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Easy Shop-made Ellipse Drawing Jig
Our December 2011 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine features a gorgeous table project by designer/craftsman Jeff Miller. His Arch Table includes graceful, sweeping curves in the base. To generate the shape of these curves Jeff uses a shop made ellipse drawing jig. It's easy to make and crazy simple to use. In the video below Continue reading»
Cheap & Simple Dado Jig
If you follow my woodworking habits, you are well aware that I enjoy using my routers with pattern bits chucked in the collet. The piece I’m working on for the August issue requires repetitive stop cuts that are a 1/4" wide. As far as I know, pattern bits with a 1/4" or 1/2" shank in Continue reading»
Panel-cutting Sled
This jig carries its share of work while increasing the usefulness of your table saw.
Table Saw Tenon Jig
This jig enables you to safely make a cut on the table saw with the workpiece held vertically as it moves over the blade.
Router Fence for a Table Saw
Your table saw is a router table and jointer just waiting to happen. Replace one of the saw's wings (or adapt your existing table board) to hold a router table insert, and you're in business.
Dovetail Jig
Years ago when I first learned to cut dovetails, my first joints weren’t things of beauty. Sometimes there were more shims than pins. Over time, my work got better and faster. But despite the improvement in my skills, I still had trouble cutting tails or pins consistently, especially if I got out of practice.
