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A fellow Okie asked me to post pics of my box joint jigs last night so here they are: First shows both the 1/4 and 3/8" jigs, secondis the rear view showing how they attach to miter gauge via 2 shop made knobs and routed 'T track', third showscloseup of the Jatoba pin glued into slot in jig, fourth is the 3/8 jig with my miter fence on top of it to show that I attach the miter fence the same way (only I have wing nuts on it), and last pic shows close up of back side of miter fence. I hope this helps as it is free, easy to build, and produces consistent box joints with my Freud box joint blades. I used Jatoba for the pins as it is very hard and I had worn the old pine pins out.

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I have the same jigs. I made mine to work with the Freud Box Joint Blades. Works like a charm. Nice job on you jigs.
 

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i do em the same way andy, thanks for posting
 

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I spent probably 4 hours over the past few days trying to get one of the one-size-fits-all, adjustable box joint jigs to work and gave up. A 3/4" piece of Baltic birch and a 1/4" bamboo key makes a great jig and it's a LOT easier to adjust.

Whit
 

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Thanks for sharing.
 

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Whit, I built one of those from I kit and was never so frustrated! These work much better and the Jatoba peg should make it last a lot longer.
 

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They are wonderful. I believe that is where the term shop made comes from
 

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This is very good, thanks. My sweety and I have not got over your d/c remote post, it was very good, as I also can see my son teaseing me. Thanks, Bob
 

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Thanks for sharing especially the home made t track
 

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By the way, I don't have a T track router bit. I cut the slot with the tablesaw and then use a keyhole router bit ( at least I think that's what it's called). It has a cutterhead but no cutter on the shank. The shank is guided by the 1/4" saw kerf. I hope this is clear.
 

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Thanks for the post.

I really like old crates and boxes with the small finger/box joints. Your jig takes some of the mystery out of how to make thesefor a fairly new woodworker like me.
 

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I have made this same setup in the past, super quick, great results. I love the look of the joint. Just super. Thanks for posting, I haven't had a chance to make a jig like this or any in awhile as I have no tablesaw :(
 

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Wow, I commented on this post 145 days ago. Just dropping in as it's the same jig my son used in his most recent video. It really is a fantastic simple jig.
 

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simple and very effective.
 
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