Woodworking Jigs - Page 51 of 93

Crosscutting wide panels using the table saw's miter gauge is awkward at best. Faced with a project requiring accurate crosscuts on 2-ft. wide, 6-ft. long panels, I investigated commercial sliding-table…

The tablesaw jig in the drawing above has helped me to cut accurate miters for 25 years. To make it cut two table-length rails from well-seasoned oak or hickory and…

Here is a box or finger-joint jig like Tage Frid's (Fine Woodworking, Winter '76), except that it uses the table-saw rip fence rather than the miter gauge a sturdier, easier-to-adjust…

To bandsaw multiples of intricate wooden-toy parts, I stack several blanks together with double-sided tape between. The tape holds firm during bandsawing, drilling and edge-sanding operations. Double-sided tape eliminates nail…

My boring jig, which uses a 1/2-in. portable drill, is similar to a conventional horizontal-boring machine except that the table moves rather than the drill. The jig consists of a…

Although I often need oak or walnut dowels, they're not readily available where I live. Not owning a lathe, I resurrected an ancient but effective dowel-making method that uses a…

In stringed-instrument construction the router is commonly used to cut a small shoulder around the perimeter of the instrument. The dado holds an ornamental inlay (purfling) used to cover the…

I find myself making lots of little things small boxes, wooden jewelry and the like. Until I discovered a couple of tricks using double-faced tape, I had a devil of…

This easy-to-make lathe chuck simplifies turning small bowls and other faceplate work. Mount a solid-wood block to a plywood base and turn a short cylinder with a flared lip as…

Back in the days before I had a radial arm saw in my shop, I worked out a cutoff table to use with my portable circular saw. The fixture consists…