Triple chip blades give a nice flat bottom. When I had my shop the Humane Society contacted me make Cremation Pet Coffins. They were Redwood finger jointed boxes. Rabbeted tops & bottoms milled to fit. When boxes were glued up (sides & bottom) the top would be placed on with bevel detail added to the box, sanded and oiled. Nice way to remember our pets. Good Job!
Great video. So clear and well done. My mom was my main table saw teacher back in the 1970s. She learned from her uncle on the farm in the 1940s. So glad to see awesome women marking videos like this. I’ll subscribe.
I know this is a five year old video but just wanted to thank you for posting this video. It's easy to follow and I'm going to use this method to make a speaker cabinet. Thanks again!
The best part of the video is that you took the time to explain the joint and the jig. So many other videos on this same topic completely miss the part about how tight the joint should be and how to remedy it. Kudos. You are a fantastic teacher and content provider.
Thanks for the excellent tutorial. It took me two tries but I finally got it to work. (It helps to follow the ALL the instructions!) How to adjust the pin in relation to the blade if too tight or loose is very important. I was surprised how many finger joint jig tutorials leave that part out. All your tutorials are excellent. Thank you!
Nice Tips, Boy I am a pro carpenter 30+ years and only part time wood worker. I watched 2 of your clips and already learned some nifty tricks I never considered. Not sure how you got such a nice work space and good selection of tools, but this is also a big help to have all one's stuff in a central location. Sadly for me, I have always had to work mobile and seldom get to realize the joy of economizing on having shop tools set up and ready to go with special attachments, adjustable jigs, stops extension table for table saw etc. Hard to believe I never knew there were blades that cut a flat cut like that other than a dado setup I have used. Can't wait to watch more of your work.
I've been building furniture, gun stocks, pistol grips, and almost anything that can be made of wood since I was 18. Monday I'll be 88. Never had a sled except one for the drum sander. You've got my attention, I'm going to make a few different ones . Thanks
AT 79,BEEN A CHIPPY ALL MY LIFE ( well so far) THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST EXPLAINED VIDEOS IV'E SEEN SO FAR IN THE 3 MONTHS I HAD A PC . NO I'M KIDDING LOVE IT CLEAR AND CONCISE . LOVED IT THANKS TONY T.
This video just hit my feed, after 5 years, but this is really helpful - so much simpler than a lot of the other box joint jigs out there! Love your channel!
This is the very definition of a jig. A simple piece that makes doing simple, yet repetitive work that is easy to do incorrectly, less likely to be ruined because something wasn't done just right. Fantastic!
Thank you so much for taking the time to educate the complete novice like me. I made my first box the other day but it would look so much better with finger joints. Most tutorials suggest a dado stack but we can’t get them in the UK. So again, thank you and keep them coming.
I've been watching videos all morning on how to make these jigs and this is by far the simplest one I've seen yet. Thank you. I want to build a jewelry box for our granddaughter for Christmas and I don't want to have to spend more time building a jig for the joints than the box itself. Lol
Marc I’m glad I watched your presentation I was trying to make this box joint and it wasn’t working, I didn’t realize I had to turn my other piece like you just showed me, 🤪. Thanks.
tape to make a "zero clearance insert". damn, that's brilliant! this is becoming my new favorite channel - now i just have to binge watch all the rest of your videos...
Subscribed. After all the various finger joint videos I've watched over the years I haven't seen a video until now that explains how to make the jig, how to adjust it and how to alternate the boards so the fingers line up in such a simple and quick manner. Good job. Thank you.
Thanks to your tip of closer if too tight was the reason I finally got some to fit using my jug after too long trying! Rather just long enough till I got it.
Thanks so much for the video. I had no idea that flat tooth blades existed. You just saved me hours and hours of future sanding and grief! Thanks so much.
Absolutely perfect for the typical non-dado table saw. Plus benefit was being shown using painters tape to keep work from falling into the blade housing. Great presentation too. Sold, subscribing.
Nothing like a simple little thing like that to make all my concept ideas for a zero clearance insert for my table saw, and thus all the projects put off due to a lack of that insert, look silly hahaha
I've made the same jig and attached it to a miter gauge to use on my router table. Just put a fence on the miter gauge and cut some slots in it. Then take the jig you made and run 2 1/4-20 screws thru the jig and into the slots. The slots give you the adjustment you need to set the finger width. You could probably clamp it to the fence on the miter gauge too if you didn't want to mess with screws and slots. But, it works so well and is so simple just like you show.
This is just what I'm looking for! Thanks!! Your content is always what I gravitate towards when I see it in the results ... clear, easy instructions. Thanks!
