Ralph Laughton
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I am a great believer in jig building, in fact I think I might just write a book about it one day... I know, there are lots of books on the subject already but they all show how to make jigs that look nice and you can show all your friends.
I started out making 'cabinet' grade jigs, and still do for the odd thing, but most of the jigs I make these days are one offs. I started out keeping them all but soon discovered that I never had a jig that was just right. As all my woodwork is bespoke a jig will only be used for one piece. The only exception is if I am making a set of chairs and even then I am unlikely to do it again.
So I was wondering do you save all your jigs in case they might 'come in handy' one day or do most of them hit the scrap pile?
The guard was removed to make the shot.
This is typical of a throw-away jig - the toggle clamps get recycled of course.
Ralph
I started out making 'cabinet' grade jigs, and still do for the odd thing, but most of the jigs I make these days are one offs. I started out keeping them all but soon discovered that I never had a jig that was just right. As all my woodwork is bespoke a jig will only be used for one piece. The only exception is if I am making a set of chairs and even then I am unlikely to do it again.
So I was wondering do you save all your jigs in case they might 'come in handy' one day or do most of them hit the scrap pile?
The guard was removed to make the shot.
This is typical of a throw-away jig - the toggle clamps get recycled of course.
Ralph
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