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Woodworking Jigs

Guide with bearings to keep the blade vertical in the table jigsaw

When cutting with the jigsaw by hand using it upright, in it's usual position, we usually find ourselves with the unpleasant "surprise" (after some...

How to make wooden wheels for pallet lawn chair

In this post, I will make solid wooden wheels with a diameter of 13 centimeters. They are like the typical wheels you put on...

Makeshift jig to reinforce miter joints with splines

After failing to reinforce the miter joints of the cabinet door with dowels, I thought of cutting slots in the corners and inserting well-glued...

DIY table saw sled with safety improvements

I've wanted to make this crosscut sled for the homemade table saw for a long time. It always seemed like a straightforward system for...

Makeshift micro adjuster for table saw fence

Adjusting my homemade fence with quite a bit of precision is not very difficult, as it slides easily and parallel to the blade of...

How to make and use box joint jig for router table

Cutting all these box joints (is that their name? more like straight dovetails) or finger joints for making wooden boxes by hand can be...

Circular saw guide for miter cuts and miter joints

Making 45Āŗ or miter cuts and joints doesn't seem very difficult. After all, what could go wrong? Well, pretty much everything. You need to...

DIY wooden push sticks for table saw

To work safely, it's always good to have some kind of push stick to keep your fingers away from the blade of the table...

Double sliding fence for router table and table saw

Now that I have my homemade router table and my table saw, made with my power tools, the only thing missing was the side...

Simple DIY tenoning jig for table saw

Cutting tenons with a handsaw when we have no experience or patience can be a bit of a hassle. Learning to make them by...

Circular saw square cuts guide

The stool is practically already made (and here is a photo of its progress). Only the seat base, sanding, gluing, and painting are left....

Sharpening chisels with a sharpening jig

In the best case, we haven't used the chisels for anything other than what they are designed for. We buy them, use them, store...

Router jigs to make Mortise and Tenon Joints

With these templates, we will make mortise and tenon joints quite quickly. Moreover, once the templates are well adjusted, the effort to make the...

DIY crosscut jig for circular saw

In this first project, we are going to make a template for cutting strips and boards with a circular saw or table saw. The...