Tips and Jigs

Dadoo;

Actually, I think that’s a great idea!

Sure will save a lot of time searching for particular items.

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

Excellent idea!

-- "No Board Left Behind"

Being a newb, I could sure use something like that!

-- - mark

I think the same thing could be accomplished by people tagging their projects well. If you search for projects tagged “jig” you get 72 results.

http://lumberjocks.com/projects/tag/jig

“jigs” gets 14 results.

http://lumberjocks.com/projects/tag/jigs

I just think if people used the tags consistently it would be better all around but especially in this case. I think jigs are more projects than things to review.

-- Kyle, Michigan

I thought that this was discussed a long time ago? I don’t remember what ever came of it though.

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

I do remember something like that too Gary, but it was before the “reviews” section came out. (I did search thru my history but can’t find the comments…I do agree though that someone else started this same question). I like the way the “reviews” tab turned out. You can go and see reviews on just tablesaws if you want. I can really see this working for Tips and Jigs.

-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!

i think blake did a blog on it

-- if you aint the lead dog the scenery never changes

http://lumberjocks.com/jocks/Blake/blog/2499

-- if you aint the lead dog the scenery never changes

I’m all for that, it’s one of the reasons I kept stumbling across this site and joined! Now I’m here foreverrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr…...

I had an Idea the other day about a tool maintenance section, where you could go to learn the various ways to sharpen your chisels or tune up your bandsaw etc… How about it Martin? It could bring more people to the site.

-- --Chuck

Dadoo,

I agree with you. This would be a good idea.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

Great idea…a “JIGS and Fixtures” button at the top
I think it would be used more than some of the others

-- I'm not slowing down,everythings just going by faster!

Yep. That was it, except Blake wanted a “jigs” section added to your home page. Still I will give credit to Blake for this origional thought. Now if we can get Martin to build us one…

-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!

recruit karson first ! lol

-- if you aint the lead dog the scenery never changes

Dadoo, that would sure be a help for the newbies and a definite stop for me a couple times a week.
Most of what I know came from just such tips from practicing woodworkers/.

I can hear Martin saying ” Oh no, another indexed file I have to squeeze on to the main page!” <g>

cheers
Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

Great idea it is an area that I for one could really benefit.
It really provides a good stopping ground before undertaking a project to determine has someone developed that “jig shortcut”——-saves a lot of research time online.

-- Bill - - Ad-Marketing Guy, Ramsey NJ

Well, it looks likt there is room for one more tab up there.

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

I like it!!! Great idea.

-- Anchul - Warrensburg, MO: As a Pastor, I am just trying to get closer to Jesus. He was a woodworker too.

I’m away for a day and what do you guys do…...??? You’ve come up with a great idea. Thanks Dadoo!!

-- Make things with wood. Any way you want. The wood police won't come. I promise!

That’s a section I could sure make use of!

We could add this link into it.

http://lumberjocks.com/jocks/GaryK/blog/2554

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

You have my vote. It would probably be a very active section.

-- Dennis... www.closetdreams.com

Or we could just check out Niki's posts ;)

-- The opposite of war isn't peace. It's creation. -- Wood T's: http://www.printfection.com/snbcreative

Looks like it could fit in the little space between reviews & videos. just enough room

-- Pretzel L8agn

Hey we just got additional space (two letter’s worth) by going back to Jocks from Members. Plenty of room!

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

I cast my ballot in favor of the Jigs tab.

-- Maplewood, MN

Jig tab sounds good to me, put me down for it.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

Another vote for the new tab. Great idea, my hat is off to any and all whot thought of it (pardon the glare).

-- Upstate New York -- Do what you love and never work a day in your life.

JIG TAB! Great idea.

-- Ron in Osseo, Minnesota

I’m all for it, Dadoo. That’s what I have been saying all along. I guess great minds think alike? Here is my original post: A Place For Jigs At LumberJocks.

It really makes no difference for me what kind of format it is in. I just think there should be a separate place just for jigs, easy to find and refer to without searching though all of the projects.

I believe that a place for jigs would be a great reference for woodworkers. A lot of people use tags in different ways or not at all. So it makes it tough to a good search and not miss anything.

Look how successful books and magazines are that are dedicated just to jigs? (i.e. Shopnotes) They are obviously a huge part of woodworking and deserve their own arena.

-- Dust collectors suck.

I’ve been advocating this for a while now and I’m glad someone brought it up again. When I wrote this Martin said that he wasn’t going to make a jig section at the time but he would keep it in mind for the future.

He then vastly improved the “tags” feature. I have to admit this did help, but I still believe a jigs section is what we need.

This would also be the perfect time to add a jigs section because of the recent improvements Martin has made to the overall look of the “My Home” section. The number one objection people seemed to have with my original idea was that it would “clutter” the page too much to add the word “jigs.” With the recent format change this would not be the case.

Please go back and read the whole thread in my original post (link posted above). There are a lot of really great ideas posted by the community there on this subject.

-- Dust collectors suck.

that is a great idea. you can use jigs for everything and it would be a great help to be able to have almost like a database of jigs that you could search when you needed one. or help other woodworkers out by putting up your ideas.

-- if you haven't already check out my blog http://lumberjocks.com/jocks/teenagewoodworker/blog/3961