Taper and Edge ripping jig

Hope you don’t mind I’m going to copy this one ! You did a really clean job .

-- Rj's Woodworks,San Jose & Weed Ca,

Very nice Jig, I just finished one that’s similar but I think yours looks better

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Much nicer than the one I recently made. When I get back from vacation I’ll have to make one like this.

-- Respect your shop tools and they will respect you - Ric

That is nice, I’ve been wanting to make on of those for awhile now.

-- -Curt, Milwaukee, WI

Nice job, I really like your version:-))

-- Debt is nothing more than the 21st Century's form of slavery.

That’s an excellent version of a tapering jig!

Very nice job.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

Super Job!!

I really like your hold downs!

Great work. Very functional and a beauty to look at. Looks like it does a nice clean job of tapering.

-- Measure, cut, curse, repeat.

being new i am still trying to figure out how some of these things are built. Where can I find something like this to study (without having to spend alot of money)?

-- Semper Fi, Randy Sr.

Well done!

-- Jason - Colorado Springs

RandyMarine; If you have any questions about how certain elements are built, let me know where and I will try to explain (and maybe add a pic or 2). There are a few elements of this jig that require a technique or 2 that are not obvious (see below). If you are kind of new to WW it might not be apparent how some of it gets done. Keep the faith.

For Example: the 4 wooden hold downs are made by glueing 2 pieces of 4 1/2” x 2 1/2” x 3/4” plywood rectangles together. Cutting out one long dado on the tablesaw in a 4 1/2” x 20” piece of 3/4” plywood before cutting and glueing each rectangle together made it easy to provide the slot necessary for the bolt to go through. Once all 4 rectangles were glued up, (2) 3/4” holes were drilled for the bandsaw blade to make the curves to cut them to shape (a coping saw could be used to do this as well). A spindle sander made sanding the curves alot easier. Dowels were added for strength.

Glad to help, as others here have helped me!

Nice jig. You have a lot of work in it.

-- jack -- measure once, curse twice!

This is one of the nicest Tapering jig I have seen posted on LJ’s

-- //FC - Round Rock, TX - "Experience is what you get just after you need it"

Very nice! I love seeing how different woodworkers tackle different projects. I think I’ll have to make this one.

-- Goodbye said the fox and now here is my secret: it is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.

Ratchet, this is a really nice tapering jig. You have put a lot of effort into it. The hold downs look to be well designed and easy to adjust.

Nice post.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

I love it !!!!

-- POPSHOP ,

This is one great jig. You really thought this out. I can put this together today. I have all I need right here. Keep up the good work. Ed. E.

-- Ed E. " Taking one board at a time "