Build Your Own Shop Jigs & Fixtures

Build the tools that make your other tools work better

Jigs can help you cut perfect circles with a router or shape them with a sander. They clamp parts together at right angles for gluing, allow you to make find cuts with a bandsaw, help you duplicate identical sets of parts, hold workpieces at precise angles in your drill press, and much more. But you won't find many of these ingenious jigs for sale at your local home center--you have to build them yourself using the material lists and exploded drawings provided, and following the step-by-step instructions. learn how to construct and use dozens of shop aids that will make all kinds of jobs with a wide range of power tools easy, consistently repeatable, and error-free.

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1: Shop-Made Jigs, Fixtures, and Accessories

Chapter 2: Router Accessories
Full-Service Benchtop Router Table, Sliding To for Router Table, Do-It-All Router-Table Fence, Dado-Cutting Jig, Box-Joint Jig, Router-Table Multi-Joint Jig, Dado-Cutting Straightedge, Router Trammel, Pocket-Hole Routing Jig, Jigs from Three Router Experts
Chapter 3: Treat Your Tablesaw
Straight-Edge Cutting Jig, Rock-Solid Outfeed Table, Folding Outfeed Table, Universal Jig with Right-On Accuracy, Texas-Size Tablesaw Fence, Rip-Fence Saddle, Bevel-Cutting Jig for Small Parts, Tenoning Jig, Thin-Strip Ripping Jig, Four-Sided Tapering Jig, 90° Crosscut Sled, Box-Joint Jig, Miter Jigs, Easy-to-Make Ripping Jigs, Thin-Strip Ripping Pushblock, Precision Miter Stop

Chapter 4: Bandsaw Aids
Precision Fence, Resawing Jigs, Fully Adjustable Resawing Guide, Multi-Jig That Stops Blade Wander, Multi-Jig Circle-Cutting Guide, Arch-Cutting Made Easy, Ultimate Shop-Made Table System,

Chapter 5: Drill-Press Options
Adjustable Angle-Drilling

, Jig That Covers All the Angles, Drum-Sanding Table, Super-Versatile Drill-Press Table, Ball-Drilling Jig, Jigs for Dowels, Step-and-Repeat Jig, End-Boring Jig, A Feature-Packed Table, On-the-Money Pcket-Hole Jig, Pocket-Hole Jig #2, Hold-Downs

Chapter 6: Sanding Solutions
Disc Sander Circle Jig, Radius-Sanding Jig, Right-Hand-Man Sanding Table, Easy-to-Build Edge Sander, Pattern Sander, Extra-Long Drum Sander, Positive-Stop Sanding Jig

Chapter 7: Clamping Aids
Right-Angle Jig, Stay-Put Pipe-Clamp Pads, Pipe-and-Bar Clamp Blocks, Edge-Gluing Fixture, Clamp a Large Box with Clamping Cauls, Pressure-Packed Panel Clamps, Long-Reaching Clamp Extensions, Angle Master, Radial-Arm-Saw Auxiliary Table

Chapter 8: Assorted Shop Aids
Multipurpose Thickness Blocks, Jig for Drilling Drawer-Pull Mounting Holes, An Efficient Way to Install Door Handles, Fail-Safe Hinge Jig, Build Your Own Wet-Wheel Grinder, Side-to-Side Sharpening Jig, Benchtop Work Support, Auxiliary Planer Bed, Radial-Arm-Saw Auxiliary Table, Metric Equivalents Chart, Board Feet Guidelines