Quick-set tenon jig

[archturn]

Nicely done. You should market a metal version. I used to cut a lot of tenons for my tables aprons and this would have been nice.

[homosapienssapiens19]

Is there one we can buy?

[vicenteification]

very good i like it im from mexico an ill like if you gibme the plans for free i dont have money to buy it and i dont no how to do it please i apreciate.

[woodlist]

Flipping the workpiece around takes a few seconds of time, but it also automatically centres the tenon... Exactly. (Same for a routed Mortice.) Whichever you make first is a personal choice, but measuring the width of a tenon with verniers? As long as it is approx 1/3 of the total thickness that's all that matters.

Nice jig, but a little overkill?

WL

[Matthiaswandel]

Fit is much more important than centered.

I usually make my tenons off-center on purpose. Flipping the workpiece causes errors (read the article that goes with the video)

[TomKaren1994]

Did I miss something here? I understand the accuracy on the thickness of the tenon... but what about centering? Did I miss you measuring the thickness of the board? Was there some setback you used based on thickness value to guarantee the tenon is centered? Thanks!

[Matthiaswandel]

The tenon doesn't have to be centered with this jig. Fact is, I almost always offset my tenons. Center is usually not the ideal location for the mortised piece.

[therealKINDLE]

You Inspire me. I wish you would have been my Dad!

[MrDiede1800]

I like very much

[missionron]

Can i just buy one from you? its AWESOME, you have some serious skills few hundred? paypal?

[jims1964285]

Love the reply to ustworupforit. It really bothers me when someone like yourself is willing to take the time to sure your knowledge and give the rest of us a look into some of your great ideas and all he can do is put it down and can not appreciate it. Well let me just say keep the vids coming and can wait to build this one

[bud1412]

Great job, I was going to buy a Delta jig, but like yours better. Very good job on the vid.

[jakenzi357]

YOU ARE A SMART MAN...

[megakodeman]

I have 30 years of woodworking experience and I can tell you that I've never seen anyone with as many great ideas as you have. I get so tired of trial and error, your machines are the future.

[ustworupforit]

keep up the good work, you have a talent that many people would love to have

[ustworupforit]

only in engineering you would use measurements like this, I am a carpenter/joiner and have been for 30 years and we don’t go to this sort of extreme measurement don’t forget wood moves and is affected by moisture, it’s not like steel great idea but just use a rule like we all do, it’s worked for hundreds of years

[Matthiaswandel]

I can tell you are american.

[ustworupforit]

@Matthiaswandel no, im in sheffield UK

[Matthiaswandel]

I guess the UK is the only other place that still uses inches to some extent.

[79siggy]

@ustworupforit in some cabinet making you use these kinds of measurements.

[79siggy]

@ustworupforit in some cabinet making you use these kinds of measurements because a thousand of an inch can be the difference between a draw that runs smoothly and a draw that doesn't

[lordi03456]

@ustworupforit You are just jealous!!!

[ustworupforit]

@ustworupforit someone made a comment that i'm jealous, well no i'm not, this guy has got lots of talent, keep it up fella 

[TomKaren1994]

@ustworupforit

I've been doing jointery for 30 years, too. For the most part, I agree: working beyond 1/32" accuracy is rarely truly needed. I prefer my folding rule as well, except for framing perhaps. However, when I do mortise and tenon jointery, or especially when I am using sliding dovetails for bookcase shelves or the like, I always look at thousandths. Being off as little as 4 or 5 thousandths on a sliding dovetail can be the difference of too tight to fit or so sloppy its scrap.

[gabineteroserrano]

Wood working in a super level. Did you copyright this idea? Don't let big companies steal your work and your money.

[jodscho]

@holmenbm if he just used the fence for the whole cut it wouldn't be safe. Using the mitre gauge with the piece you're cutting against the fence can cause kick-back to occur. Not good to have pieces of wood flying out at you.

[aaroncittograf]

too much talking...bourring

[holmenbm]

Can anyone tell me why he clamps a block of wood to the fence at 2:40 instead of just using the fence directly to set the width of the cut?

[girrrrrrr2]

@holmenbm Because he can.

[1995mazda]

@holmenbm For safety a major rule with a table saw is you never use a fence for cross cutting on narrow stock. the piece you cut off will jam between the blade and the fence, since the blade is spinning towards you this means that the wood will end up flying towards you. Known as kickback. This is basic table saw knowledge. Kind of like when passing wood threw the saw your hands should never enter the cut line of the blade. It scares me that no one reads the manuals.

[holmenbm]

@1995mazda thanks for the explanation. That makes a lot of sense.

[OldSchoolSkill]

Excellent!

Both the clever design and the demonstration are top-notch!

Bravo!

Since you are familiar with dial-gauges already, I wonder; Have you investigated the TS Aligner? They are a great line of tools for super-accurate adjustment of table-saws and several other woodworking machines. They are hard to get these days, however, if you look up Edward Bennett, I believe he would make one for you. They are worth the money and the wait.

