Hoffman / Dovetail keys

[cleaver]

Hi All,

Are these keys used much in the framing world?

Saw them on Lion's site and wondered if they are often used (if so, why), as opposed to stacking wedges.

[Justintime]

Hi Dan
Yes they are used with a Hoffmann Dovetail router to join frames, an alternative to Underpinning.
Horses for courses. If like me, you join a lot of hardwood frames and only have a foot operated underpinner, the Hoffmann does a much better job than the underpinner.
See below...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTCd6u3plUk
Justin

[cleaver]

Thanks, Justin. Jeez, that looks like an expensive set-up.

Is yours the same...may I ask what sort of money a decent router set-up would cost / good models?

[cleaver]

Aaaah, just found a thread on the Grumble about this!

http://www.thegrumble.com/index.php?thr ... ter.54366/

But views from this side of the pond would be great to see (e.g. do UK framers use this system as much?)

[cleaver]

Sorry everyone....just found a great thread about it on our forum.

viewtopic.php?f=13&t=16943&p=129860&hil ... er#p129860

I really must stop being trigger-happy starting threads on subjects that have been covered!

I promise to use Google and the search facility on here more