Handy Bandsaw jig

[Michael Drew]

Just watched this video from Katz-Moses. I'm going to make one. It's a simple pattern jig you can make that allows you to use your bandsaw for cutting irregular shaped stuff on the bandsaw, or cut thin strips.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsLN_gJvCZA

[Bruce Wrenn]

Just watched this video from Katz-Moses. I'm going to make one. It's a simple pattern jig you can make that allows you to use your bandsaw for cutting irregular shaped stuff on the bandsaw, or cut thin strips.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsLN_gJvCZA


This jig has been around for many years. Only thing I see different is using miter slots to hold it in place. We just clamped it to edge of the table. Seems to me that Rockler sold a product similar to this. Nothing new under the sun.

[ChrisA Edwards]

Thanks, not seen that one before, could come in handy.

[Alan Lightstone]

Interesting. Never saw that before. Usually making one-off pieces, the time it takes to make the jig would exceed the time to carefully cut the piece on the bandsaw and sand.

But I really can see the utility in this.

Not an original idea, though he seems to have advanced the thought:

George Vandriska had an article on one in Popular Woodworking in 2004. Or Michael Fortune in FWW in 2005 (terrible pictures, though).

[John Lifer]

Yep, nothing new, just keeps you a bit away from your template.....

[Lee Schierer]

A neat idea for making blanks to be trimmed to fit a pattern, if you do a lot of that type work.

[Matt Day]

I like that he makes it seem like he invented this revolutionary jig. Lol

[Edward Weber]

I like that he makes it seem like he invented this revolutionary jig. Lol

It seems to me that almost all the usual suspects on YT do the same thing. It appears to be rare if someone actually acknowledges where they first heard about or saw the idea. If you read the comments, their subscribers think they are geniuses, very sad.

[Michael Drew]

Jeezus..... Sorry I posted the video. I had no idea it would cause so much pain and agony. I wish I could give some of you your ten minutes of life back.

For anyone else who lives under a rock, (like I obviously live), and have not seen this, I still think it's handy and I'm going to make one.

Hopefully, posting this link/info is not as traumatizing to others who live under a rock as those who do not.

[Alan Lightstone]

Michael, no worries. I actually found it pretty interesting. And certainly not something to be apologizing for. There’s huge amounts of information out there at that isn’t novel in fact the vast vast majority of information out there isn’t novel but that doesn’t mean it’s not interesting

[Edward Weber]

If it helps you in your work, than it's all good, no need to apologize.

Some of us may simply have a different option on the subject or presentation, that's all.

[ChrisA Edwards]

If it educates or enlightens just one of us, it was worth it. Thank you.

[Kyle Iwamoto]

Jeezus..... Sorry I posted the video. I had no idea it would cause so much pain and agony. I wish I could give some of you your ten minutes of life back.

For anyone else who lives under a rock, (like I obviously live), and have not seen this, I still think it's handy and I'm going to make one.

Hopefully, posting this link/info is not as traumatizing to others who live under a rock as those who do not.


It seems that some folks like to poke fun and ridicule others. There was a post on a free 5 gallon bucket offer which seemed to turn into a what a piece of junk the free bucket is. It's free. you should not expect it to be the best bucket in the world. I was going to post something on that, but refrained from doing it.

Thank you for your post and link!

[Ted Baxter]

Grumpy old men;)

[Alan Schwabacher]

It is a useful jig to use the same template first on a bandsaw to cut out and then on a router table to flush trim.

He did seem to go out of his way to talk about coming up with it and prototyping it, so maybe he was unaware of the other versions, including one Woodcraft used to sell about 20 years ago.

There is a version that is simply a pin that sticks down from a replacement guide block to run against a template.

[Bruce Wrenn]

There is a version that is simply a pin that sticks down from a replacement guide block to run against a template.Got one of those too, just don't know where it resides now. Wasn't making fun of you! If you enlightened just one other to this idea, it was more than worth posting. That's how we learn. Several years ago, (most likely many) spent a bunch of time (months) perfecting a jig. Couple months later open an old WW book, and there was the same jig. That's why I said "Nothing new under the sun." Been there, done it!

[glenn bradley]

The miter slot mounting is a cool idea. My pattern cut items are larger and need to be cut on the 'outside' of the blade so I use this.

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The pin style are also a cool variation.

[al ladd]

"It seems to me that almost all the usual suspects on YT do the same thing. It appears to be rare if someone actually acknowledges where they first heard about or saw the idea. If you read the comments, their subscribers think they are geniuses, very sad."

No kidding!

If he didn't know his idea wasn't original, there's no excuse for that. 5 Minutes on Google and YouTube reveal:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wycIJa-T-Oc
https://www.wwgoa.com/video/pattern-cutting-on-the-bandsaw-004773/
https://www.finewoodworking.com/2008/07/01/a-bandsaw-jig-for-repeatable-complex-curves
https://www.popularwoodworking.com/tricks/band-saw-pattern-jig/
https://www.popularwoodworking.com/projects/aw-extra-21314-bandsaw-jigs/
http://woodarchivist.com/2452-band-saw-pattern-cutting-jig/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6aCnrkKQSI

I've been trying to promote an actual product I make on YT with little success. It's frustrating for me seeing videos rehashing hackneyed ideas garnering 10's of thousands of views, whether the presenter looks good in a tight T-shirt or not. But I'm just jealous! (...and don't look great in a tight T-shirt...)