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Wanting to make some boxes with finger joints I had to make the jig first. Pretty simple design. 3/4” Birch plywood with adjustable widths and removable back up board. Right and left sides are adjustable but don’t think I’ll really need to move the left side. I used piece of 1/4” hard board that can be remove and replaced to minimize tear out. As you can see in photo 4 I just turned it upside down and screwed it back in place. Photo 3 shows work in progress. The best idea (not mine, got it here) was the shelf to let boards ride on. Makes for a smoother transition over the saw blade inserts. If you look close in photo 4 you’ll notice it also has an micro adjustment. Or as I like to call it, masking tape. Thanks for looking. Boxes to come shortly.
-- Bryan
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Jamie Speirs
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#1 posted 177 days ago
Nice one Bryan
looks a very useful jig and nice and long
good height fence as well
Jamie
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Chris Moellering
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#2 posted 177 days ago
Nice design.
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gfadvm
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#3 posted 177 days ago
Nice design. One suggestion: make your “peg” from some very hard wood like Jatoba and it will last much longer than pine which tends to wear and become narrower as you use it.
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Prplhrtjarhead
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#4 posted 177 days ago
Very cool.
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BadDavid
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#5 posted 177 days ago
I second the use of a piece of hardwood. Great job…
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a1Jim
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#6 posted 177 days ago
Looks good Bryan good jig.
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Straightbowed
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#7 posted 177 days ago
that be a nice jig way to go Lumberjocker
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RogerM
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#8 posted 176 days ago
Nice work Bryan. Looks like you are getting some decent results from it. Several good ideas here that I may look into developing. Thanks for the post. GO Kansas State (Former Wildcat)
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HorizontalMike
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#9 posted 168 days ago
I really need to make this jig! I have not made any neat joints yet and I REALLY NEED TO MAKE THIS JIG! Just marked it to my favorites! Thanks!
-- HorizontalMike -- "Woodpeckers understand..."
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