Hello to all fello Fine Woodworkers.
I have a question about jigs in the shop.I have a major fasination with jigs the more I have the easier my projects seem to be so my question is this does anyone know of any woodworking sites that shows all kinds of different jigs.
I’d like to see other woodworkers jig ideas for tablesaw,bandsaw,routers,radial armsaw,drill press and all sorts of miscalaniouse jigs that make project building a little less time consuming.Your input will be greatly appreciated so let me take this time to thank you all in advanced,
Sincerely,
JIM C the”PUTTERIN YANKEE” woodworking shop(my own personal playground)
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Doc,
Check this out, some free plans, some not.
http://the3house.com/plans/search/build_pages.php?&free=no&type=photo&browser=ie&category=Shop_Items_Accessories&page=1
Doc,
Can I possibly get an inoculation from your gene pool<g>? As much as I should, wish, want and need, I rarely use jigs for shop tasks. Thus, any input you could offer would help me attain this better way of wood working.
sawick
sawick,
Me and my gene pool both find woodworking jigs very fascinating I/We enjoy seeing what other woodworkers have come up with to make their lives a little easier. I /we like using jigs aspecially while doing repeditive work like drilling alot of perfectly spaced holes for adjustable shelving. But hey more power to you if you dont want or like to use jigs. I/we do and like another member of my gene pool used to say "TO EACH IS THEIR OWN"
Happy Woodworking the Hard way,
JIM C the"PUTTERIN YANKEE"woodworking shop (the home of the split gene pool) Ha,Ha,Ha
Doc,
Funny post about the I/We thing. I admire your future orientation and discipline involved when making and using jigs. I wish I had that, hence the request to borrow form your genetics <g>. I find that I often start a task, say to myself "I should make a jig for this" but just move on to rassle with the task the hard way. I'll try to get better, I promise. Besides, by using jigs I would be robbed of all that fun touchup, repair, jerry rigging and redesign after the fact haha... And, for sure it is up to me to keep the putty companies in the black haha again (at myself and the silly things I do)
sawick
Edited 11/23/2002 9:59:56 PM ET by sawick
The best way to convey the feeling I had after building my first jig and then using it with perfect results, is to compare it to the first time I caught a fish with a fly that I hand tied. Good quality hand made jigs will make you just as proud as the furniture or project that you used it to build and every time you pick it up to use it again you think "I made this tool !"
P.S. I released the fish
A scattering of router jigs at router woodworking.
Doc,
Sandor Nagyszalanczy's Woodshop Jigs and Fixtures (Tauton Press) has a great selection and offers a lot of good alternatives to those pricey gadgets in the catalogues.
Jeff
Doc,
Taunton Press has a great book on jigs for about eighteen bucks. There are many other jig books out there to use. After nearly 28 years of woodworking (mostly cabinetry and commmissioned furniture) I have hanging around my shop at least a hundred jigs. I don't like extra work, especially in the final stages of a project. At the prices I charge my customers would be rather upset with fillers and putty. Jigs allow me to make fewer measurements, cut with greater confidence, and most importantly to me (who still enjoys the use of all 10 digits) my hands don't get close to anything that can do me harm. Joints fit together with perfection. Work time is reduced greatly. More time can be spent putting a trademark finish on a project rather than making it fit better or in some cases making it over. I used to measure twice, cut once and still repair once. Now I measure once, cut with confidence and enjoy precise fits. Jigs take time to construct properly. Just as does setting up and tuning up your shop equipment. Those who choose not to use jigs probably never set up their equipment properly either and gripe daily about that dang saw that cost $1500 and still doesn't cut properly. I rely heavily on my tools (and include my jigs in my list of tools) and tune-up on all of them is a ongoing job. It takes alot of work to bring a tool into the proper setup initially. It takes alot less effort to keep it there on an ongoing basis. Even before I used my equipment to make a living I wanted the large sum of money I had invested in equipment to work as well as it could. After all, isn't that why I bought it ?
Keep on gett'in Jiggy !
Jb, DOC here I agree with you about jigs infact I would be lost without mine I've been a carpenter/woodworker for a little over a quarter of a century and I have jigs from way back when I first started hanging in the shop infact I have a few from when my granddad was a carpenter and that was many,many years ago, with his I treat them like the true antiques they are and leave them hang on the wall with the rest of his tools. When I started the message I was curiouse to see what other woodworkers had and used for jigs.I find jigs very fascinating the fact that someone relises that they can do a project more efficiantly and that in turn becomes an idea then that becomes a project in itself. I use my bandsaw circle jig almost everyday I built it becouse I wanted a way to cut a wide variaty of circles and wanted them all accurate I was tired of measuring and drawing every circle with either my deviders or a stick or for big round surfaces I've used a screw,string and a pencil but with my jig I can make circles from "2 to 12' in across without lifting a pencil or tape measure and most important it takes very little time but this is just one of many jigs and again I think I truly would be lost without them. Well Jb I better get going for now but let me take this time to thank you and every one who has contributed to this post about jigs.
SINCERELY,
JIM C the"PUTTERIN YANKEE"woodworking shop
^^^where the use of jigs happen every day ^^^
Hi Guys,
I agree one hundreds percent, jigs are indispensable just like any other tool in the shop. I use them to simplify my work, for repetitive task and some times they help me where I lack skill. I think one of these days we should all post pictures of our jigs maybe we can learn from one another. I’ve found that very few look the same even thou they’ve been made for the same task. To me they remind me of when woodworkers use to make some of there own tool (of coarse jigs can’t compare to them in quality and detailed) I do try to use good materials, make them as accurate, durable and look as nice as possible. Thanks for the links and book suggestions I think I just found another jig worth building.
RickL
Rick,
Thank you and well said
JIM C
May I suggest Shopnotes magazine and their companion website:
http://www.shopnotes.com/
They have new jigs in each issue, every two monthes, 6 issues per year. An excellent magazine, IMNSHO.
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Lee in Cave Junction, Oregon
On the Redwood Highway
I'm always making jigs. Take a look at this old post for my knob and dowel cutting jig for my lathe.
http://forums.taunton.com/n/find/findRedir.asp?webtag=tp-knots&mg=5815B65D-113F-44E8-8E02-0D4C2598E891
PlaneWood by Mike_in_Katy
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