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tag: jig

A Router Guide For Any Groove

Troy_Bouffard, member | August 29th, 2010

Accenting your work can make all the difference between "good" and "great." A traditional touch like flutes are aesthetically appealing, but can be difficult to pull off accurately. This post will show you how to make perfectly straight and parallel grooves, in particular, flutes.

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IWF Alert: Porter-Cable jig makes pocket screws faster and easier

AsaC, member | August 26th, 20108 comments

Porter-Cable's QuikJig is a thoughtfully engineered pocket-screw jig, at a surprisingly low price. It makes the process super quick and repeatable.

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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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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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Table Saw Multi-Jig

BruceSomers, member | August 15th, 2010

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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Sharpen Jointer and Planer Knives

GarageWoodworks, member | August 9th, 20104 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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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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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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Circular saw jig for tapered legs and for squaring twisted boards

james3one, member | July 22nd, 2010

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

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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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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Clamp extender

Wetedge, member | June 30th, 2010

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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Pencil Holder

Czappa, member | May 31st, 201011 comments

Just 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 awhile. I let the resin drip down the side to...

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Miter Saw Acute Angle Jig

bricofleur, member | May 14th, 20101 comment

I’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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My Silly Push Stick

ecocandle, member | April 20th, 20103 comments

I just built a router table and needed a push stick.  This is the grotesquely over built and worked on push stick.  If you are interested in reading about how much time I spent on this, you...

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Small picture frame glue-up jig.

fagbait, member | April 16th, 20101 comment

Very handy jig for small frame glue-up. I had to make 150 of these for my daughters wedding, as guest favors. The individual thumb screws make it easy to tighten the mitres, if the they are off a...

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Shopmade Spindle Sander

bricofleur, member | April 11th, 20103 comments

Material required: 3/4'' MDF, electric motor 1/4 HP, switch and electric wire, screws and glue, drum sanding kit and a motor shaft adaptor (from Lee Valley (68K0501, 68k0202, 68Z0201). I bought the...

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Table Saw Extension Modification

Wood-Chuck, member | April 8th, 2010

I really like the TS extension idea for sheet goods. I made a small modification to  the jig Designed by Philip A. Houck of Boston, Mass Just to help hold the work piece down. Hope you dont...

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