thank - you so much for this Life changing jig... considering that I am in a wheelchair - this small jig is perfect. !!!

Anyone else ever notice that KZread wood workers plywood looks like plywood out of a fairy tale? Always so crisp and correct Thanks for the info! Great video, FTCF 5 stars!

@jimboh5131

4 жыл бұрын

INDEED! always plywood that looks like it's been through 40 grit where I am.

@gregsharp8601

4 жыл бұрын

Yup. I feel your pain Dennis. "YT grade" plywood is not available in my area either. 😭

@jkowalski33

4 жыл бұрын

I got some radiata pine plywood recently, best quality plywood I've used before. nicely smooth on both sides, good layers, flat with little to no warping. I'd highly recommending looking for it if you can, worth the $$ if you're wanting to actually make something nice. It was $38 for a 4'x8', 3/4inch slab, and I made several projects out of it. I think the 1/2inch option was something like $27.

@1patfin

4 жыл бұрын

I'm always amazed by the quality ply .used. Nothing but absolute rubbish here. No matter where you cut there are always open layers

@ralphconnell8163

4 жыл бұрын

@@1patfin Hell, we have to make our own plywood here! ;-)

Hey man, you didn't make only jig, you made jig + router table :-) this jig is known device, but your spirit is worth sharing :-)

love it, make a box joint with only a router! Steps to the table saw, drill press, radial arm saw etc. hahaha

Thanks for this especially for us in GB 🇬🇧🇺🇸 I will be making this for sure, you made it look extremely simple let's see if I can 🙂😉👍

David this was perfect. I had been brainstorming how to build a box joint jig since I don’t currently table saw (I have a radial arm saw) or a real router table. This was what I needed to see and with a few mods will work perfectly for my setup.

I must make this jig. No going back. Beautiful and functional

Someone who loses a lot of sleep due to chronic pain, I have figured out these videos are an incredible way to make a positive of that awake time. Your videos surely make me a better craftsman.

@MakeSomething

3 жыл бұрын

oh my goodness. thank you Dennis. wishing you well.

I’ve had this idea in my head for ages now, awesome to see that a) it will work and b) how to deal with some of the details I wasn’t sure of. Looks like my excuse for not making it has evaporated! Great job as always!

I'm totally going to make this! Perfect boxes forever!

Love going through these older videos, and picking up a few tips. I will use your fence design on my Oak Park router table. Thanks.

I often think that there is nothing new to be found in the youtube woodworking space. You proved me wrong. Great Idea Dave.

Thank you for this thorough and detailed presentation. I built my jig and powered through 10 drawers for some cabinets I built for my garage. The jig took some trial and error, but once set, worked like a charm. So excited to use this so other projects coming up. Much appreciated!!!

Watching this now. Cannot thank you enough for this video. I still consider myself a beginner at woodworking. I have seen other plans and videos about how to make a table for a router, but because my engineering skills are not the best, I can never quite figure out how to adapt them to my specific router. This video and explanation are perfect! Thanks again!

I'm 61 and just getting started. I've watched a lot of video's to help me get the inspiration and I haven't seen any the adds up to yours. Wish I wouldn't have wasted my time with them but oh well. I bought a table saw and jig saw and brought home some old pallets, took them apart and spent a lot of time shaving and ripping. I have a lot of really nice looking pieces of wood and here I sit. I appreciate your jig videos, I guess that's what I really need to get started. I'll keep watching.Thank you for your knowledge.

@MakeSomething

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you Joe! I appreciate the kind words. Reading this makes me want to make more videos!

@joemcgraw6288

2 жыл бұрын

Your welcome and I will continue to watch.

So glad you built this! I need this in my life!!

Nice work. Especially like how easy you made it to remember the adjustment directions. Too Tight? Towards The Tooth... in this case the bit is the tooth but also works of table saw blade.

Literally the perfect video for me to see right now. I'm working on a project and was stumped, as I have the same problem you did. But making that quick router table makes all the sense in the World now :)

So glad you were setting up an ad for squarespace and not a mom joke.

Love the idea and design; going to make one for myself. Thank you!

The spiral bit is definitely the way to go for cutting finger joints with the router. I use a similar jig clamped to the top of my ancient Craftsman router table to make 1/8" finger joints. I use 1/8" keyway stock for the pin. No messing around trying to match the exact size of the router bit.

Honestly man...I appreciate this. This is a really great design. No gears to turn. The key thing is genius.

Thanks for making simple setups, and explaining so well. Will give this a try some time.

Thanks. One of the much more simple box joint jigs I have seen. Will definitely build this, when needed.

Thanks for this. I was able to get perfect fitting joints the first time with NO adjustments. You’re awesome!

@MakeSomething

4 жыл бұрын

right on!!

Great alternative to using the table saw, great little build, thanks for posting from Garry in Barnsley UK

@flashant

4 жыл бұрын

and the same big thanks from me Tony also from Barnsley, Small world init :-)

That’s friggn awesome David, thanks for your generous mind and spirit! 👍

Thank you for sharing this. I have been thinking about making something like it but now I will use your very sensible design. Much appreciated.

