Jigs and fixtures

Looking for a simple plan for a taper jig for table saw or band saw. Making staves for a Flower Pot and it says taper staves first. Appreciate any
suggestions.
Sandra

Hi Sandra...welcome aboard.

Here are a few taper jig plans I've found:

http://www.benchnotes.com/Taper and Straight Edge Jig/taper_and_straight_edge_ji.htm

http://www.woodworkingtips.com/etips/etip020607wb.html

http://www.waterfront-woods.com/Projects/taperjig.htm

There are surely lots of variations floating around, but the basic design is pretty much the same.

i made a "nice" taper jig and when i added up the cost of the things to make it i would have been better off to order one from rockler. thier's is square stock and most likely has more back bone then the one i made.

Here is the one I made and I use it for straightening the edge of a board and for tappers.

It is just MDF and it really works very well. I do not have a miter bar on it, I use the fences of the saw as my edge. With this I can cut very wide boards, 24 inches on my saw.

A few pictures of the jig at different angles.
http://www.pbase.com/wlhuber/taper