Home made tenon jig

[David Tiell]

Has anyone else made this tenon jig?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v137/dtnq90yr/Woodworking/IMG_2048.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v137/dtnq90yr/Woodworking/IMG_2047.jpg

I saw it in a woodworking magazine (I can't find it anymore, but I think either American Woodworker or Woodworker's Journal) at least a year ago, and made it in about an hour from scraps. But I didn't use it until just the other night. Well, let me tell you, it is AWESOME!! Very simple to set up and use, (use a clamp to hold your workpiece in place) and does a fantastic job! It just slides over and rides on your fence.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v137/dtnq90yr/Woodworking/IMG_2049.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v137/dtnq90yr/Woodworking/IMG_2051.jpg
I would highly recommend this to anybody looking to buy a tenon jig. Save your money for some other tool!

Dave

[Jerry Olexa]

Is that a Delta contractor saw with the precision fence? Does it have the extended bed? Very nice job on the jig...

[Roy Wall]

I just copied that to a MS Word file with your name on it!! Looks SAFE, stabil, and accurate!:)



Thanks Dave!!!!

[David Tiell]

Is that a Delta contractor saw with the precision fence? Does it have the extended bed? Very nice job on the jig...Actually, it's a Craftsman contractor saw that I have removed the legs from and made a mobile base, and several years ago, bought the aftermarket Delta Precison Saw guide fence for. It could use a little more tuning, but since I added the Forrest Woodworker II blade, the linkbelt, and the machined pulleys, it really purrs rather nicely.

[Kerry McClure]

I made the same jig, I believe it was from Wood magazine. I left off the part that fits over the fence and it works great. At some point I may decide to upgrade but for now, it does all I need.

[Jim Becker]

I think the only thing I would do different from the pictures is to provide slots that allow a clamp to be used lower down and closer to the blade. The workpiece should always be clamped securely in place during the cutting process and having one low-down means any slight "out of straight" condition with the workpiece would be taken care of in the process.

[Don Carkhuff]

Frank Klaus has a similar tenon jig that uses a lever/cam to apply pressure to the workpiece. The operator holds the lever down to apply pressure as the cut is being made. His jig is in a back issue of Finewoodorking.

[Jeff Sudmeier]

That looks like a great jig! I have some tennons to cut where I had a duh moment and can't use my normal dado blade method. Anyway, thanks for the post! I will probably be building this jig very soon! :)