Miter Key Jig

Hello. I’m new to wood working, and could you please tell me what this is, and how to use it.

-- Paul, Bristol,Rhode Island

Nicely built jig.

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

I’ve been meaning to make one o these, an was going to use runners, but I like your idea. Simple!

-- Tim, Myrtle Beach, DrTim@ONeillChiro.com- Just one more tool, that's all I need! :)

Harley its a miter key jig for boxes. It runs the way you see it in the first pic, just run the piece that is staight up and down against the fence and you raise your blade to cut through the jig and into the box (not too high). As you run it through once it goes through the box you pull it back as you dont want to cut your jig apart. Also you can use stop blocks in the jig to move the box farther to the left so you dont have several cut lines in the jig. Here is a link to show you exactly what it does (this box was made by mjasper) you can see the “keys” on the corners of the box, it is decrative but also makes the joint stronger. http://lumberjocks.com/projects/23646 I hope i explained it well enough maybe someone else can do better because I am also new to woodworking and am in the process of making my first box