Page 2 - Jigs, Tips and Tricks

  1. box joint

    Cutting Box Joints

    In this blog post, you’ll learn how to cut box joints using a Router Table Box Joint Jig and your
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  2. Best Woodworking Router Jigs

    Best Woodworking Router Jigs

    These innovative router jigs make your router or router table even more versatile. 
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  3. Preparing Your Stock using a Combination Square

    Preparing Your Stock using a Combination Square

    You can use a combo square to measure out the squareness of your edge compared to the face.
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  4. Reader Tip: Angle Iron Clamping Cauls

    Reader Tip: Angle Iron Clamping Cauls

    You’ll never have enough clamps, and you'll never run out of clamping challenges. One of the most common is keeping stock in position and lined up while the glue dries.
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  5. Horizontal Tilt-top Router Table

    Horizontal Tilt-top Router Table

    A tilting router table can provide more options than a standard table for shaping parts, cutting joinery and more.
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  6. Building a Wide-body Router Table Fence

    Building a Wide-body Router Table Fence

    This wide bodied router fence is designed for panel-raising and working with tall pieces and fits nicely on most router tables.
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  7. Make a Trivet with Rounded Edges

    Make a Trivet with Rounded Edges

    This small trivet project might seem relatively simple, but it requires some special techniques, tool setups and prep work. A Magswitch Universal Featherboard helps make all the cuts easier and more safe. Featherboards securely hold the workpiece against the fence, freeing up your hands to control the workpiece through the cut.
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  8. Video: Making a Spline Jig

    Video: Making a Spline Jig

    In this video, Michael Alm builds a spline jig and demonstrates how to use it to spline a miter.
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  9. Understanding Jigs and Fixtures

    Understanding Jigs and Fixtures

    Most woodworkers are familiar with jigs and fixtures, but in case you're not, they're handy devices that supplement woodworking tools and machinery, usually by helping guide stock or a tool through a cutting, drilling or other machining operation.
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  10. Making a Small Parts Mitering Jig

    Making a Small Parts Mitering Jig

    Working on small parts and thin stock takes a lot of care, this jig gives you a solid tool to keep your fingers safe and make the task smooth.
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  11. How to Use a Shooting Board?

    How to Use a Shooting Board?

    What is a shooting board and how is it used?
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