small stock ripping jig

I’ll make one of those this weekend. Thanks.

always,
J.C.

-- "Imagination is more important than knowledge" -- Albert Einstein

Sweet!, I got to make one too!

-- Dan in Central Oklahoma, Able to turn good wood into saw dust in the blink of an eye!

Thanks for sharing Junior. What about a blog on how you did it & how it works?.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

Nice jig. I know exactly what you mean about the zero-clearance insert.

Nice jig.

-- Jiri

Hey JJ, Nice jig.

Yup, that small strip can fall into a normal insert. And it can lift off and become airborne. A simple splitter is highly recommended behind the blade. I try to always clamp another block (not as tight as a feather board) at the back of the fence to keep the strip from lifting.

-- Stevethepeeve -- I'm no rocket surgeon

I’ve been procrastinating on making something like this and I really should just do it. I’ve been using push sticks with the small stuff and scaring myself half to death every time.

Thanks for sharing.

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Junior,

Have you thought about having the offcut fall away from the blade rather than being trapped between the blade and the fence? Several other jocks have posted jigs that help to accomplish this with safety and repeatablity.

Here is Blake's jig
and David's jig.

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

Yes Douglas I see what you’re saying. This isn’t the safest way to cut wood. I was using this jig to rip stuff I already had laying around. I don’t plan on using it too often…. just when I have to. Even with this jig, it’s not good to have the blade that close to the fence. Thanks for the links…... Safety First.

-- JJ...... I guess you could say I'm a 54 year old "juniorjock". — Make things with wood.

Well done. I have a variation of this, but your’s looks a bit more functional. Mine rides the fence, but lacks the slot for adjusting. I will definitely make your push block arm when mine gets chewed up.

-- Jeff, South Carolina

nice looking jig.
I need to build something like this as well.

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I like it… I’m making the GrrrRipper jig right now and have though about what you’ve posted here as an addon for it.

Thanks David. I finally ended up buying the GrrrRipper. It’s a lot safer than anything I’ve tried. That jig I made did ok, but you have to be very careful while using it. It’s not one of the safest jigs in the world that’s for sure.
- JJ

-- JJ...... I guess you could say I'm a 54 year old "juniorjock". — Make things with wood.

Amazingly efficient and well thought out jig. I really need one of these and will use your idea.
You are a jig master!

well done

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Well, thanks ratchet and Jim. I read your posts and said . . . . “who, me?”.... If you do build one of these, be careful. It’s not the safest way to rip thin stock. I finally bought a Grriper and it does a lot better (and safter too). Thanks again for the nice comments.

-- JJ...... I guess you could say I'm a 54 year old "juniorjock". — Make things with wood.