Freud 8" Box Cutter Set with Tico Hi-Density Carbide for Perfect Square Joints - Includes 2 Blades, 1/4" & 3/8" Groove Widths, 5/8" Arbor, Anti-Kickback Design - SBOX8

I bought this blade set to give me a perfectly square (flat) miter for a spline key. I'm building interior shutters for my windows - lower half of the window, hammered glass shutters (to let light in while providing privacy). My frame for the shutter is 2.25" oak with a channel for the glass and using 45 degree miter cuts on the corners. A very weak joint for this. I needed to strengthen the joints with the spline key, but finding a blade that cut square was impossible. All of the teeth cut angles, and this leaves a "V" shaped base on the cut. Also, I needed 1/4" for the cut, not 1/8 which a normal blade would provide. I have the Excalibur dado blade from Craftsman (do they make these anymore?) but that also doesn't cut a perfectly square channel. I really didn't want to invest $100+ in another dado blade (one with two outside blades using extra blades between them to provide the width). I researched my needs and encountered this blade. I thought it answered my needs, so I ordered it. Note: I built a jig to hold the shutter so the corner can be cut. The blade, using the 1/4" cut, cut the corner without any chipping or pulling when it exited the joint (oak can easily splinter if one is not careful). I was able to quickly and easily cut all 8 corners on my set of shutters and insert my splines without issue. I did wait until my cuts were made before I planed down the spline board so I was able to ensure the proper fit. So, if you are making shutters or anything else with a 45 degree corner that needs additional support besides glue, this blade (and appropriate jig) make terrific cuts for spline keys. Note: In shear laziness, I didn't want to change blades to rip the spline key oak after planing it to the proper thickness, so I set up my rip fence with this blade - it doesn't do a good job ripping - way too much to cut at one time. It did the job, but I won't do that again!

I've been using a Jet 10" "bench top" table saw for making box joints for boxes, drawers, etc. using a DIY sled. This model of table saw will not accept a dado blade so any cuts wider than 1/8" (width of saw blade) had to be made by multiple cuts. Fortunately I found this box joint cutter set that uses two blades, without requiring shims, to cut 1/4" or 3/8" cuts and will work perfectly with the Jet saw. The other plus with this cutter set is that it makes flat cuts so there's no needed clean up.

Most of the time I need a dado blade it's to either make flat bottom cuts for tenons or for a box joint. This set makes it really easy. For box joints, just make your stock the same thickness as the blade (1/4" or 3/8 in this case). No fiddling with shims. These work perfectly for that.

Purchased recently and the two blades are slightly different diameters. This causes an uneven bottom in the cut. I removed and remounted the blades in the wider orientation and got the same result. I decided to return it and try again with another set. Second set is good. Cuts are square and flat bottomed. I recommend keeping all packing materials and trying the set out first, you might have to return it!

I bought these blades after trying to make box joints with a set of Avanti dado blades from Homer Depot. Those blades shredded the wood and cut a curved bottom, making it impossible to make a clean fitting joint. Enter these blades by Freud... These blades are sheer perfection! They are razor sharp and make perfect cuts. The sides are straight and have zero tear-out. The bottom of the cut is perfectly flat. Couldn't get any better no matter how much you spend on a set of blades. I will mostly use them for 3/8-inch joints. The cut was within .002 inch of that size. These are the best joint blades I've ever used. Don't hesitate to buy them. You will not regret it at all.

Looks well made, it does what they say it will do.

This Box Joint Cutter is well balanced, and for size, for both .250 and .375 set ups, they mic up perfect. So with less than .001 runout on my 1962 Sears Craftsman Table Saw, I am very pleased with the results of this cutter. My setup is with a homemade jig, which took about 1/2 hour to construct. The joints are very tight. I also have used this in a non-traditional manner, to dado cut, actually rabbit cut some pieces of decorative shaker furniture I have been making and the cuts are very square. I also like the heavy duty storage case, "Solid", is one word that describes this product. This is the first Freud cutter that I have purchased and I would not hesitate to buy another. As far as buying it from Amazon, I found they had the best price and they kept me informed every step of the way. Delivery was on time. For once a great, painless buying experience!

I used these to cut 3/8” rabbets along both edges of some longer boards for floating shelves I’m building. The blades gave a nice clean cut and were easily able to handle the rip, which I was initially worried about since they are designed for shorter cuts. This didn’t bog down my compact portable saw at all as long as I fed nice and slow with good dust collection. By the way I have the DeWalt jobsite saw (DWE7485) and the blades fit just fine on my arbor and even fit with the provided throat plate! Highly recommend these blades!

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Great product

I bought this product because my Dewalt DWE7480 table saw does not support a full dado stack because of the arbor being too small. This blade fits the small arbor and enables me to cut tenons/dados/rabbets quicker than with a standard blade. I have not tried it for cutting actual box joints yet, only tenoning, but it has always left clean cheeks and shoulders so far. Obviously a dado stack would be more efficient at performing some of these operations, but this works great as a substitute for smaller job-site saws like mine!

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A truly great product.I should have purchased one much earlier.It is very easy to set up and use.