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Make a Shopmade Table Saw Tenoning Jig
Save money and cut precise joinery with a shopmade tablesaw jig.
With a dado set on the tablesaw, this jig can quickly and safely cut accurate tenons. John White makes it from just four plywood components and three clamps. In the step-by-step video, he demonstrates how to make the jig, orient the clamps, and use it correctly.
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John White,
Are you using 1/2" or 3/4" plywood? I'm assuming it's Baltic Birch.
This looks like a great jig and I'm getting ready to put one together.
Thanks,
Tim
Just finished John's tenoning jig. I ended up using 1/2" Baltic birch plywood.
Like others, I have made many jigs from others' plans, only to find out they don't work that well. I especially like simple jigs, and this one is a beauty. No more heavy iron tenoning jigs with a bajillion knobs. It is very light, and very easy to set up for precise, repeatable tenons.
Despite careful work, the face of the jig on which the tenon stock is clamped, came out a couple of degrees out of square with my tablesaw blade. It is simple to shim this with strips of masking tape between the back of the jig and my miter fence, and this will be part of my setup routine each time I use this jig. I also added a small reinforcement block shown in the photo, to help keep the work face perfectly square in the other dimension.
Quick, cheap, simple, accurate. Thanks, John.
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