General Power Tool Jigs

Best new products at IWF 2024
October 21, 2024

Here are a few of the best new products we saw at the 2024 International Woodworking Fair, which was held August 6-9 at the Georgia World Congress Center.
Quick and Accurate Mortises
May 9, 2023

A plunge router and router box make this method of cutting mortises simplicity itself.
Review: Armor APJ14001 Auto-Jig
December 20, 2022

With a color-coded system of screws and a fully functional dust-collection port, this jig is one to look out for.
Workshop tip: Foot pedal oscillates drill-press sanding drum
December 9, 2021

A shopmade platform and a foot pedal start you on the way to smooth curves.
Slippery Tape has a Host of Uses
September 30, 2015

UHMW (Ultra High Molecular Weight) polyethelyene tape is a handy addition to the shop. It is sold at woodworking retailers under the brand names Slick Tape, Slick Strips, and others,…
Table Vise for Benchtop Mortiser
May 13, 2015

Shopmade vise is the perfect solution for older machines that don't have one.
Taper Jig Combines Bandsaw and Planer
July 7, 2011

This jig makes tapered parts accurately and safely. To begin, cut the workpiece to size, making sure all the face and end surfaces are planed flat and square. Then cut…
Laminated Mortise-and-Tenon Joint
March 17, 2011

I recently made a bed headboard using some exotic hardwood. My design called for the posts to be 2 in. thick but the wood was only available in 1-in. thickness.…
Magnetic catch holds bandsaw door open
January 28, 2011

Every time I changed the blade on my bandsaw, I invariably got bonked on the noggin by a persistently self-closing upper door. Tired of bumps and readjusted glasses, I concocted…
Make Wide Bevels on the Jointer
January 26, 2011

The common way to make a wide bevel on the underside of a tabletop, for example, is to stand the panel on edge (you can’t lay it down, since the…

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