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adjuster for crosscut fences

hmenand, member | August 31st, 20102 comments

Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 I have this adjuster on both sides of the fence on my chop saw and also on a miter gauge for my table saw. The adjuster is held in place by a dovetail...

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Miter Spline Jig

Maveric777, member | August 30th, 201017 comments

I made this jig about 4 months ago wanting to attempt miter splines in a special keepsake box I was working on. The cradle was made rather large compared to many I seen due to possible larger...

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Gazebo Roof Cedar Shake Installation Jigs

BA3, member | August 25th, 2010

A few years back, I led a group of condo neighbors on a project to rebuild a gazebo on our property. I had plenty of willing but marginally skilled workers, so I needed jigs to simplify the...

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Router Jig To Flattten Large Slabs

Wrangler55, member | August 17th, 201014 comments

My jig is to help me flatten large slabs of wood to use in making benches and tables. The slab can be as large as your support rails will allow. Most of the slabs I use are 25 to 35" wide by 5 to 6...

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kerfed lining jig

eightstrings, member | August 17th, 20104 comments

This jig is used on the bandsaw to cut evenly spaced kerfed lining for guitars and mandolins. After dimensioning the stock into 30-60-90 triangles it is inserted into the jig and the first cut...

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Blade Alignment Jig

GarageWoodworks, member | August 10th, 201014 comments

This jig is very useful for aligning your table saw blade or jointer fence to 90 degrees. No more need for slapping a square against your blade and sighting for light or using feeler...

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Sharpen Jointer and Planer Knives

GarageWoodworks, member | August 9th, 20103 comments

This jig is very useful for sharpening jointer and planer knives at home. The method uses the scary sharp method (wet sand paper on plate glass or granite). Mending plates are used to...

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Telescoping Crosscut Sled

GRJensen, member | August 4th, 2010

This is my adaptation of Steve Maskery’s Crosscut Sled (Workshop Essentials 3 http://www.workshopessentials.com/ ).The base is 1/2” MDF, 24” x 24”. Thanks to the telescoping...

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Bevel Edge Planer Sled

sharonlev, member | August 3rd, 20101 comment

This is a sled for planing 45 degree angle beveled strips. Future upgrades will include a solid(ply) surface the planed parts will be placed on for better support, and an adjustable...

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Simple Taper Jig

kiwigreg, member | July 29th, 201012 comments

This jig is designed to work with the Veritas bench clamps but other bench clamps with a 3/4" spigot would probably work. Basically it is a piece of 3/4" plywood with a bunch of 3/4" holes drilled in...

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Jig for router turning on lathe

zylophile, member | July 25th, 20101 comment

Production jig and fixturing for router turning on lathe using mounted carriage that is taper guided. Router not shown on carriage in present photos. Note: Blanks...

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Taper turned cane blank jig for table saw

zylophile, member | July 25th, 20102 comments

This simple and adjustable jig slides along the table saw fence and with selected angle (taper) will create a finished turned cane blank by running the corners of the square end four times changing...

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Small Piece Clamp for Mitre Saws

walkerwg, member | July 25th, 20102 comments

Since I enjoy having fingers and some beveled/mitred cuts dont necessarily fit the engineering of the saw, I came up with this to both keep my fingers a healthy distance away from the blade while...

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Simple Sliding Jig for Crosscut Guide

Dubliner, member | July 24th, 20106 comments

I have a quick tip you can use. It is simple to make and use, and allows multiple cuts with the crosscut fence. I have some tongue-and-groove mahogany scrap. I ripped the tongue-side of a piece and...

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Jigsaw Circle Guide

NIW, member | July 22nd, 20102 comments

Of all the jigs in my shop this is the one that I turn to the most. It will cut circles up the 24" in diameter, within a 16th of an inch. It also adjusts to the blade width. The work piece slides...

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Self center mortising jig

scorpion54, member | July 21st, 20107 comments

Self center mortising jig with 75" diameter guide slot, adjustment from 1" to 2.5". slots long with stops.

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Disposable Spline Kerf Fixture

Chesster, member | July 20th, 20102 comments

My fixtures are based on several criteria. 1). There's barely room in my shop for the sawdust. 2) I don't have time to finish the projects I've started much less spend a week building a...

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The Flatamat

havelin, member | July 20th, 20102 comments

Introducing the Flatamat, a press useful for small veneer jobs like panels & lids for boxes, inlay banding, and multi-layer guitar bodies. By Michael Havelin, Asheville, NC.

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Cutting Board Gouge & Flattener

BigRoofer, member | July 20th, 20103 comments

This jig is used in conjunction with a juice groove template to gouge out and flatten the middle of a cutting board to create a larger reservoir. It can also be used to flatten a cutting board...

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Looks like a razor clam

gotslivers, member | July 19th, 201015 comments

This project was created from ocean microbes and God.

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Planer sled for warped wide boards

bobandsally, member | July 19th, 201013 comments

I used the design of Keith Rust from FWW: January, 2005. Rather than the single support blocks in Mr. Rust's design, I changed it to have double support blocks to provide more versatility, providing...

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Official Rules: Got Jigs? Challenge

FineWoodworkingEditors, member | July 6th, 20101 comment

Official rules for the Got Jigs? challenge. Contest runs July 6 to August 31, 2010.

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Contest Description

Congrats to the winners of our recent Got Jigs? contest. Wrangler55's for the Router Jig to Flatten Large Slabs and Maveric777 for the Miter Spline Jig.

Two prize packages were awarded:

Prize #1: Best idea: Elegantly simple jigs, offering a new way to do something we all struggle with.

Prize #2: Most ambitious: Heavily-engineered creations—making jigs like these is a massive undertaking, often involving serious mechanical parts.

The two prize packages contained:

1 pack of Rockler Bench Cookie TM Work Grippers Approximate Retail Value: $11.99 (US$) and
1 2009 Fine Woodworking Magazine Archive DVD-ROM Approximate Retail Value: $149.95.

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