"Gerald" wrote in message
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newbie to woodworking question ...

I have been using a router and a simple homemade dado jig to do my dados.
With the jig (commonly found in many router jig articles) there is no
measuring, no worring about undersize or oversize wood or bits, and the
dado
always matches the width of the piece you are joining first time.

but, like I said ... new to woodworking ... what am I missing?


You're not. I use my router to cut dados as well and I've never had any
difficulties. Many here prefer dado blades and have stated that they make
for a faster dado if you're cutting a lot of them, but for my needs I've
never found the router to be lacking. Like you, I cut my dado to fit the
piece that's going into it and I don't worry about whether it's 1/2" or
15/32" or 31/64" or whatever. Simple jig, coupla passes and I'm off and
running. Maybe not the most elegant approach, but quite effective.

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-Mike-