Order by 24/7 by web, contact our sales reps or call by phone.
What you need, when you need it, all in one place.
Most orders ship same day.
Advice and support from knowledgeable professionals.
Freud slotting cutter 56-112 is a three wing slotting cutter that routs slots and grooves for T-moldings, spline joints, tongue and groove joints and many other applications, so one cutter handles a range of common woodworking joinery tasks. The cutter has a 2 inch diameter, which gives a wide cutting circle for steady tracking in the cut and helps maintain a consistent groove path along long workpieces. Its 1/4 inch shank matches routers that accept 1/4 inch shank tooling, so it fits into many hand-held and table-mounted portable routers used in shop and jobsite work. The overall 2 inch length keeps the cutting head compact on the arbor, which supports smooth operation in portable routing setups where balance matters.
This three wing slotting cutter requires a Freud arbor and bearing, sold separately, so the cutter is mounted on a purpose-designed arbor system rather than improvised hardware. For routers using 1/4 inch shank tooling, Freud specifies arbor 60-100 (AB60-100), which matches the cutter and shank size for secure support in hand-held and table-mounted portable routers. For routers using 1/2 inch shank tooling, Freud specifies arbor 60-102 (AB60-102), so the cutter can be integrated into setups where a 1/2 inch shank arbor is preferred. The 62-108 (AB62-108) bearing is designed to run with this slotting cutter, giving a guided cutting path that helps maintain alignment when routing along edges and profiles.
This Freud router slotting cutter is described as a fast, efficient way to rout slots and grooves for T-moldings, spline joints, tongue and groove joints and many other applications, so it supports several common joining and edging methods with one setup. In T-molding work, the cutter routs the slot that captures the barbed stem of the molding, which is important when finishing panel edges on cabinets, fixtures, and displays. For spline joints, the cutter forms straight slots in mating edges, allowing a spline to bridge two boards and add alignment and joint strength in panels and frames. In tongue and groove joints, the grooves prepared by this cutter provide the receiving channel for mating tongues, which is useful in paneling and similar assemblies where controlled fit is important. Because it works in hand-held and table-mounted portable routers, the same cutter can move between edge routing on site and table routing in the shop without changing the basic tooling.
The cutter is specified to cut all composition materials, plywood, hardwood, and softwood, so one slotting cutter handles a broad mix of sheet goods and solid stock that appear in cabinetry and woodworking projects. In composition materials, the cutter can rout slots in engineered panels, supporting T-molding and spline work on manufactured boards used in casework and fixtures. In plywood, the ability to cut clean grooves supports tongue and groove joints and spline slots without swapping to a different bit when shifting from solid lumber to sheet stock. In hardwood and softwood, the same cutter prepares grooves and slots for structural or decorative joints, which keeps tooling consistent when moving through different species on one job. Because the tool is categorized as a router bit within straight mortising, it naturally fits into workflows where straight slots and grooves are required as part of the joinery plan.
The Freud slotting cutter 56-112 is designed for use in hand-held and table-mounted portable routers, so it can work in both bench setups and on-site routing tasks.
The 1/4 inch shank configuration is intended to be used with Freud's slotting cutter arbor 60-100 (AB60-100), which matches the shank and supports proper mounting.
The Freud 56-112 cutter is specified for use with Freud arbor 60-102 (AB60-102) when a 1/2 inch shank arbor is part of the router configuration.
The three wing slotting cutter cuts all composition materials, plywood, hardwood, and softwood, so it stays in use across changing sheet goods and solid stock.
The Freud slotting cutter 56-112 is specified to be used with Freud's 62-108 (AB62-108) bearing, which provides guided support during routing operations.
The Freud router slotting cutter is described for routing slots and grooves for T-moldings, spline joints, tongue and groove joints, and many other similar slot-based applications.
The Freud slotting cutter 56-112 brings a three wing design, 2 inch diameter, and 1/4 inch shank together to rout slots and grooves for T-moldings, spline joints, tongue and groove joints and many other applications. Its ability to cut all composition materials, plywood, hardwood, and softwood keeps one cutter working across varied stock in the same project. When paired with the specified Freud arbors 60-100 or 60-102 and bearing 62-108, it becomes a matched system for guided slotting in hand-held and table-mounted portable routers, which supports consistent groove paths from job to job.
Sold In: 1 Each