New Project - "Bookcase/Storage Shelves Made with Sliding Dovetails"

Joslyn is here and has read the previous page and takes a minute now to read the manufacturer's instructions.    Also, be assured that this week  all pictures are sharp and steady.
	The instructions say to use the leveling plate (arrow) to align the workpiece and the jig. Their words are "it is not difficult but you might need some practice." Practice and an extra set of hands might be a better way to describe this action. It requires that the workpiece be loosened and raised as part of this clamping operation. Somehow, we are going to change that operation, but not now. We will run through the steps as they have it the first time.
With everything clamped, Joslyn can remove the leveling plate and place it aside.
	Even though we adjusted the boards to come up to the leveling plate, we still double check that the wood is at the same level as the steel plate that the router will be moving on.
I have added a little color around the "positioning rod" that comes with the new jig. It fits into the 1/2" collet.
	Joslyn has placed the router on the SD Jig and located it so that the positioning rod (arrow) just touches the right side of the work piece. With that there, she moves the Accurate Guide until it touches the SD Jig fence (far right.) She locks the guide at this point.
She then installs a 1/2" dovetail bit that is specified for this jig.
	Joslyn has "zeroed" the plunge and is now setting the plunge stop to a 3/8" thickness. That will give her a strong dovetail without weakening the uprights too much.
She makes her first cut.  All she has to do is make sure that the Accurate Guide is kept against the SD Jig fence. The instructions say to make a climb cut, so that is what she does — and follows it with going the other direction, just to make sure that the cut is complete and smooth.
	She inspects her first cut — it is smooth the entire length.