Definitive Book on Jigs

[Paul Kane]

Could someone give me an opinion on a good book or source for Workshop Jigs ,for most workshop tools and machines.

Yours Kindly Paul

[Adam Trombello]

+1! I'm in need as well :)

[Brian W Evans]

I don't know how definitive it is, but I like Taunton's Complete Illustrated Guide to Jigs & Fixtures (http://www.amazon.com/Tauntons-Complete-Illustrated-Fixtures-Guides/dp/1561587702). I haven't looked at mine in a while (still boxed up from a move) but I think I remember that it provided a good range of examples intended to illustrate jig-building concepts. It is not an encyclopedia of jigs so, if that's what you're looking for, this might not be for you.

Something else to look at might be woodgears.ca (http://www.woodgears.ca/). It's more for inspiration/fun than for reference, but the guy is very creative and I've picked up several good ideas there.

[glenn bradley]

There are so many and of a wide range of complexity, versatility, etc. One trick ponies are simple and quick to make, more versatile jigs take more time and effort and it seems some are complex for the sake of complexity. Woodsmith and Shopnotes (sister publications) seem to have the best plans with the most detail. They also cover what I would call a wide range of middle ground on jigs. Focus on publications that show their own jigs as some are just collections or "reader tips" that often have little to no specifics. I would fire up a trial subscription to Fine Woodworking Online and start there. You can download articles as PDFs that you find useful.

[Sam Stephens]

+1 for Woodsmith and Shopnotes. For router jigs, the router lady Carol Reed has written some outstanding jig books.

[Rick Moyer]

I think if you get on Woodsmith's e-mail list, you can download stuff from their website. I just did that a minute ago for something I wanted to make.

[Jim Underwood]

Another online guy here:
http://www.ibuildit.ca/

I like William Ng too:
http://wnwoodworkingschool.com/