A Complete Guide to Woodworking Joints; Where & How to Use Them

From the Forward…”To be successful in woodworking the possession of two secrets is essential—to know the right joint to use, and to know how to make that joint in the right way.”This guide has fifteen chapters and over 400 illustrations on the proper joints used in woodworking projects.Includes chapters on:The Glued JointThe Halved JointThe Bridle JointThe Tongued and Grooved JointThe Mortise and Tenon JointThe Dowelling JointThe Scarf JointThe Hinged JointShutting JointsThe Dovetail JointDovetail GroovingThe Mitered JointJoints for Curved WorkMiscellaneous JointsPuzzle Jointsand much more

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Incra ULTRALITESYS Ultra Lite Jig Woodworking System

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The Incra Ultra Lite Jig Woodworking System delivers 12-1/2 inches of positioning range, helping you with most of your router table applications. With micro adjustability of 0.001 inches, the Incra Jig Ultra is the most precise jig on the market for router tables, drill presses or bandsaws. The three-point self-lubricating and self-cleaning linear bearing system ensures extremely smooth tracking, and advances in precise 1/32-inch increments allow you to zero in and cut without measuring. The woodworking system comes with complete joint making instructions, and fixtures and jigs for every joint application. Simply change setup for a new operation then return to original cut with virtually no error. The Incra Jig Ultra Lite packs the best features of its big brother, the Incra Jig Ultra, into a more compact unit with a 12-1/2-inch positioning range. The ultra woodworking system comes with a lifetime Incra warranty on racks, and a limited 1-year warranty on o (more…)

Taunton's Complete Illustrated Guide to Jigs & Fixtures (Complete Illustrated Guides (Taunton))

This book, in the “Complete Illustrated Guide” format covers jigs and fixtures, a subject of perennial interest to woodworkers. Jigs are like clamps. As the saying goes, “You can never have enough of them.” Jigs, simply put, are devices, sometimes shop-made but now often available commercially to enable woodworkers to do something more than once. For example, some jigs are fences that ensure straight cuts or templates capable of guiding tools to create a certain shape time after time. Woodworkers love jigs and fixtures for the same reason they are drawn to woodworking-designing them is about figuring out how to do something. All woodworkers are secretly engineers and inventors, and jig design and construction is a way to indulge that need. Some woodworkers love jig-making so much, they never build anything but. Simple or elaborate, jigs are an essential part of woodworking. This book, authored by prominent woodworking author, Sandor Nagyszalanczy, is organized like his (more…)

Kreg R3 Jr. Pocket Hole Jig System

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The Kreg Jig Jr. (R3) is an amazing repair jig and an exceptionally handy addition to any tool collection. Whether you’re crawling under a table to make a quick repair or taking Kreg Joinery on the road, the Jr.’s compact design lets you work where you need to most, and it gives you what you need to start building wood joints that will last the life of your creation..caption {font-family: Verdana, Helvetica neue, Arial, serif;font-size: 10px;font-weight: bold;font-style: italic;}ul.indent {list-style: inside disc;text-indent: 20px;}table.callout {font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, serif;margin: 10px;width: 250;}td.callout {height: 100 percent;background: #9DC4D8 url(http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/detail-page/callout-bg.png) repeat-x;border-left: 1px solid #999999;border-right: 1px solid #999999;padding: 10px;width: 250px;}ul.callout {list-style: inside disc;text-indent: -12px;font-size: 12px;line-height: 1.5em;}h5.callout {text-align: (more…)

Kreg SK03 Pocket-Hole Screw Kit in 5-Sizes

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This kit contains five of our most popular self-tapping screw sizes for Pocket-Screw Joinery, in a durable easy-to-carry case. All Kreg screws feature a deep #2 square drive, a needle-point self tapping tip, and a case hardened design built for strength.

This kit contains 5 of our most popular self tapping screw sizes for pocket hole joinery. Use a 1″ screw in 1 2″ thick stock, a 1 1 4″ screw in 3 4″ stock and a 2 1 2″ screw in 1 1 2″ stock. Self tapping No. 2 square drive. Approximately 675 assorted scre

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Incra ULTRA16SYS 16-Inch Jig Ultra Woodworking System

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The Incra Jig Ultra Woodworking System is loaded with great new features: quick action cam clamp locks jig in place with a single motion, built in micro-adjustability moves the jig smoothly to any position between the jigs 1/32-inch settings in ultra-precise 1/1,000th-inch steps and five sliding scale/templet channels. Linear tracking system offers ultra low friction guidance for silky smooth carriage movement between settings. Fully assembled. The system includes: Incra Jig Ultra 16-inch; Incra Jig Pro 28-inch. Fence System includes: 28-inch Incra Fence, patented Incra stop extension bar, Incra Jig Pro right angle fixture, Incra master templet library.

16 inch jig. Features accuracy of one or two thousandths of an inch, repeatability for duplicating cuts minutes or weeks later, micro adjustability: a simple turn of the vernier dial (calibrated in 1/1000th inch steps) fine tunes your position.

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Jigs & Fixtures for the Table Saw & Router: Get the Most from Your Tools with Shop Projects from Woodworking's Top Experts (The Best of Woodworker's Journal series)

Designed to make complicated woodworking techniques easier, faster, and safer, this collection is filled with 25 projects selected from the pages of Woodworker’s Journal, and includes tips to help woodworkers make the most of both their machinery and their time. Focusing on techniques applicable for table saws and routers, this book is filled with innovative projects, each including detailed plans, full-color photography, and the expert instruction needed to build with confidence. Projects include precision cross-cut jig for the table saw, circle cutting jig for the router, and adjustable box joint jig for the table saw, among others.  In this essential reference guide are helpful shop tips and other practical woodworking information.  

About the Author

Woodworker’s Journal is a leading woodworking periodical read by more than 500,000 active woodworkers. Intended for craftsmen of any skill level, the magazine has been published (more…)

Jigs & Fixtures for the Table Saw & Router: Get the Most from Your Tools with Shop Projects from Woodworking's Top Experts (The Best of Woodworker's Journal series)

Designed to make complicated woodworking techniques easier, faster, and safer, this collection is filled with 25 projects selected from the pages of Woodworker’s Journal, and includes tips to help woodworkers make the most of both their machinery and their time. Focusing on techniques applicable for table saws and routers, this book is filled with innovative projects, each including detailed plans, full-color photography, and the expert instruction needed to build with confidence. Projects include precision cross-cut jig for the table saw, circle cutting jig for the router, and adjustable box joint jig for the table saw, among others.  In this essential reference guide are helpful shop tips and other practical woodworking information.  

About the Author

Woodworker’s Journal is a leading woodworking periodical read by more than 500,000 active woodworkers. Intended for craftsmen of any skill level, the magazine has been published (more…)

Jigs & Fixtures for the Table Saw & Router: Get the Most from Your Tools with Shop Projects from Woodworking's Top Experts (The Best of Woodworker's Journal series)

Designed to make complicated woodworking techniques easier, faster, and safer, this collection is filled with 25 projects selected from the pages of Woodworker’s Journal, and includes tips to help woodworkers make the most of both their machinery and their time. Focusing on techniques applicable for table saws and routers, this book is filled with innovative projects, each including detailed plans, full-color photography, and the expert instruction needed to build with confidence. Projects include precision cross-cut jig for the table saw, circle cutting jig for the router, and adjustable box joint jig for the table saw, among others.  In this essential reference guide are helpful shop tips and other practical woodworking information.  

About the Author

Woodworker’s Journal is a leading woodworking periodical read by more than 500,000 active woodworkers. Intended for craftsmen of any skill level, the magazine has been published (more…)