A T-SQUARE JIG 1 Building the jig To rout dadoes that are straight and square to the edges of your stock, use a T-square jig like the one shown above. Make the jig from %-inch plywood, sizing the pieces to suit the stock you will be using and the diameter of your router […]
Category: SHOP-MADE JIGS AND FIXTURES
ROUTING. AND SHAPING JIGS
Adjustable circlecutting jig (page 20) Used with router to cut circles. Screw is fixed to center of circle; radius determined by distance between screw and bit Compass jig (page 20) Hardboard fixture attached to router base plate to guide tool around circular cuts Adjustable routing ‘A; guide (page 25) Adjustable edge guides used with router […]
PLANNING JIGS
E very woodworker uses jigs regularly. Marking gauges, combination squares, the rip fence on a table saw, and router bits with ball-bearing pilots are all jigs that are taken for granted. And who hasn’t, at one time or another, made a simple thinga – majig on the spur of the moment to help get a […]
ROUTER JIG
Y ears ago, I worked in an auto body shop, where we hand-formed body panels. Often we needed two matching panels—one for each side—but we never produced exact mirror images. Subtle differences were easily excused: “You can’t see both sides at the same time,” it was said. In cabinetmaking, however, matching pieces must be exact […]
DESIGNING JIGS
I look at a new tool as a beginning. Once it is taken from its box or crate I read the owner’s manual to learn what the manufacturer suggests the tool can do. Then I stand back and think, “There must be more to it than this.” Inevitably, by some strange thought process I can’t […]
WORKSHOP GUIDE
INVENTORY OF JIG HARDWARE Wood screws Oval (below, left) and flat head (below, center) are used for countersinking; round head (below, right) can be Д Г~> removed easily. Typically available from ‘A to 6 inches long; common head types include slotted, Philips, and square Washers Used to help distribute load when using nuts […]