Five Essential Router-Table Jigs in Action

By J. Peter Schlebecker Jul 28, 2008

These short videos show how to make and use five simple yet versatile jigs and fixtures for a router table. With them, you can repeat shapes consistently and quickly, make stopped cuts in angled workpieces, profile narrow stock, and edge-joint a stack of veneers effortlessly.

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Videos in the Series

Essential Router-Table Jigs: Featherboard

July 28, 2008

Watch how to make this substantial fixture to hold a workpiece firmly against the table
Essential Router-Table Jigs: Pattern-Routing

July 28, 2008

Watch how to make this basic but effective jig that lets you duplicate profiles quickly and precisely
Essential Router-Table Jigs: Zero-Clearance Fence

July 28, 2008

Watch how an auxiliary fence closes the gap around the router bit, so short pieces won't dip into the open space
Essential Router-Table Jigs: Miter-Angle Sled

July 28, 2008

See how a simple sled with a hinged base makes it easy to cut stopped grooves at an angle
Essential Router-Table Jigs: Veneer Trimmer

July 28, 2008

See how a pair of crowned boards makes a jig that lets you joint perfect edges on a stack of veneers

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