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Miter Spline Jig
16 commentsI 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
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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kerfed lining jig
2 commentsThis 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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Sharpen Jointer and Planer Knives
3 commentsThis 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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Jig for router turning on lathe
1 commentProduction 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
2 commentsThis 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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Jigsaw Circle Guide
2 commentsOf 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
7 commentsSelf 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
2 commentsMy 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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Planer sled for warped wide boards
13 commentsI 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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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.
