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Thanks elanjacobs. I took your advice and went the sacrificial route to plane back the tearout by 4 mm. I am using an old Makita router in a homemade jig/guide.
There were only four HB dovetail...

The picture says it all.

Is the solution to cut the edges of the female slot with a chisel first?

Any other suggestions?

I just finished building a kitchen table 1600 x 800 mm from Douglas Fir recycled after 20 years of service in all weathers as deck planks on a south-facing balcony.The planks are nice and tight after...

Moved to Finishing thread

Thanks for all the helpful advice. I practiced several different ways and found cutting the cross-grain ends best with a back cut at the going out corners. I did the final job this morning without...

I am practicing cutting a rollover edge for a table I've built but the sample timber tears in the cross grain and especially at the corner "going out". Cutting with the grain is fine. I'm beginning...

Thanks for all the advice—I'm going to practice a lot before attempting this!

Thanks for the bit type and offset sub-base advice; I'll make one up and practice a lot before attempting this.

It's a classic pine table edge but what bit is used (see attachment)

I probably could Dremel it out and would if I were using a plunge router on a regular basis, but for a one-off chigiri rough-out, it's easier and cheaper to borrow from a friend. If the job is a...

Found a Makita service and sales store about 3 km from my business that had plunge base stock so I bicycled over with my old N3701. Sadly, it does NOT fit; there is a raised ridge inside the barrel...

I need to rough-out some 15-mm deep blind holes for bow ties (George Nagashima/butterfly ties) before cutting back with chisel to final edges.
What would be the best bit (6-mm axle) to fit a Makita...

Thank you all for answering—I am taking my N3701 to local tool shop and Makita agent today to check. The pictures make me feel hopeful. Calling Makita here in Tokyo is an option of last resort b/c...

I want to temporarily convert my old but still serviceable Makita N3701 trim router to a plunge router for a one-off job (roughing out for chigiri bowtie/butterfly wedges). There are many ads for a...