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Katana^® Glue Joint Router Bit
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Set-up Block available below.

2 flute, carbide tipped. Produce a strong glue edge-joint for door panels, table tops, and cabinets. Center the cutter on the stock and cut both tongue and groove in one pass. Flip wood, cut matching side, then assemble. Use with stock up to 1-1/4" thick. FREE Instruction link at right. See Katana^® Jointmaking Set!

Glue Joint Instructions (PDF)

Katana^® Glue Joint Router Bit
Item #	Large Diam.	Cut Height	Shank Size	Price
#18846	1-1/2"	1-1/4"	1/2"	$39.00

Set-up Block for Katana^® Glue Joint router bit.

Save time, effort and wood. The pre-cut joint profile allows quick, proper height adjustments with accurate setup everytime. Set-Up Block will not distort or swell. For 3/4" stock. Instructions included.

Katana^® Glue Joint Set-Up Block
Item #	Profile	Price
#9781	Glue Joint bit #18846	$10.95

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Great Bit (5/5), Jul 1, 2010

By Rick ( TX US)

This Bit worked flawlessly. Used to make glue up panels for an outdoor door for a stone wall. Highly recommend this bit.

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Katana^® Drawer Lock Router Bit
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Katana^® bit bodies are created on a CNC lathe from a single bar of solid SAE 4140 steel.

Set-up Block available below. 2 flute, carbide tipped. Making strong drawers is easy with our Drawer Lock Bit. Rout the drawer front and sides with the bit mounted in a table. Attach sides to front of drawer with perfectly mated, strong glue joints. Minimum stock thickness is 3/8" for drawer sides and 1/2" for drawer front.

Drawer Lock Instructions (PDF)

Katana^® Drawer Lock Router Bit
Item #	Large Diam.	Cut Height	Shank Size	Price
#18850	2"	1/2"	1/2"	$39.00

Set-up Block for Katana^® Drawer Lock router bit.

Save time, effort and wood. The pre-cut joint profile allows quick, proper height adjustments with accurate setup everytime. Set-Up Block will not distort or swell.

Katana^® Drawer Lock Set-Up Block
Item #	Profile	Price
#9784	Drawer Lock bit #18850	$10.95

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Works great (5/5), Apr 24, 2018

By Don McCormick (Maryland Heights Mo US)

This bit works great. I used it when making drawers for a couple of night stands. Very easy setup.

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Katana^® Lock Miter Router Bits
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Cut a perfect, matching tongue
and groove joint

2 flute, carbide tipped 1/2" shank router bits. To join materials at 90° by cutting a 45° miter and a perfect matching tongue and groove glue joint. This extremely strong joint not only increases mechanical strength, but also increases glue surface area and automatically aligns parts. Make frames, boxes, right angle and parallel angle joints. Item #17849 joins stock from 7/16" to 11/16". Item #17850 joins stock from 5/8" to 1-1/16" thick. FREE Instruction link at right. See Katana^® Jointmaking Set!

Micro-grain carbide cutters are diamond honed to a 600 grit mirror finish, razor sharp edge.

Lock Miter Instructions (PDF)

Katana^® Lock Miter Router Bit
Item #	Large Diam.	Cut Height	Stock Thickness	Set-Up Block	Price
#17849	1-3/4"	3/4"	7/16"-11/16"	#9755	$49.00
#17850	2-3/4"	1‑3/16"	5/8"-1-1/16"	#9754	$55.00

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Set-up Blocks for Lock Miter bits.

Save time, effort and wood. The pre-cut joint profile allows quick, proper height adjustments with accurate setup everytime. Set-Up Block will not distort or swell. Instructions included.

Lock Miter Set-Up Block Instructions (PDF)

Katana^® Lock Miter Set-Up Blocks
Item #	Profile	Price
#9754	Set-Up block for 3/4" stock only (bit #17850)	$10.95
#9755	Set-Up block for 1/2" & 11/16" stock (bit #17849)	$10.95

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Excellent Joint (5/5), Oct 19, 2017

By Bill Warren (Bentleyville Oh US)

This bit requires some practice but after you have used it for some time the adjustments needed to make a perfect joint become intuitive. I will say though that the instructions could be more clear.

Great miter joints (5/5), Dec 31, 2016

By James E. Miller (Nevada IA US)

I have a different brand of this bit and wasnt happy with it so I bought this locking miter bit and couldnt be more happy with it. Nice tight joint. I wouldnt give it up I like a locking miter a lot more than just a straight miter. Has more gluing area, and no slipping.

Great miter joints (5/5), Mar 30, 2016

By James E. Miller (Nevada IA US)

I used the setup block 9754 . I have smaller locking miter bit. But this one works great on even half inch material. It just takes a little fine tuning to make great joints. I also use 5/8 material and adjusted the fence a little and raised the router and a perfect joint. Remember when adjusting the fence and lowering or raising the router,it will change the measurement double as you route one board flat on the table and the other flat against the fence. It isn't that hard to setup as some make it out to be.

LOCK MITER BIT (5/5), Apr 10, 2013

By WARREN GREENWALD (WEST CHESTER PA US)

NEVER SAW OR USED A LOCK MITER BIT, BUT IT WAS EASY ONCE THE CONCEPT WAS UNDERSTOOD. WITH SCRAP WOOD OF SAME THICKNESS, ADJUST BIT HEIGHT UNTIL THE TWO BOARDS MATCH PERFECTLY LIKE FLOORING. THEN ADJUST FENCE TO EXPOSE MORE OF THE BIT UNTIL THE BIT JUST KISSES THE TOP OF THE BOARD AS IT IS CUT. AFTER THAT SET UP BLOCKS BEHIND THE FENCE SO YOU CAN ALWAYS RETURN TO THE PERFECT SETTING. PROCUCES GREAT !!! RESULTS.

Great (5/5), Oct 15, 2008

By Eric Klein (Holly Springs NC US)

With the setup block it was not difficult to set up. The resulting miters are very tight. I used on plywood and there was some splintering, but no more than expected. Just took more passes to reduce the splintering.

Lock Miter Router Bits (5/5), Oct 11, 2008

By Bob Carey (Levant ME US)

setup was a little tricky. The resulting joint is very strong. The pdf file is indispensable to the usage of this bit. Excellent product.

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Katana^® Jointmaker Router Bit Set
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Save $13! Get all three Katana^® Jointmaking router btis at a great price.

3 Piece Katana^® Jointmaker Set
Includes Katana^® Glue Joint #18846, Drawer Lock #18850 and Lock Miter #17850. List price $133.00
#14511.........................................$119.95

Set-up Blocks for Katana^® Jointmaker Router Bit Set. Save time, effort and wood. The pre-cut joint profile allows quick, proper height adjustments with accurate setup everytime. Set-Up Block will not distort or swell. Instructions included.

Katana^® Jointmaker Set Set-Up Blocks
Item #	Profile	Price
#9754	Set-Up block for 3/4" stock only	$10.95
#9784	Drawer Lock Set-Up Block	$10.95
#9781	Glue Joint Set-Up Block	$10.95