Please share your router jigs and tips

[Mike McGrath]

People come up with great solutions for using their routers and I would like to see any jigs you use. The best thing about online forums is sharing these ideas to help others.
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[Mike Heidrick]

Does sawmillcreek still capture all the pictures and them and sell them on their DVD? I am supplying how to build a shop lol.

[glenn bradley]

Hi Mike, I think it is great that you are trying to stir up a little conversation about router jigs. A description about each one you picture would be helpful.

My take on a dado jig:

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This shot during construction shows how the clamp is positioned:

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"Experience" with my first version taught me to be generous with a starting and ending area ;-)

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This is one of many template routing jigs:

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A modified base plate for flush routing:

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[Mike McGrath]

Glenn, I figured if there was any interest on the photos I could add information.

The first two photos are a couple of plywood ski jigs. These can be used for surfacing a board, bowl and tray routing, any job where you have an irregular surface to do routing on. The next two photos are my VacGuard jig for working with a bearing guided bit and no fence. The VacGuard serves as a bit guard, safety starting pin, dust collection and adds more light directly over the bit. Photo 5 is a simple mortising jig from one of the magazines; it can also be used for fluting, offset or multiple mortises, etc.. The last two photos are Oak Park 's wheel jig and box joint jig. Sadly these are no longer available. I have a bunch more jigs but just wanted to get the discussion started.

[william watts]

This is a mortise jig inspired by photos here. It does not require a guide bushing or dedicated templets, and it can make non-centered mortises. When making jigs it seems there is always a critical part that I fail to get exactly right so the jig is off a little. The only critical part on this jig is that the 4x4 piece the router rides on must be square. It looks weird but works very well and is easy to make. It requires very little set up and is really easy to use.

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