FIRST 5 jigs that every woodworker needs || Beginner Woodworking.

Jigs are the way to maximise the tools that you have. Whether you are a beginner or an expert, the more jigs you have the easier your building process becomes.

Here are my 5 to get you started.

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JIG 1 - Saw Guide
JIG 2 - Thicknesser Jig

JIG 3 - Jointer Jig

JIG 4 - Shooting Board
JIG 5 Bench Hook

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[startmaking]

I know it can be hard to see this on videos but these jigs overall took a fair amount of time to make. So please dont feel like you are not doing it right if the shooting board takes 4 hours to make, thats absolutely fine. Enjoy the builds and thank you for watching.

[Gijsknol]

Question: why don’t you use the wide part of the base of the circular saw for support? It looks quite wobbly in your video and might not leave a square edge?

[grandadsworkshop]

I made the circular saw jig about 20 years ago and used 18 mm birch plywood for the fence as you have done but hardboard /6mm MDF for the base Cheaper to replace but also stable and thinner for more depth of cut and also as others have pointed out use the wide side of the saw for stability. I made the same thing for a router for trimming off door bottoms and tops when door hanging and after twenty years I still use them with the same piece of MDF on the base very useful jigs!

[cptsilvertooth]

This is great! I watch every one of your videos that comes up in my feed. Very helpful!!
If I were to offer any feedback, it would be that your videos’ content are directed at beginners/mid-level skills, but the terminology is often beyond beginner level - I often get lost on the way because I’m trying to figure out what you were saying. It would be so helpful if you added just a bit to your videos explaining the woodworking/tool terms or using more layman’s terms.
Just a thought, as I’ll keep watching either way, but something to think about to increase your effect to your audience.
Thanks for making this channel!!

[iainrutherford]

Love the table saw jig. Simple, yet ingenious 👏🏼

[pmcg]

For a beginner like myself, your videos are excellent, thank you.

[jimaspinii]

Another fun & practical video…THANKS!

[seanpatterson]

Thanks for the videos. I always enjoy them.
For the squareness of the sides of a plane to the sole of the plane, I have found that the lateral adjustment of the blade (i.e. squareness of the blade edge) to the surface of the sitting board affects the angle of the cut. If the blade is sharpened with no camber (i.e. straight across) then the lateral adjuster on the frog can bring the blade square to the piece.
Thanks again for sharing. These videos are great.

[worstworkshop]

Wonderful innovation to that bench hook. It makes it work more like a miter box, except you can accommodate wider boards. I love it.

[teapyrategraphics]

I'd been thinking of getting a router for a while. I took the plunge today (pun very much intended) and I bought one. Looking forward to trying the dovetail bit now. Thanks for the video

[themeat]

Excellent, Mark. I can't tell you how much I enjoyed you putting the ply on the table saw and then breaking it down with your circular saw. That's a woodworkers move. Brilliant!! Now, remember the circular saw straight cutting jig is circular saw brand specific because if you use a Makita saw to set the guide, this offset may be different from a DeWalt or Milwaukee (I've made this mistake in the past). It's the same as the concept (re. kerf) you mention at your tapering jig. That modification on your bench hook miter/mitre guide then makes it look like the old fashioned three sided hand saw miter/mitre box which had parallel sides and we just cantilevered one side so that it could be secured to the bench, saw horse, or table. This box supports the saw on both sides of the cut. It is a little less versatile depending on how wide one makes the base, but it is tried and true. I still have my grandfather's as a museum piece, and it will still work in a pinch. Another huge thumbs up.

[Greyotterstudio]

Big fan of the jointer sled - that's going on my list to make!

[Gazman]

Great stuff as usual. Thank you.

You can use the poor man's 'track saw' guide to joint table top boards, and it works really well. Just clamp the boards together and run your circular saw right down the seam. You do lose a tiny bit of material, but the boards are perfectly mated and there will be no stressed joints.

Also, if you start out with a larger bottom board for your homemade track saw you can cut one side with the thin part of your saw plate( like you did ) then cut the opposite side with the larger side plate which will give you another option to cut from when you need more stability.

Take care.

[NearbyCactus]

The planer sled is very worthwhile. However I recommend putting the cleat on the leading end, not trailing. The reason for that is the rollers are on top pushing the timber being flattened through. With the cleat at the front, the rollers pull the timber through, which pushes against the cleat, and forces the sled to go with it. I enjoyed the video - some great tips!

[TorpisoulYT]

That first jig is something I was trying to 3d model in my mind today, while waiting for my son's school gates to open. I'm glad to know it will work! Thanks.

[jamesmcc]

Great video, Mark. I made the jointer sled earlier this year. The one thing about it that may be obvious but is worth mentioning is that if you use the fence as your guide you are restricted to jointing boards that are about the width or less than that of the sled. If you use the mitre-track under the sled (as you did) you can joint wider boards. Now to get round to making that shooting board.

[CYMotorsport]

One other thing to keep in mind if this video is truly for beginners, things like you do at 0:30 and really throughout where you keep your hand behind to catch the waste and have poor body positioning relative to the cut line standing right in it just are bad ideas. They are fine using a sharp blade and a circular saw that currently runs for $239 you have there on screen at Home Depot but cheaper saws and not as premium blades you get significantly more binding. I'm helping my nephew get into wood working and he's learning from content and he doesn't understand saw drift which is another reason i commented re: jig #1. especially just rolling the saw like that with no real mind to how you are holding cross arm and such. cheaper saw with that jig drift to the right in the rear. you have a magnesium base and will be very supportive. These videos are always fantastic but truly my one unsolicited challenge if they are actually for beginners, I challenge you to keep the beginner in mind legitimately. IMO there's often some level of neglect of both beginners erros to keep in mind that can be habitually observed but also the limited hardware they possess. i only say this because i've used the same jig for years for quick rips and i tried it on my nephews black and decker to show him and literally got the same drift and then a bind. i'm condioned to control the saw at this point but even i knew better than to keep my hand away from falling waste. still great content i jsut had to explain this part to him. beyond a beginner none of this applies.

[Damon_Barber]

I enjoyed watching this video, as always! Great ideas! I actually have 2 plastic miter boxes… This video gave me the idea of mounting one to a base to keep it from moving. That has been my biggest frustration with those things - they slide all over the place.

Looking forward to the next video!

[blacknorce]

I like them all. Making the shooting board part I had to watch a few times to understand "The frown" but it finally makes sense.

[fletcherdale]

Great Video!! I made the the "track saw" Jig a while ago and I find that if you align the Fence on the Motor side of the Circular Saw you have Much more of the Saw table resting on the Jig... Also ... Be mindful of the Waste Side of the cut! I have several Projects that are about 1/8" smaller than was the intention!