Festool MFS Fence System Instruction Manual page 39

a solid piece and then did a
resaw cut on the band saw to
free it.
The female was cut into the
walnut using the same tem-
plate and offset guide bushing
we talked about earlier. In
this case I was using the Fes-
tool metric guide ring set you
can see in the photos above
and to the right.
The Festool Deltex
sander and a chisel
make short work out
of cleaning up the
free form routing out
of the female groove
which always leaves
a bunch of spots you
missed with the
router.
I like to rout the
groove which forms the male component
a bit deeper than it needs to be plus the
width of the band saw kerf plus another
2mm or so just to be safe. For example,
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my carbide band saw blade
produces a 2mm kerf. If I plan
on 4mm thick inlays, I will set
my Festool router to a depth of
cut around 8mm or so to cut
the grooves for the male inlay
piece. I will cut the female re-
cess to be 4mm deep. After
the male piece is glued in
place, it is sanded flush with
the surrounding surface.
clearly.
Most customers won't notice the book
matching when they first look at the piece
but when their eyes do discover this de-
If I am doing book
matched inlays, I cut
the male deep
enough to resaw off
two identical pieces.
The book matched
surfaces get glued
with the common
surface between
them placed up to
show the book match