Dovetail Jig

[Roger Peine]

O.K all you router officianado's... I'm actually looking to purchase one of these fandangle jigs.. The idea is to use my router table soooooo, what do you guys think of something like the Gifkins jig? Or should i go for a more dedicated floor standing unit?
Problem is here.... i want to make "nice" through dovetails.
Thanks in advance
roj

[John Saxton]

Hi Roj,If you only want to do through dovetails then perhaps you could settle for the Gifkins or even one of the generic models coming out of the Asian countries.These are on the lower end of the scale although you cannot categorise Gifkins in the same vein.

Then again if you want complete versatility the Leigh will not only do through but half blind and angled dovetails and through mortises with templates.

The Incra jig is also versatile but does not have the template capacity of the Leigh,but is a very good jig to have in your shop and capable of good incremental adjustment for fine woodwork.

The question you have to ask yourself is to what extent your budget will extend in view of not only your immediate need but down the track where you may want to venture into other ares of expertise in your work.

I have a Leigh Jig and most of the templates which enable me to do through/halfblind/angled dovetails as well as mortise cuts or pin joints.With this jig it allows me one utility with plenty of options.

Just a few thoughts
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Johnno

[ubeaut]

Hey Roj - Try a search of the router forum with the words dovetail jigs there are a number of previous posts on the subject that may be helpful.

The search (http://ubb.ubeaut.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?action=intro&default=13) link is located at the top of this page just below the POST REPLY button.

Cheers - Neil http://ubb.ubeaut.com.au/ubb/smile.gif