Hand Tool Jigs

Dovetail Saw Guides

February 28, 2022

Saw guides offer a helping hand whether you're a first-time dovetailer or a pro.

Workshop Tip: Speed Square is the perfect guide for mitering small parts

August 18, 2020

Setup works for tiny trimming cuts, back bevels, and mitering stringing

Workshop Tip: Reversible planing bar works two ways

February 20, 2020

A toothed stop stabilizes awkward work, while a flat bar on the other side makes changing and repositioning boards easier.

Tool Review: Veritas Shooting Board

November 21, 2019

Chris Gochnour takes a look at Veritas's new shooting board which features an adjustable fence and track

Jig for Handplaning Thin Stock

May 13, 2015

I often resaw thin boards from thicker stock, and then handplane them to the desired thickness. These boards can be as thin as 1⁄8 in. or even 1⁄16 in, and…

Build an Adjustable Handplane Stop

May 23, 2014

For handplaning mitered stock at the workbench, nothing beats this fully adjustable plane stop.

A Saddle Square You May Already Have

December 5, 2013

A saddle square is an expensive little tool made expressly for transferring layout lines from one plane of a workpiece to a perpendicular plane—to scribe around all four sides of…

Become a Shooting Board Master

August 2, 2013

Master the shooting board and take your woodworking skills to the next level.

Adjustable Jig Holds Drawers, Casework for Planing

June 6, 2013

I made this jig to support dovetailed cabinets while I use a handplane to smooth the sides and joinery, but it can also be used to smooth and fit drawers.…

Handy Screwdriver for Tight Quarters

February 2, 2010

When my shortest conventional Phillips-head screwdriver was still too long to fit the space I had to work in, I used a different approach. I installed a 1/4-in. socket on…