To make beveled plugs for Arts and Crafts furniture, I’ve used a shooting board in the past, as suggested in some articles. But I find that process a little slow, especially when I have a lot of plugs to make. So I came up with this simple angle jig that clamps to my tablesaw’s crosscut sled and accomplishes the same task quickly and cleanly. I cut most of the 45° side of the jig using the miter gauge on my tablesaw, and then finished up the sharp corner with a bandsaw cut and a little handwork. The angle isn’t crucial and can be varied if desired. Last, I screwed on the clamping block. To use the jig, clamp it to the sled fence and hold the square pin stock by hand, flipping it to bevel all four sides. It works best when you leave a square tip on your pins, which registers on the little hook, but the jig can make pointy pins too if you’re careful. Adjustments are a cinch: You just tap the jig along the fence and reclamp it.

—ALAN MAHRENHOLZ, Taos, N.M

Illustrations by Dan Thornton
From Fine Woodworking issue #301

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