LignaTool Router System for Wood-to-Wood Connections

Make dovetails as if you owned a CNC wood milling machine, using this simple and cost-effective tool!

How long does it take you to cut a dovetail mortise and tenon?

How many matching dovetails do you have to cut for a typical floor system?

Have you ever thought, as you chiseled out yet another, and another, "There MUST be a better way!"?

Or maybe, as you are yet again contemplating how to connect 3 or 4 beam tenons into an ever weakening post, that you may have thought of using a $40 steel connection in these difficult joints.

At those times, do you dream of owning a CNC joinery machine to make those cool rounded mortises and tenons that just slip together, fitting perfectly?

Maybe you've wondered ... "What about a template that I could use with a router to easily produce uniform joints?" Sound easy? How long would it take you to develop your idea, research and source materials, build prototype after prototype, until you got it right? A year? Two? Three? Can you afford that?

We have good news for you. The research and development has been done! And you can reap the benefits NOW!

The LIGNATOOL was developed in Austria over a two year period to make perfect wood-to-wood dovetail mortises and tenons quickly with just a heavy-duty router. It comes with all the necessary bits and pieces you need to make beautiful dovetail mortises and tenons - in minutes.

This deceptively simple device gives you control over a normally time-consuming facet of timber joinery. Make connections tight and accurate, eliminate squeeks on floor joists, join hip or valley rafters. Make complicated connections where only steel would normally do.

• Use with almost any cross section of wood
• Variable tenon length
• Diagonally adjustable end stops
• Fast and easy mounting
• No computer joinery needed
• Use anywhere - in the workshop or on site.

You'll wonder, "Why didn't I think of this?" And then: "I can make one of these!" But don't fool yourself: it took two years and a lot of thinking to perfect the Lignatool to this level. And during that time, over 270 templates were sold ... to people who knew the alternative — tedious labor.

Watch it in video:

How it works:

Set height of the connection required	Adjust milling depth (10 to 40 mm) at the router using gauge.	Position mortise template
Fasten template with either clamp or screw	Mill the mortise	Finished mortise
Position tenon template	Fasten template with clamps or screws	Mill the tenon
Completed tenon.

The Lignatool comes with these accessories:

Side fence	Multi-function fences	Dust shield
Router guide	Router table enlargement

Additional accessories and replacement parts available (not included in price of Lignatool):

8° milling bit $490.00	15° milling bit $490.00	Green wood bit - Special milling bit with a beak shaped for damp wood; will compensate for shrinkage $375.00
Collar ring with bearing $49.00	8°-16° Reversible knives $290.00

Features of the Lignatool dovetail template tool

• One size fits most applications.
  One template can mill cross sections from 3 x 3” to 8 x 15”
• Tilt fence for compound angles.
  Movable in 2 directions to 45°
• Adjust fence in infinite increments.
  Tenon height can be set at any position, important for compound angles.
• Calculate the optimal connection height online via internet (available soon) Free online application for static calculations. Optimize the connection height according to the grade and cutting ability of the timber.
• Routing direction from any side.
  The system permits you to allow for quality and grain direction of the wood for cleanest tearfree milling.
• Varied mill depth/Tenon length.
  Change collar rings to achieve different mill or tenon depths.
• Different milling angles
  Use 8° or 15° router mill bits
• Use Carbide or replaceable blades.
  Get longer run times with Carbide blades, or enjoy the convenience of replaceable blades.
• Process speed: 15 connections / hour
  Easily produce 15 connections per hour by using intelligent accessories for clamping.
• No procurement of steel plates
  No need to search out supply of steel parts.
• No concealed hidden steel connections
  Eliminate the expense of having to make the steel disappear.
• No inventory cost nor extensive processing
  Make your connections when needed, quickly!
• No slotting or drilling required
• Many top-of-line routers can be used (from 2000 W), (requires custom fit router guide)