Drawer Slide Tracing Jig

    I recently needed a jig to trace lathe turnings. I tried a variety of designs but none produced the accuracy or ease of operation that I wanted.   ...

Vertical Drilling Jig

        I came up with this slick way to drill a large, straight hole in the end of a post. It works great and makes good use...

$1 Blast Gate

        Adding a dust collection system to my shop was a great move, but it wasn’t cheap. I did manage to save money by making my own...

Easy Box Joint Clamping Jig

These clamping jigs are easy to make and you’ll use them constantly. I’ve found that 4-inch and 6-inch jigs fill most of my needs. Each jig consists of two L-shaped 3/4-inch...

Tablesawn Circles

It's easy to cut perfectly round tabletops of almost any size on your tablesaw. All it takes is a simple jig (Fig A) and careful setup. With this method, you...

AW Extra 9/27/12 – 5 Router Jigs

5 Router Jigs Improve your accuracy and control. By Bill Hylton Why buy a commercial jig when making one yourself will triple your enjoyment? First, you’ll experience the joy of...

Template for Rounded Corners

This guide takes only a minute to make and helps you make perfect corners in four different diameters. Simply use a different sized coin (penny, nickel, dime, quarter) to create...

Rounded Corners In A Jiffy

        Getting rounded corners that match is a cinch with this template. Legs fastened to both sides automatically center the template on the workpiece. Once the template...

AW Extra 12/13/12 – Tenoning Jigs

Tenoning Jigs By Tom Caspar Tenoning jigs make the complicated world of mortise-and-tenon joinery a lot simpler. I’ve used a homemade wooden jig for years. I stand a rail upright...

Mobile Machine Caddy

My shop space is so limited-only 12 feet square-that I designed this system to house four machines: belt-disc sander, miter saw station, drill press and planer. Each machine has an...