Woodworking Jigs - Page 11 of 93

When arthritis started making it harder to tighten and loosen clamps, I bored a 3⁄8-in.-dia. hole through the wooden handle of every clamp I own. Now I just insert a…

A workshop tip on how to make a simple depth gauge for hand-shaped chair seats.

I use two different honing guides at a variety of angles. So I designed a continuous-distance jig that will set any guide to any angle. It relies on a simple…

When I’m away from my workshop with a minimal tool kit, I use this improvised vise to hold workpieces tightly for joinery and other tasks. The wide rear jaw can…

Whether you are prepping stock for lathe work or drilling a centered hole in the end of a workpiece, you’ll need to find the exact center. This can be tricky…

The pivoting shutoff switch Leon Segal added to his tablesaw is even easier to access than those on commercial models

This sled is ideal for cutting tapered legs and irregularly shaped workpieces.

Thirty years of teaching woodworking has convinced me that woodworkers will use a push stick consistently—if it’s convenient. If not, they’ll often go without, finishing cuts by squeezing a few…

A lot of woodworkers cut the lids off their boxes on the tablesaw. The problem is that the box becomes very unstable when you are making the final cut that frees the lid. Here’s a simple workshop tip for doing it safely.

There have been some very good hinge jigs in Fine Woodworking, but I think mine is a little less error-prone and just as quick to make. Like Craig Thibodeau did…