Adjustable Table Saw Tenoning Jig

Have you cut any tenons with it? Pictures? It looks like a nice jig.

-- Jesus is Lord!

Hey, Os. No, I have not yet cut any ‘real’ tenons other than a few test sticks which seemed ok in my estimation. I built it for a project I have in the wings. It will get some serious trial and error for the Thorsen table though. I’ll post follow-ups when I do. (If the weather would just get out of the teens… Darn MN winter/spring.)

-- Jeff, St. Paul, MN

Looks great. You could always move your shop to California. 70s and 80s here this week.

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-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

As an engineer and reader of all books having to do with jigs and fixtures I am completely offended by that remark…. truth hurts I guess. LOL Now I’m going to the shop to build this jig. :)

-- JP, Shelbyville, KY

looks pretty fancy!

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Unlike a lot of woodworkers, I love making jigs almost as much as I like doing the actual pieces. This is a real beaut Jeff. Thanks for letting us take a look.

-- Better to say nothing and be thought the fool... then to speak and erase all doubt.

Wayne, can’t you just send some of that our way? Share the wealth, man! What’s worse is that yesterday and today there is not a cloud in the sky and it’s all of 20 with a wind chill of 6…

Wanye, I LOVE the jigs and fixtures. I guess it just appeals to me to “making something to make something else” which seems really counter productive at first but if it makes my life simpler later, I’m all for it.

-- Jeff, St. Paul, MN

Looks good, wish I had those prints, in fact maybe I do. I’m a jig geek myself. jockmike

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

Did you have to do this? I was all set to go out and buy the Delta tenoning jig; now I’ll need to reconsider and maybe make my own… :-)

-- John

Ha! Sorry ‘bout that, woodspar. Funny you should say that. The guy who wrote the article said the exact same thing. I can’t remember materials cost exactly, but I seem to remember the hold-down being the most expensive part (other than my labor). I can’t gaurantee it’s more accurate than the Delta but I’m sure it was cheaper…

Thanks for the nod, jockmike2. Since it was in one of Taunton’s compilation books, I’m sure you may have it in one of your FWW issues from the past (if you subscribe). I’ll check it out and see if they reference and article number.

-- Jeff, St. Paul, MN

Very nice setup. I made one a little different than yours. I’ll have to take some images, & show it.
If you look around there’s lot of different versions.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

Thanks, Dick. I have seen several, you’re right. Looking forward to the pics or yours and compare notes.

-- Jeff, St. Paul, MN

Nice looking jig. I made a simple and crude tenoning jig that rode on my TS fence. It worked OK, but it lacked micro-adjustment, which you really need for making tenons.

Hi ,
I posted my jig on the forum. Take a look.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

I just punted and purchased a Delta jig when I purchased my saw. I really like Dick’s sliding attachment for his saw and how he used his Jig with it.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

Wanye, there’s the one advantage (other than precision machining) that your Delta has over mine and that is the ability to do angled tenons. I think I’m going to modify my plan to allow for adjusting the ‘fence’ of the jig if I can. That should be a nice challenge. I don’t know if I can maintain a true 90 degree angle (when it’s moved back to 90) if I make it adjustable but it’s worth a try I suppose. I guess it would be no different than using a combo square to check the angle like you would to adjust your jointer fence.

Like I said on your post, Dick. I’m gonna snag that spring idea. ;-)

-- Jeff, St. Paul, MN

Perhaps you could create reference blocks that could be installed in the Jig to set specfic angles. You could create a set of basic angles, 15, 30, 45, 90, etc.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

Hey, not a bad idea. Simple and effective. Thanks!.

(By the way, I fixed the typo on your name in my previous comment. Sorry about that.)

-- Jeff, St. Paul, MN

Jeff, this is a nice design. I am a “geek” for jig as you put it. I sometimes feel that I spend more time building jigs than project. That said, this design is new to me. I hadn’t come across the crank idea yet. I like it, but am not sure that I’d need it. I went another way with it. My jig is fixed. The table saw fence determines the tenon size. My fence is fairly easy to microadjust. I like the UHMW runner as well. MDF to MDF creates a decent bit of friction and drag.

-- Jeff, South Carolina

Nice jig Jeff. I found this on Google. first page.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Your jig really looks good. I built a router fence jig designed by Nick Engler that is very alike in principle. I don’t use it much since I built a new router cabinet and fence, but your post has given me the idea to convert it to a tenon jig and get some use from it. Thanks for the inspiration!

-- Mike, American in Norway