Furniture with Shapeoko

[WillAdams (William Adams (Carbide 3D))]

I’ve done dovetails:

Sharing Carbide Create Dovetail Files

Hi All I am new to this entire process. Have anyone created any dovetail joints using Carbide Create? If you have can you please upload a your carbide create file. Thanks in advance

and box joints:

5-row storage box for MtG

but those specific joints require a fixture to hold the board vertically at the front of the machine:

Fixture for cutting vertical joints

and the Pro doesn’t have as much overhang.

I’ve been working on a couple of joinery techniques which can be cut w/ the boards flat on the machine:

3D Project

Radiused Box joints

Adjustable Modular Designs

with an eye towards doing larger furniture — if you have a specific project in mind, I’d be delighted to collaborate on working up files for you to cut.

Also, be sure to see:

Community challenge #25: Beyond the limits (closed)

Time for a new community challenge! Make something that is larger than the work area of your machine! I’ll use one of @MarkDGaal’s pics of a tiling setup as an illustration (hope you don’t mind Mark, I just like that picture) [image] But you could also make something that is assembled from parts that each individually fit in the machine work area (I’m looking at you, Nomad owners!) Rules for this 25th challenge: submit your entry in this thread (you can post multiple entries if you want) y…

which has some entries which I believe will assuage your concerns.