Tenon Jig - The Ultimate Tablesaw Tenon Jig

[guy48065]

I hope you're planning a companion slot mortiser :)

There are others on the web but most have serious drawbacks in stability or expensive ground & polished parts. Betcha you could make another Ultimate!

[stevemaskery]

@guy48065

Actually I already have one. It's simple and effective and fits to an ordinary bench vice. Plans for it are on Workshop Essentials Volume 2.

S

[wayhod1]

Great video Steve. I gotta know the name of that song! It's beautiful!

[samten10a]

How the hell do you cut the mortises on a table saw or for that matter band saw.

[stevemaskery]

@samten10a

Er, I don't. This is a tenon jig, not a mortice jig.....

[startreking2007]

I have got to get me one of those table saws that plays music.

[woodlist]

Very nice jig. I used to employ a table-saw jig, until I decided to settle on the bandsaw for tenon cutting. Apart from by handwork, the bandsaw is the most sensible machine to use for any stage of tenon cutting; and for cutting wedge kerfs too.

But I like this jig. 10/10 ,

[stevemaskery]

@woodlist

Thank you very much. As it happens, I have an equivalent jig for the bandsaw, called, not surprisingly, the Ultimate Bandsaw Tenon Jig. It has a bigger capacity as I am not limited by the depth of cut of the blade. It. too, references of just one face, so your tenon will be where the mortice is, not central-whether-you-like-it-or­-not.

S

[Jebus495]

"There is no one jig that is perfect. Until now." *Weird smile*

I lol'd

[silentg1211]

@Jebus495 haha same

[hotapplepie2009]

Hey Steve.... what is your preferred method of making a mortise?

[stevemaskery]

@hotapplepie2009

It depends. For small stuff I have a Domino, but it is limited, of course. For big stuff I use my Multico PM20 mortiser. Anything and everything else I use a router jig which slips onto my bench vice. If you have my Workshop Essentials DVDs it is on Volume 2.

[surfrash]

Great Jig. But I think Matthias Wandel has made a better one. The Quick-set tenon jig.

[stevemaskery]

@surfrash

Mathias's jig is fantastic isn't it? I, too, love watching his gadgets. But.

Whilst his jig is very quick to slide from one cheek to the other, certainly as fast as mine, it's nowhere near as fast to set up. And how do you adjust the fit? By a tap here and a tap there. Mine is automatic, Right First Time Every Time. And the position of the tenon within the thickness is microadjustable, without altering the fit.

His is great, but mine is more user-friendly and much easier to build!

[surfrash]

@stevemaskery

You bring up some very great points. I love that your jig is simple. Not simple in a negative way, I really don't mean that. Keep up the great vids and thanks for all your help and time. I hope I didn't offend you in anyway.

[rickyrosan]

@stevemaskery Mathias Wandel is very talented and his jig is great but I think your jig is more straightforward and up to the point without fancy gimmicks of a lever and dial gauge (which is attractive). I wrote a nice comment about his machines but I also say honestly his are more complicated to build which can easily be attended by inaccuracies. Yours is more direct and does the work without convoluted attempts to fanfare ones imagination. It does the job quickly & that is what matters .

[stevemaskery]

@rickyrosan

Thank you. Yes, that is how I see it too. Quick, accurate and easy to build. What more could I ask for? I do hope Mathias keeps inventing, though, I love seeing his creations, even is some do look like something out of Willie Wonka! They are tremendously inspiring. I just prefer a bit of simplicity.

Cheers

Steve

[rickyrosan]

@stevemaskery Being a cabinet maker I find that simplicity in working tools and jigs always yield far better and more accurate results in production situations. But still Mathias (a fellow Canadian) is quite clever and most of all quite amusing . He reminds me of the German engineer in that old movie "Flight of the Phoenix" who rebuilt the airplane that crashed in the desert from the scrap pieces. Very entertaining but I don't think it would work in real life. I love your channel & thanks

[Marc91914]

Nice piece. At 4:27 did you say this is the 1980's??????? So this video was made 20-30 years ago???

[stevemaskery]

LOL I said "This WAS the 1980s", i.e. the design of the FWW jig dates from then and we have a better attitude towards tablesaw safety these days. But you are not the first to hear it like that so I think perhaps I should improve my diction! :)

I'm glad you like it, I'm rather pleased with it and I'm currently building a version which rides in the mitre slot rather than on the rip fence. They both have advantages.

Cheers

Steve

[prokopto]

Brilliant!

[stevemaskery]

Thank you, Prokoptp, as it happens I agree with you :)

In fact, I've recently made a modification to it, so now it doesn't matter if you are using a thin-kerf blade or a stacked dado, you still get a perfect result every time.

I do have to confess to feeling quite smug about it.

:)

[EagleLakeWoodworking]

Why is it that everything sounds better when delivered with a British accent?

Nice work Steve. I like your jig, and your presentation in your videos are excellent. Thanks.

[stevemaskery]

We're British, we don't have an accent! :D

Thank you for your kind words. And although it si taking time for my jig to become known widely, I am quite pleased with the response it's getting. It's just so hard getting known in the American market, which is where all the business is.

Have a jolly spiffing day. Toodle-loo.

English Steve

[admec1]

Shame about not having any projects to share with the rest of us Steve. You are a natural presenter and a real joy to watch and listen to - go on do a project. It would be a really good way of showing the rest of us the real potential of your jigs. And you are fun to watch. PLEASE!!!

[admec1]

Steve I've watched a few of your videos and they are all good. I make my living in woodwork and if I make a jig for my joinery it has to work or there is no point in making it. I've not seen any of your work so far and was wondering what you do for a living. And is there any chance of seeing you making any projects in the future.

[stevemaskery]

HI

Thank you foryour kind words. I agree entirely about jigs having to pay their way i a production sense. All the jigs on my Workshop Essentials DVDs are ones I've used over many years, and I know they are valuable, that's why I decided to make the DVDs.

As to projects, I have no plans to video any, but my work is published regularly in British Woodworking (dotcom) magazine. I also do some of the illustrations for the sme magazine.

Cheers

Steve