Fine Woodworking

Woodworking Jigs

Workshop Tip: Tablesaw rack holds rip fence and miter gauge

May 6, 2021

The rack holds both items securely under the side of the table—out of the way yet close at hand.
Workshop Tip: Simple splitter for an old tablesaw

April 15, 2021

This method makes it easy to line up the tab perfectly with the blade.
Workshop Tip: Disk-sander jig makes smooth, precise circles

March 30, 2021

Micro-adjustable jig lets you slide a disk forward, rotate, and sand.
Workshop Tip: Miter box parts on the router table

March 22, 2021

Using this jig and a V-groove bit, you can cut miters accurately and to length.
Workshop tip: Adapt a pencil sharpener to make small pins

January 22, 2021

You can turn a small dowel by making a few changes to your carpenter's pencil sharpener.
Workshop tip: Use spacers to plane strips to perfect thickness

January 14, 2021

Spacer system handles pieces that are too short to plane safely by machine.
Workshop tip: Use push pins to align your track saw

December 31, 2020

Keep both ends of a long track stable with this simple trick.
Workshop tip: Drill-press table tackles dust and more

November 17, 2020

This wide table has an integrated dust-collection box and two vacuum slots through the top.
Tablesaw sleds for joinery

November 16, 2020

Mike Pekovich has a sled for each job: a sled for cutting dovetails, one with a sliding fence for box joints, a sled with a lower fence and stops for cutting dadoes, one with a tall fence for cutting tenons, and a dedicated sled for mitered boxes.
Tool Review: Leigh TD330 dovetail jig

October 6, 2020

The Leigh TD330 delivers gap-free through dovetails at an affordable price.

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