Wolfcraft 4641 Dowel Quick Doweling Jig

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The Wolfcraft Dowel Quick Doweling Jig self-centers on boards to make quick, accurate dowel joints. Made of high impact plastic, this jig is capable of edge-to-edge, T, and edge-to-corner joints. The jig comes with 1/4-inch, 5/16-inch, and 3/8-inch diameter pins, and can be used on boards up to 1-1/4-inch thick. Other features include hole guides with hardened steel bushings, and the jig can be adjusted to the required front and back depth.

Self-centers on boards to make quick, accurate dowel joints with 1/4″, 5/16″, and 3/8″ diameter pins. Capable of edge to edge, T and edge to corner joints. For use on boards up to 1-1/4″ thick. Has hole guides with hardened steel bushings. Made of high impact plastic. Angle slides into bottom of jig. Adjusts to required front to back depth. Angle is slotted to align dowel pins.

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Wolfcraft 3751405 Dowel Pro Doweling Jig Kit

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The Wolfcraft Dowel Pro Doweling Jig Kit features a compact design coupled with durable construction. This cast aluminum doweling jig is ideal for creating edge-to-edge, edge-to-corner and T-joints in materials from 1/2-inch-to-1-1/4-inch thick. Hardened steel bushings in 1/4-inch, 5/16-inch, and 3/8-inch sizes make precision drilling quick and easy. Other features include pre-aligned hole guides with hardened steel bushings, clamps that allow both boards being joined to be drilled simultaneously. This product includes a 5-year warranty. What’s in the Box Doweling Jig, 2 clamps, 3 depth stops, and 60 dowel pins in assorted sizes from 1/4-inch to 3/8-inch.

Delivers the precision demanded by professional woodworkers. Precisely aligned guides for 1/4″ , 5/16″ and 3/8″ holes. Accepts stock ranging from 1/2″ to 1-1/4″, includes precise depth stops for 1/4″ , 5/16″ and 3/8″ drill bits. An assortment of dowel pins is included with the jig. A (more…)

The Complete Manual of Wood Bending: Milled, Laminated, and Steambent Work

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“Such a book should answer the questions for even the most advanced woodworker.”  —The Reviewers Consortium

Using the three basic approaches to producing curved parts-laminate bending, steam bending, and milling by machine-this book provides step-by-step instructions on each method, the pros and cons of each project, and how to troubleshoot problems. Also included are discussions and advice as to what methods will work and what methods will not in various applications.

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Rockler Ellipse/Circle Router Jig

Now you can easily create perfect circles, ellipses and sweeping arcs! With your router and this handy, easy-to-use jig, youll be able to make picture frames, mirrors, signs, tabletops and more in just a matter of minutes. Compare to other ellipse/circle router jigs that cost $100 more. Designed for use with just about any plunge router, the Rockler Ellipse/Circle Router Jig lets you cut circles and ellipse shapes over a wide range of dimensions and proportions. Set up takes only a couple of minutes and is virtually math-free. Using the jig is just as easy. As you move the router through the cut, the jig’s sliding dovetail mechanism keeps the router precisely on the cut line.

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Router Methods of Work

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Columns featuring reader-submitted tips are one of the most popular sections of any do-it-yourself magazine. These titles feature hundreds of such tricks of the trade that originally appeared in Fine Woodworking magazine over the last 25 years. Nearly every aspect of woodworking is covered: shop-made fixtures, tool modifications, new uses of common materials, and means of solving seemingly insurmountable problems. These tips have stood the test of time and represent some of the best advice available if a tip wasn’t that good, some wise guy would have submitted something better. These outstanding titles should be part of every public library collection; a slip-cased four-volume set is available. Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Since 1976 Jim Richey has written the “Methods of Work” column, in which readers share approaches to woodworking problems or ask for help, and he responds with clear, simply illustrated exp (more…)

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Jasper 270J Model 270 Router Circle Cutting Jig

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The Model 270 circle jig is a simplified version of the Model 200. This jig allows the craftsman to make 180 different size cutouts in 1/16″ increments. The cutouts range in size from 7 to 18 3/16″.

The Model 270 circle jig is a simplified version of the Model 200. This jig allows the craftsman to make 180 different size cutouts in 1/16″ increments. The cutouts range in size from 7 to 18 3/16″.

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The Best Jigs and Fixtures for Your Woodshop: 37 Projects That Provide Clever Solutions to Common Problems (Woodworking)

This book compiles 50 of the best jigs submitted by craftsmen from all over the world to the editors of Popular Woodworking Books. Each innovative, clever and simple project provides an ingenious solution to what was otherwise a complex or impossible building situation. Start-to-finish instructions and step-by-step photos for each project ensure jig-making success. It’s all the information woodworkers need to make their time in the shop more productive, fun, easier and safer than ever before.

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