99% of Beginners Need These 5 Woodworking Jigs!

Every woodworker should have these 5 jigs in their shop.

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0:00 Essential Woodworking JIgs
0:08 Table Saw Sled
4:23 Jointing / Tapering Jig
5:46 Small Parts Sled for a Miter Saw
7:54 Planer Sled
9:00 Router Table Cross Cut Jig
10:12 Table Saw Thin Rip Jig

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[FixItFrench]

I’ve heard people talk about the five cut method before, but this is the first time I really understood what they meant. That makes so much sense

[williammaxwell]

One of your best recent videos; you're not plugging a product, you're just plugging "good practice". More like this please

[joebeaton]

I agree on those as your first 5 Jigs... Jigs are invaluable and once made, you can use forever!! Thanks Matt!!

[nxzkqit]

The calculator is invaluable. Until I learned how to dial in my saw and pushed past the doubt I had to make a sled(and other jigs), I wasn’t getting all I could out of it. Not only did it make to tool more useful but it was valuable practice and a confidence builder to make other things

[matthebert]

Great Video! Thanks!
A tip from the micro-jig info:
You can pre-cut a slot with your table saw along the desired dovetails to help guide and alleviate some work on your rather expensive 24$ router bit if you are cutting a lot of tracks. I get really nice and clean straight dovetails when I pre-cut.
Peace!

[wayneleroy]

Thank you for making this video. I am recently retired and finally have time to make woodworking one of my main hobbies. I already built a crosscut sled but now I see how useful and essential these other jobs are to move to the next level.
I especially like that you demonstrate the use of dovetail slots. This is great because it allows a beginner to start getting great results without spending lots of money right away on aluminum T-slots and the other hardware that is required to work with them. And of course I'll be able to build the jigs faster. Thanks again. 🙂👍

[NPOAfterMidnight-ftzj]

I recently made a sled for my bandsaw for doing exactly what you did with the miter saw jig. Works like a champ and I don’t feel that dread when using the miter saw.

[clickster]

I bought that thin strip jig using your affiliate link when you first showed that jig in a video a week or so ago. Looking forward to using it for the first time soon!

[everydayjay]

Dude. I love your channel! I’m new to getting more serious with my builds, very educational and takes the seeming complexity and makes it easy even for this guy. Thanks!

[quadsquadracingable]

Ill make every one of these this week! Thanks for the reminder

[billmcfadden]

Real nice grouping of great jigs Matt. The fact that they're simple to make, is pure bonus!

[jonboyd]

Glad to see a regular video again. I’ll come watch these, not the other stuff. The algorithm might say you’re growing from them, but this is what I subscribed for. 👍🏻

[gregohare]

Great video with a lot of good ideas. Just a thought, I use the same 1x4 handle on all of my router templates to keep my fingers away from the bit. Also provides better control.

[Rusty_ok]

This is a very helpful video. Thanks for posting

[garymiller]

Thanks 👍 for all the jig build ideas Matt! I have a piece of 3/4 oak plywood in the shop begging me to use it. Now I know what it will become. 😊😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤❤

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These are awesome! Even the simplest of jigs and holders help tremendously. Basically, it can replace a hand or helper with a few pieces of wood. Great demos and explanations. Thanks!

[stevesmithson]

I follow many woodworkers on YouTube. You are hands down my favorite to watch. The way you explain things is so simple and easy to follow. Keep up the great work!

[MrSmackdab]

Nice. The coolest hack I ever built is a 36" square corian router table - you can go on CL and almost aways find contractors remnants recycle and get them for $100. They cut on a table saw, stupid easy, always flat and a way slippery surface and no issues. I use it all the time; made my rockler obsolete

[juandalmasso]

If you're beginner, you probably don't have a mitre saw, table saw and router table.