Wow, this is such a great alternative to tablesaw finger joints! No need for a dado stack or multiple cuts! I would go as far as to say the maker movement owe you for sharing this. It just passed all the way to the top of my shop improvements to-do-list :D

Step 1. Turn router into mini router table. But seriously, that's a slick jig.

This is exactly what I need. Thank you very much. Very clear and doable. Well done!

THANK YOU! THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!!! Just subscribed. I love woodworking and was just thinking of how I might use my router without a router table to make box joints, great instruction! Looking forward to making your jig and expanding my skills. Glad I found your channel.

David thank you for simplifying a complicated decision for me. I needed a accurate, simple to build, and a minimum amount of tools for building my Finger Joint Router Jig. Excellent video and process. Thank you for sharing

@maxturner4260

2 жыл бұрын

Where did you find bits long enough?

I became an instant subscriber after seeing how easy this was.

Best joints ever seen

I’m getting ready to make some boxes and was looking at the single blade jigs. This is way simpler, faster, and better. Thanks!

You could also make the base of the sliding tray out of thinner 1/4” hardboard and gain some length on the router bit. Cool jig.

@Jevandtieriel

4 жыл бұрын

You could get a bit more length by recessing the router into the base underneath as well. As you say, nice jig, I also liked the clear instructions and editing.

@jbourgeois5092

4 жыл бұрын

i used a piece of 3/16 underlayment to make a similar sled, but there was too much flex in mine

I love the pace of this 👍. Straight to the point. The pause button is always there if I need it. More how to videos should be this way

It's really helpful to use router as a mortising machine. Amazing! Thanks

You remind me so much of DiResta with the beard, glasses, and hat except smaller. You're like the travel size DiResta! 😁

Dude you ended up making a mini router table :), nice work!

@bethanjenkins2257

4 жыл бұрын

I thought the exact thing lol

@gritnix

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah. Is cool, but at the beginning says “no router table”, then proceeds to make a router table. :)

OMG I always wondered how thats done!!! Gonna make one of those this weekend!!! WOOHOO!!!

My favorite types of videos you make are these kind. I have gone back to some of the other videos of jigs you have made to copy them for myself. Great work.

Tomorrow's shop project, Thanks David, have a great weekend!

This is great, i've got an old router I could dedicate to a box joint station like this. Thanks!

My first thought: "Come on, you just made a mini router table"... My second thought "Man, I can use a mini router table"... so.. there's that...

@TheBurg229

4 жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly

@AdventureUwe

4 жыл бұрын

Ditto! Great jig, easy and does what you need! Really cool video, really helpful!

@shaneduran2186

Жыл бұрын

Dude that's what said

There is a guy in Finland that makes box joints with out a router box joint jig. It was amazing. So you don’t need any jigs to make box joints.

This is really cool! Very useful for wood working. You’re the man dude! Thanks for the idea 💪

"you know what else is easy?" I laughed out loud, thank you for that.

@twisterwiper

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that was smooth... 😄

Very new woodworker here. I found this video to be very helpful and you explained everything amazingly. Thanks!

This is possibly the best tutorial for making a router box joint jig, it took me a very long time to find this video, it deserves a lot more praise so people like me can find it, thanks bro for this amazing video tutorial

Nicely done David. Looks simple to make & obvioulsy gets the job done. Thanks..............

Brilliant work buddy, here in the UK dado stacks are frowned on by government and the health and safety brigade, so using the router is a perfect way to get that wider cut for box joints, thankyou for your excellent video, very helpful, regards Louie Ulster Workshop.

@firebladex8586

4 жыл бұрын

why on earth would the gov't give a s**t about dado stacks?

@louiesworkshop2023

4 жыл бұрын

@@firebladex8586 hi pal, they deem them unsafe, they declare that if the two blade touch then there is the very real possibility of a fragment of steel hurtling through the air possibly towards the saws operator.

@firebladex8586

4 жыл бұрын

@@louiesworkshop2023 interesting .. Never use dado stacks myself so I guess I'm safe :)

@louiesworkshop2023

4 жыл бұрын

@@firebladex8586 They are perfectly safe if used correctly!

@jonathanbuzzard1376

Жыл бұрын

@@louiesworkshop2023 the real reason is the health and safety legislation says the saw blade must stop within a specified time period after the power is cut. If you stopped a table saw with a dado stack in that time frame the stack would come loose due to stopping that extra mass of the stack.

Great video. Love this jig. Simple to make and use. I can't wait for the walnut toolbox!

Great work!!! Love this jig! Thanks. Can't wait to see what's next.

Awesome, might just make this for my router! Thank you David!

Using a spiral upcut router bit with the jig will help minimize tear out!

@mildyproductive9726

4 жыл бұрын

It looks like that's what he is using.

