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Router Table Box Spline Jig
1 commentI have been making some tiny boxes with splines. I don't have a table saw, so I made a jig to cut the splines on my router table. This is actually the second jig I made, the first one was...
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adjuster for crosscut fences
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
6 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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Router Jig To Flattten Large Slabs
5 commentsMy 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
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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Table Saw Multi-Jig
This jig can be used to cut tenons, make raised panels and even do mitre spline cuts. All made from scrap I had in the shop.
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Blade Alignment Jig
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
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
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
1 commentThis 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
11 commentsThis 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
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
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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Small Piece Clamp for Mitre Saws
2 commentsSince 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
4 commentsI 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
1 commentOf 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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Circular saw jig for tapered legs and for squaring twisted boards
Still in the process of acquiring the right power tools for my woodworking. I needed to taper the legs for my current project, a side table w/ drawer, but the table saw that I have isn't up to...
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Self center mortising jig
3 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
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
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
1 commentThis 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
11 commentsThis project was created from ocean microbes and God.
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Planer sled for warped wide boards
9 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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Official Rules: Got Jigs? Challenge
1 commentOfficial rules for the Got Jigs? challenge. Contest runs July 6 to August 31, 2010.
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Radial arm saw
For a long time my radial arm saw sat on a make shift bench that I was not satisfied with. I had been planning to build something better, so I worked up a design and just finished today. I...
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Clamp extender
Clamping objects to the workbench is easier if the clamp screw doesn't overhang the work. I cut cookies with a hole saw and then cut two moon shaped pieces out of each to create a 3/4 inch height...
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Hand Planing Jig
I created a jig to help hold the boards when I am hand planing. I could have just used pegs in my workbench or something, but I felt like making a jig. The last 3 days of my blog give a...
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Pencil Holder
4 commentsJust thought I would make a pencil holder out of a paper coffee cup. The base is Ash and the cup and base are covered in polymer resin so it will last awahile. I let the resin drip down the side to...
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Beefed up sliding miter panel
2 commentsI found Incra's fence and sliding miter panel inadequate to my needs. They could not handle long or wide boards, and I had to buy their panels. Incra and Rockler were not interested in my idea of a...
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Miter Saw Acute Angle Jig
1 commentI’ve been thinking about making this jig for years. Since nice weather has arrived I have to make a picket fence. All slats will end to a sharp point, meaning I have to cut them at an acute angle. I used to do that on the tablesaw but each time I got several cutoffs flying around my head. No more !!!
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Curved Router Carriage
1 commentI recently made a pair of stools and wanted to put a curved "saddle" in the seat to cradle the butt and also to make sure that no one mistook the stools for end tables. After...
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