finger joint jig

looks great…I am getting ready to make some jigs…and shop projects…

-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...

Ive seen several projects lately that used walnut for runners, any particular advantage to walnut??? another question. how is the index pin mounted, apparently it is removable as it only shows in one of the pictures . . .
Boxing in the back to hide the blade is a great idea, you should add a couple stops in the miter tracks that will stop it just past top dead center of the blade to prevent going all the way through. something similar to a feather board mount would work

-- Fred, Springfield, Ma

You gotta love home made jigs!

Looks Great!

Hi Fred, I used wallnut runners because they are what I had on hand but they do slide better than the maple runners that i had on the previous models. The pin is 1/4’ by 5” long and fits snugly in its 1/4” slot and is removable, one side of the pin is 3/8”tall and the other side is 1/4” tall for the different depth of cut. Good idea on the stops. Useing a box with the runners Gives me more protection and control over my work.
Thanks for the comments

-- bryano

Nice work… Any particular reason for the Box shaped design?

-- Chris

Never mind… I just finished reading the previous post…. Doh!!!

-- Chris

Bryan> I remember it at Lee Picnic. A nice jig.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

I love these jigs you guys make. Now if I was only smart enough to figure out how they are used. Perhaps you could post a picture or two of the jig in use. Thanks for posting.

-- I love the smell of sawdust in the morning....

Hi Bryan

We had a Picnic?

And you guy’s didn’t inviter me?

Some of my favorite projects seem to entail engineering a jig of some sort or another. That part is very enjoyable as it challenges you to come up with ideas that make the outcome more consistent, and easier to achieve.

Lee

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If there’s another BBQ at Lee’s, I could be convinced to do some aerial sight seeing, ah… woodworker tree spotting, rides.

I’m about a 90 minute flight from S. Jersey, up here in Central Connecticut. I’ve been to the Flying W, outside of Philly, for lunch.

Hint, hint… <g>

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Nice box joint jig Bryano.
I made a couple similar box joint jigs. You put more time and effort into your’s than I did. I read about how to make the box joint jig in “Advanced Woodworking” by The editors of Time-Life Books.

Check out the used book stores, you can pick up great woodworking books dirt cheap.
Enjoy the sawdust,
TheHarr

-- The wood is good.