[infospill]

wouldn't a longer arm be more on scale?

[infospill]

Give this hombre his own show already!

[philcom3]

wouldn't accuracy be increased if you were to(if these suggestions haven't been posted yet this is and if so sorry for repeating) A, increase the leaver arm lengh so you get like 6 to one or something greater mechanical advantage and then B, move the stopper blocks so that they also gain the advantage. as you said speed changes the accuracy. put them further away and speed wont be so much of a factor and you'll hit them cleaner +mechanical advantage

thanks for inspiration :better stoppage

[besamemucho5]

how do i get one of those machines?....i mean why waste my time trying to build a jig to cut tenons when you know you can't do better than this.....might as well buy it and not waste the time to build one i can take the time to do other things.....actually cutting accurate tenons does'nt have to be rocket science this guy made it rocket science.....wow

[dillydean]

thats genius

[HeadShot360IN]

5:37 usually i get mad when people try to over complement themselves, but that's over amateurish stuff, you, on the other hand, deserve more than a complement.

[wwolfg89]

Great job!

[Ju1cypear]

hey uhh in school we are doing a lesson in simple machines, if you could maybe post something simple machines it would be greatly appreciated

[Meehuuu]

I don't have much interest in woodwork, but seeing this guy has really sparked my interest in it.

[2574384]

i would buy that jig and i am a proffesional woodworker

[zaxt3r]

I like this guy. The note he made at the end made me realize he isn't boastful or condescending, just a guy with some really creative solutions and the time and effort to post them here to benefit others.

5/5, faved and subbed. I'll even take some time to visit his website.

[mnbv705]

i would love to do stuff like u but im just 13 :( i love making stuff and i often dessemble stuff to colect cool peaces to make tiny machines

[waackomann]

same apart from im 15 and end up destroying half the stuff i own .. but i generally make electrical stuff :)

[Cloudwolf40]

same but im 18. my machines rock.

[HeadShot360IN]

^^^ and that's those amateurs that over complement themselves :P

[woodshome11]

Very impressive, people thought I was nuts using a dial indicator on a table saw, glad to see someone else thinks the same,

[porousorifice]

nice work!

peace

[pumkinvine]

I'd be lying if I said I wasn't impressed

[password1298]

wow that is amazing very nice

[lazbogi]

I have great respect for your trade dude,your videos are so clear and easy for people to understand.

[DoubleOneZero1010]

looks like something my friend gene would make

[liltwixis11]

You're stuff is great. Like someone said before, you should have your own show, a lot of people would watch.

[MrTIM2U]

Amazing! Thanks for sharing.

[AdrianK403]

duh! idiot! a noble prize is when u get a prize for being noble. now a nobel prize... thats a diff story...

[tro8Aoper]

giv dis dude a NOBLE PRIZE............

[threadysparrow]

whats a noble prize?

[Offshoreorganbuilder]

@tro8Aoper I agree with you, but it's a NOBEL prize. (Alfred Nobel, Sweedish chemist and industrialist.)

[bl33db33ch]

Outstanding...

[jdastells]

the dial is very smart

[robuzy]

this makes me wana run over to the home depot and buy some tools hardcore

[moomasterq]

you need your own tv show and i love those clamps

[hughslaton]

your noble laureate material :D

[mindsoulbody]

wow, you are amazing, both in terms of creativity and concept. SWEET

[whoseverheardof]

If only you were born 1000 years ago, imagine what could have been acomplished.

[NixonAre]

you are a truely one of the smartest woodworkers

ever! I hope you putt out more of youre great ide`s

[DarkSpawn1121]

This is honestly the coolest thing I've seen in a long time. I'm a 19 year old college student with absolutely no interest in wood working, but seeing your work is nothing short of inspiring.

[admec1]

To share your Ideas with the rest of us woodworkers is remarkable. You are clearly a very clever, clear thinking woodworker. please keep the ideas rolling in.

[flurng]

You, sir, are a true Renaissance man! Your various projects and experiments are profoundly inspiring!  Fantastic!

[avro007]

Good idea! Could you not fit a DRO scale in place of the dial gauge?

[danno1111]

Very impressive... Do you think there would be an easy way to incorporate the saw kerf measurement into the setup, instead of the mental addition of the measurement? I was thinking something along the lines of a small spacer block that you could place either in line with the dial gauge, or one that would fit against the lever stops.

[Artist5421578]

what a great invention, making a great tool for ease; using fairly simple parts. very cool. very precise!

[JCESTRIPING]

Very Cool!

[redu1500]

You are a software engineer and you can also solve a lot of mechanical problems. Thanks you for sharing yours projects.

[JchewX]

I think this is really a great tool.

It really make things a lot easier and faster.

[threeque]

That is so impressive. What a great jig. BTW, I have loved watching your projects over the past few months (years?) on your website. Happy to see your you tube stuff now.

[drag0n666]

This is way more informative than that guy named Bob Vila. :)

[flurng]

Matthis, you are truly amazing!  Well done!

[doubleu12052]

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