TS Tenon Jig - Sometimes Simple is Best

This is an ingenious project, Jeff. I really like this. It has features that my commercial jig is lacking. I like the adjustability of it as well. This really adds some flexibility to the jig.

Thanks for the 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’m a strong believer in the KISS principal.

Great job.

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

That’s a nice jig. I plan to build one similar soon. How did you attach the handle?
I am going to put another clamp on the lead edge to be able to use it to do raised panels and bevels for box lids.

Very nice, I have been looking a various user built plans and really do like yours the most.

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

It looks like a good one. Well done!

-- Dick Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

Dgunn: Handles are attached w/ 2 wood screws from beneath. The raised panel idea is cool. I’m debating adding another tall aux fence in place of the short one. I could then use that side for a spline setup or a fixed bevel.

-- Jeff, South Carolina

Great project. Hope I can get me one built as soon as I get my shop organized (ha)

-- woodsmith

Hey, I love it! Looks a lot like mine. This may have been from a “Shopnotes” or something, I don’t remember where I got the idea.

But the drill bit idea for set-up and measuring… I had never thought of that! That is a great tip. I also like your idea of keeping it adjustable. That is smart. One thing that I like doing with jigs like this is using old hand saw handles. They are pre-made, easy to find, cheap, comfortable, and they look cool. Great jig.

-- Dust collectors suck.

Yeah Blake, the basic design is nothing original. I ‘ve seen it in almost every publication at one time or another it seems. The old bits are great for setups on all machines for the most part. The router is where I use them most. It seems like I get a generic jumbo set of bits every other holiday, so I can leave the older extras by the tools. Beats measuring. Off course, having setup blocks or the machinest metal bars would work too. I can’t talk mself into buying the machinest bars as the twist bits are free and accurate.

-- Jeff, South Carolina

Very nice. The toggle clamp is a winner all by itself!

-- Maplewood, MN