Genius! Great video, tool box is awesome can't wait for video. So I need some plywood to make this, I don't have a vise however hmm...

@robthewaywardwoodworker9956

4 жыл бұрын

Clamp it to the edge of your table. 👍🏻

@ClevesBackyardWoodworking

4 жыл бұрын

@@robthewaywardwoodworker9956 yeah great idea

@gregorylondos534

4 жыл бұрын

Cleve's Backyard Woodworking... You can always screw or clamp the longer leg to the side of your work bench...? Greg

@MakeSomething

4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant!

Thank you! I’m definitely making this

Thank you! You just saved me a ton of money! I am working on a prototype and I wanted to do finger joints but don't have a router table or a dado stack and I didn't want thin fingers. I was thinking there has to be a way you can make a mini router "table" just for finger joints. There you were doing what I was thinking but I had no idea how to figure it out. So thank you so much!! So glad I found your channel!

“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication” - Leonardo Davinci

Incra isn't gonna be happy about this one, me neither, having spent the $150+ for the I-box. Great build...as always.

@gregsharp8601

4 жыл бұрын

I agree Justin. And it's now $189 on amazon as of 10/20/19. That's why I was searching for an alternative. I've found it! 👍

I want to thank you for sharing this. Made one last night and worked perfectly. The only thing I had to do was adjust the height.

I watched the table saw version a couple of days ago and it got me thinking how to do exactly this! Thanks. I’m going to make my own.

Tremendous. Dig the new music too. New intro graphic as well or have I missed that before?

- "I'll show you how to make joints using only a router" - makes router table using table saw, stationary drill, cordless drill and clamps..

@TinyBasementWorkshop

4 жыл бұрын

😂 had the same thoughts 🤷🏼‍♂️😁

@michaelblacktree

4 жыл бұрын

So if you don't have a table saw, you're still SOL. 😝

@dennisgoesfishing

4 жыл бұрын

michael blacktree use a hand saw! They are fun

@HTMLguruLady2

4 жыл бұрын

You beat me to it. I was going to say the exact same thing! 😂

@shogun678

4 жыл бұрын

Was more about not having a dado stack

Simple and yet freaking ingenious!!! Nicely done. I'm glad I know this trick now .

Love it ! Easy to understand and how to build it. Wonderful!

Wait...red zebrawood? Never heard of such a thing. It looked like blood wood or padauk. Never would have guessed otherwise.

@dwainlambrigger3769

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed. I believe it is Padauk.

“Doesn’t need to be that long” That’s what she said.

@MakeSomething

4 жыл бұрын

She never said that.

Just made this, it's brill. Thanks for posting.

That's great, I'm making one tomorrow. I love this site!

Thank you, this is really excellent. Clear and so well explained.

My brother gracias por tu enseñanza, excelente video, saludos desde Acapulco México

I realize this video was posted a good while ago, but I’m relatively new to woodworking and somehow stumbled upon it. I bought the router bit and made the jig/sled with some slight mods for my situation. Works great. Many thanks for posting such helpful videos.

This is brilliant! What a great second way to do this.

simple and efficient, my next project....Tks David !!!

This answered a lot of questions, thanks for the great idea!

Finally made this! After some trial and error it worked like a charm. Going to make some different sizes sleds for different buts next. Thanks man!!

Other videos - I skip ads. This video, I'm watching a Squarespace block twice)) Very nice put! Not that i’m gonna try it out soon, as well as doing this box jointer:) But I’ll remember!

Just made this. I'm in love now - thanks for the great video!!

That is just BRILLIANT !!! Thanks for the video!

I like your energy, and thoroughly enjoy this video

That's fantastic. Great job. Love this. Def going to get built. 👍👍👍

outstanding as always. very good instructions and helpful.

Love it. Just finished today making a Box joint with a Dado. What a pain in the ass. I will make one of these. Thanks for the idea.

Bro! Thank you sooo much. Needed this, going to make it tomorrow 😃

Brilliant. When I had a concern, you addressed it well. Just got a new Bosch router. This video gives me some nice options.

Absolutely Brilliant - Thanks for Sharing!

Thank you! This will come on handy!

This has some great potential - nice job. Don't stop here - play with it and update us. It would be fun to watch as it progresses

I was looking for this for my mini router/trimmer , , awesome job… Thanks 🙏🏻

Loved the project and the intro! great job!

Definitely saving this one to my woodworking folder! Nice one David 👍

This such an awesome no bs fast paced tutorial. Straight to the point. Love it!

This is the perfect mini router table for a small shop! Thanks!

Love it! Simple jig and beautiful results! It's little things like the mixed up sounds at 3:51 that's part of what makes these videos so great!

@MakeSomething

4 жыл бұрын

Ha! Good ear!

Great to hear you live in the UK welcome.

I have gone through many video of router table Making for hand held router, this is what I was looking for. Thanking you ... so simple way of making jig.

Fantastic idea. Thank you for sharing