Shop Tips
Improved Dovetail Jig
Oct 25, 2005
To speed up routing of dovetail joints, replace the screw knobs on your jig with fast-acting toggle clamps. Place springs under the hold-down bars, so they raise when the clamps are released
Jon Matthiae, St. Paul, Minn.
Fine Woodworking Magazine, December 1992 No. 97
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