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I need to produce an oak shelf that is around 2.5" thick which will be constructed of several staves. (I think that's the right word!) I've been advised that the best way to join the staves is with a finger jointer router bit, but I can't find a long enough bit, let alone one at a price I can...

Thanks for the advice. I shall see what the saw mill can come up with. DickM - I'd rather not.

Thanks Alan. For the record I've spent some time researching the DIY CNC type set ups. I was interested in T-track as it is potentially a simpler way to skin this cat and a lot of the DIY CNC designs would benefit from a drill press ... which I neither have, nor have room for.

The biggest piece needs to be about 16" x 16" x 2". On reflection I should possibly have described the coulour I'm after (with or without staining) is a slightly orangey yellow. (Reaches for pantone chart ... :roll:)

Thanks again. If tracks are also sloppy, how can a mitre guage ever hope to be acurate? (Obviously I'm missin some critical piece of knowledge here :roll: )

I'm looking for a dense / heavy wood with a relatively light colour, and the sort of thing I'm likely to be able to source in thicknesses of around both 3/4" and 2". Any recommendations?

Thanks for all the help. Had a look at drawer runners and Alan is right - they're pretty sloppy unfortunately. Dibs, fair point, it does sound like a milling machine, but a milling machine and a router table are pretty close cousins ... and I don't want a milling machine. As for diagrams, as I...

Had a look at quite a few of the DIY CNC designs and none really fit the bill. As I said, it's neither a milling machine nor router table, but the T-tracks that seem to be used dot router tables seem to be what I'm looking for it I can find something that'll slide along them well.

(First post, so be gentle with me.) I'm trying to build something a bit like a mini rounter table / mini milling machine, (but not actually either of those) and I need some advice on construction. I think it loosely falls into a similar category as fence guides, mitre guages, and router jigs. I...