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    Lightbulb My Single Blade Box Joint Jig

    This is my Single Blade Box Joint jig of my own design. It means I can easily make proper box joints without the need for a dado stack which saves me a lot of cash.


    It works by clamping your work pieces to a sliding fence which follows a template via a key. You make your cut, slide the fence over and make another cut. The key limits the range of movement based on the cutting layout you have set up. You can cut all 4 sides of a box at once.


    It only took an hour or so build this one, this is the second version, and the results are great.
    The photos above show a joint in pine straight off the jig, then glued and sanded.


    These drawer photos show two different box joint layouts, it takes literally two seconds to change your layout around. You can also easily cut different thicknesses of fingers at the one time for a different look.

    I’ve made a video of the build and you can also download the plans from my site thewoodfather.com by clicking here.



    Let me know what you think, I've had a bunch of other woodworkers build their own and sent through photos of the results, seems like it's helping a lot of folks out. If you make one, I'd love to see it.

    Cheers,
    Mario

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    Mario.
    Congratulations for producing a very "watchable"video. There are too many vids available that are time wasters and extremely badly put together/edited
    You don't go on with a lot of trivial stuff, you just get down and into it

    The content of the video is is superb!!! You have nutted out a very simple and easy to follow jig that can work for anyone. The jig being simple to make then easy to use, well that's what its all about.

    I will be watching out for more of your work. Oh and by the way....the scenery around your workshop against the walls is an indication that you are like the rest of us that want to make something before having to tidy up. And only tidy up when we can't locate something or just can't move because we have too much stuff
    Just do it!

    Kind regards Rod

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    Two thumbs up!
    I had been contemplating making something for basic box finger joints on the saw without a dado stack..but I hadn't put any time into researching anything. Your idea is perfect.

    I must admit tho, I started to cringe at the sight of the steel square sitting infront of the saw blade when everything was all set ready to go. I had images/memories of tungsten tips flying everywhere!

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    Great video. Simple, well put together and easy to understand.

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    Thanks a lot guys, I'm glad it's being received so well, good feeling.

    @chambezio I've been really trying hard to keep the shop clean, I force myself to tidy everything up before I walk out for the day - but while I'm working, anything goes.

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    Kuffy That sounds terrifying, yet I'm slightly curious as to what the ruler looked like in the end...I was actually a bit scared I might forget to move the ruler one day so now I've switched to using a cutoff piece of 3mm MDF, much safer.
    @cava Cheers, I'm glad I removed the spring loaded reset, hydraulic lifts and flux capacitors for ease of building! Right decision yeah?

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    Great video
    Really well done


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    I just posted a new video that explains how to cut varied width fingers on this jig.
    Check it out and hopefully you’ll have a bit of luck with it too.

    Info on my site here: http://bit.ly/1Fxswwq


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    Nice simple jig and easy to change the width of the pins. Good video too. Looks a lot less hastle than the key method. I do have a dado blade but that would save the time of change over and all the fiddle of setup. A dado is only really good if you have 2 table saws.
    I will be building one soon.
    Regards
    John

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    I only just found your jig set up for box joints. I have looked at dozens of them on Youtube. Many of them are complicated looking affairs (especially the one with wooden cogs!! Yes, a shout out to Mathias, well done you crazy woodworker) and usually use dado stacks in their table saw. What you have achieved with this jig is simplicity, and the reaction I had when I saw it was "it is so simple, why didn't I think of that". Well done, it is a great jig.

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    Brilliant

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