found that splines or biscuits work well at keeping the joint in alignment during clamping. IMO, you did good.
I'm not sure what order you dried and planed you wood, but you should alwa
u/king_wrecks
It’s kinda weird to see such a small quantity after having grown up around it. It virtually disappeared in the early 2000s.
So, you gonna chew it or smoke it?
u/Jaxthornia
Forget us, what do the judgement hounds think?
u/king_wrecks
I grew up in NE Tennessee growing Burley. I *knew* it was tobacco before I asked.