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Reviewed in Canada on February 9, 2025
I’ve been doing more woodwork lately and want to make my seams look better. This bit definitely helps me make the seams look good. The bit shank comes in a nice ¼” diameter, which is ideal for my palm router, and the blades are plenty sharp enough for me to do the work with confidence. It has been giving a good clean cut, and the parts fit well enough when I put them together. Now I’m not an expert carpenter by any means, so any of the gaps or issues I’ve had with it not being as tight or lined up exact I’m putting down to my inexperience more than the bit, which seems to be doing the job I’m asking it to.Overall I’d say I’m happy with this bit and look forward to more finger joints in the future!
Cecilia
Reviewed in Canada on February 16, 2025
Well made router bit. The carbide blades are sharp and strong. Hard to beat a carbide router bit for less than 20 dollars after applying the 20 % discout coupon.
DFL
Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2025
The Vearter finger joint bit works pretty well. It produced a good clean cut, and after taking some test cuts and tweaking the height it dialed in just fine. Being a 1/4" shank bit it's a little fragile, but it produced a tight joint on 3/4" melamine plywood.Not bad at this bits' price point.
LB
Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2025
I tested this on 3/4" pine. It cuts cleanly, although all new bits do; the real test is whether they keep doing so for a long time. The resulting finger joint mates decently along the sides but has gaps at the bottom of the teeth. I watched YouTube videos of others using this type of bit, and even experienced woodworkers like WoodWorkWeb got the same results, so I hope it's not because of my technique. According to him, the more expensive brand-name bits would give you perfectly tight, gap-free joints. But those cost literally 10 times as much (Rockler has one for $130 right now), so I guess a little gap is worth dealing with. The gaps do get smaller when clamped (see photo), though they don't go away completely, so I can't use this bit for joints that will be visible, but it'll be useful for utilitarian joints or when the mating surface can face an unseen direction.I do regret getting the 1/4" shank though. It looks rather inadequate for the massive cutter on top of it. I've had 1/4" shank router bits snap (and that was just a Ryobi straight bit, which wasn't subject to nearly the same torque this one does). I'll be using this only on softwoods and with the cutter guard on. With a 1/2" shank, I would feel much safer.There's a YouTube video by WoodWorkWeb that shows how to shim the mating pieces so the teeth are staggered exactly the right amount, so that their faces are flush when joined. Obviously I was too lazy to follow it when testing for this review lol. The seller really should include that information in the box though. It's not intuitive, and I imagine the bit would be unusable without it.
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