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router-table-finger-joint-jig-plans-in It will also prevent the piece from twisting or slipping as you drill. This jig uses groove cuts, so you will need a router and be comfortable making those llans in your expensive Birch Plywood. Some people use accurate keys in the open slot. I raised the router bit a skosh above the thickness of the wood I'd be using. Did you make this project?

You will also need extra hardware that will likely require a trip to the store, adding to the overall cost. This jig uses groove cuts, so you will need a router and be comfortable making those cuts in your expensive Birch Plywood. Alignment is important, but the bolts and knobs can compensate if you are a little off.

Toggle clamps are included to keep the wood in place. This plan adds a backstop, something that you will want to include to prevent the leg from sliding out from the clamps.

A simple and effective jig that can be used for all sorts of cabinetry work is the pocket hole jig. This project allows you to quickly create an angled hole that can be used for fastening boards together. The jig is clamped to the face of a board, near its edge.

A drill is inserted into the hole and is guided into the wood at an angle. This results in a hole that will accept fasteners and provide superior strength compared to standard butt joints. A small scrap of wood can be used, but it should be a hardwood species that can provide some durability.

This plan does not use a sleeve, but you can add one. It will keep the guide accurate and make it last longer. Using a clamp or bench vise to hold the piece will help prevent an injury. It will also prevent the piece from twisting or slipping as you drill. A T-Bevel can be used to mark or guide your drill angle. Pocket hole jigs are something all shops should have, especially if you make bookshelves or other projects using butt joints. Routers are another power-tool that find multiple uses in a woodshop.

This jig allows you to use your router in place of a thickness planer to create a consistent board thickness. Creating a universal thickness on boards makes it easier to work with them, and it improves the look and function of your joinery. Pieces of scrap plywood and framing timber can be used to make the housing of this jig.

A handful of fasteners helps with assembly, and adding some wax or finish will improve the look of the jig and distinguish it from other scrap wood. New woodworkers will find that using pre-dimensioned lumber saves time and makes this a jig that requires minimal construction techniques. The only tricky part here will be making a hole for the router bit to poke through. A hole saw bit can make the proper size hole quickly and safely. Remember, these free DIY woodworking jig plans may not be as useful or fun to make as designs that you can purchase.

They will, however, provide inspiration and give you something to practice on between projects. The jigs might also take your enjoyment of woodworking up a notch or two! Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.

A key concept that helps beginners is using the 5-cut method to determine accuracy. Like this article? Share on facebook. Share on twitter. Share on linkedin. Share on pinterest. Arthur Kudriavcev. I was introduced to woodworking by my grandfather at 11 years old.

I spend a good chunk of my free time working on woodworking projects and writing for this blog. Apart from that, I also enjoy weightlifting and chess. More related posts.

Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Your email address will not be published. I've seen some people secure right angle wedges to the back of the fence to keep it square. It took me a bit of finessing, but eventually I got a perfect fit. I cut two pieces. One is secured to the base and is one router bit width away from the cut made by the bit. The other is used to basically eliminate any space and will allow the router bit to cut a hole in the end of a board.

I raised the router bit a skosh above the thickness of the wood I'd be using. It is easier to sand off a protrusion than to fill in a depression. Then ran it into the rear fence and tested the keys.

I made that error and knocked out the key and trimmed it down and the spacer down to the proper height. Now to test the jig. I cut two pieces of wood the same size. Then I removed the spacer and staggered and aligned the two notches on and up to the fixed key. It then became a matter of leap-frogging over the key until I reached the end of the board.

The same result can be gotten by doing each separately. The first goes against the permanent key, the second goes against the spacer. Basically, you are creating tongues and groves that will go together to form a joint. I was very pleased with the result. Now I must admit I looked at dozens of How Tos on making this jig and Frankensteined my own version to fit my router.

You'll notice I only have one runner where as most I saw have two. Even one I saw made a second runner off the side of the table. Some were so elaborate it'd take me forever to build it. The simple one I show here took a few hours on and off while doing other things around the house. It meets my needs, and that is the whole purpose. Make a jig to suit your personal requirements.

I'm making my jig now. One question. In fig. Anyway to fix that? Reply 1 year ago. Hi, Allan, yes there is a way to eliminate that offset. When doing your first pass and you are NOT against the key stop, make sure you accurately make that first cut without any tag--or offset as you called it.

Some people use accurate keys in the open slot. What I eventually did was to carefully test scraps until I had an accurate starting point and made a mark on my jig.

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