PERFECT! Great timing too…I am going to create Finger Joints for my Stop Block on my Sled. The stop block is 4 inches wide by 3/4” so this will be or should be very easy, as long as I can rmember each step!
What a concise but well thought out approach you have to this and other productions I've watched. The visuals are superb and without any ambiguity, show exactly what's going on and all in sync with the narrative. It must take you ages with planning and editing to produce your videos and it's very much appreciated. I've become a big fan, thank you.
This is really really a smart way! The highlight is at 2:51 using the first piece as another jig to add exactly one more blade thickness for the mating piece. The width of the pieces (height of box) does not have to be an integer number of blade thicknesses. Thanks and definitely will be using this trick to make boxes for my little projects.
Yes, your video Tamar was very helpful! It was (To me at least, LOL) very nice & concise as opposed to the majority of videos on TH-cam. Thank you for posting it!!
Cool and simple jig. I ended up making one of the complicated ones with a threaded rod. Since my blade is 2.5mm thick I used a metric threaded rod with a pitch of 1.25mm so two turns of the rod is one blade kerf.. I like the simplicity of your version better lol.
Great video. Perfect information. Created my jig, worked perfect. I love the way you explain everything, I never have questions after watching your videos.
I used the alternative top teeth blade and found that on assembly, voids are formed in the joint. So the blade type you recommended is essential for single blade joints. Greetings from Scotland. Stay safe.
I like simple stuff and I don't like the price of dado stacks, i'll give this one a shot! You could put a knife or pencil mark where you clamp the stop block on that sled and then you'd be really close to the same spot each time you use that jig so dialing it in would be a breeze! another great video!
Tamar, the masking tape idea for thin cuts! OMG, how did I never think of that?! Idk if this was your original idea or not, but kudos to you man! I will definitely be using this idea on the project I am currently working on! I was thinking I would have to make a zero clearance insert before continuing, but I can use tape and get this project done quickly so I can focus on the new insert after! Thanks again!
That is So good! I tried other ways and could not get things right. Just clamping the little jig to the sled is a game-changer. I had been screwing the board with the pin onto my miter gauge. Then when the teeth are too tight I have to figure how to make the screw-holes in the board wider in order to shift things left and right. Thanks!!
you can go even further with this idea.. number your joints.. stack up all 4 sides on top of each other and clamp them together - cut one end as normal.....flip end for end, use your a scrap for the spacing, and cut that end too... (it sounds more complicated than it is....) done.. all four corners cut in sets of passes on the saw....
Thank you for this video- I followed your clear instructions and made a 2.5mm jig. It works perfectly, and now I’m making a 4mm one for a particular job. Believe it or not, I can’t locate a flat top saw blade here in Australia! I’ll have a look at your link to see if I can get something from the USA. I know the price will be ridiculous, but the alternative is either a gapped joint, or it will need to be hand filed....
Simplest, shortest, clearest explanation, zero BS, no long intro, no annoying "music". That's why this channel is one of my favourites. Best content.
👍👍
Same here. The efficiency of her videos cannot be understated. She knows what we’re looking for and DELIVERS. I LOVE this channel.
Triple chip blades give a nice flat bottom. When I had my shop the Humane Society contacted me make Cremation Pet Coffins. They were Redwood finger jointed boxes. Rabbeted tops & bottoms milled to fit. When boxes were glued up (sides & bottom) the top would be placed on with bevel detail added to the box, sanded and oiled. Nice way to remember our pets. Good Job!
Great video. So clear and well done. My mom was my main table saw teacher back in the 1970s. She learned from her uncle on the farm in the 1940s. So glad to see awesome women marking videos like this. I’ll subscribe.
That’s awesome
I know this is a five year old video but just wanted to thank you for posting this video. It's easy to follow and I'm going to use this method to make a speaker cabinet. Thanks again!
The best part of the video is that you took the time to explain the joint and the jig. So many other videos on this same topic completely miss the part about how tight the joint should be and how to remedy it. Kudos. You are a fantastic teacher and content provider.
Glad you liked it!
Thank you for sharing the links to the blades.
Been following you for years and now wondering how I just saw this. 🤔 Well done, thank you!
Thanks for the excellent tutorial. It took me two tries but I finally got it to work. (It helps to follow the ALL the instructions!) How to adjust the pin in relation to the blade if too tight or loose is very important. I was surprised how many finger joint jig tutorials leave that part out. All your tutorials are excellent. Thank you!
Glad it helped!
Nice Tips, Boy I am a pro carpenter 30+ years and only part time wood worker. I watched 2 of your clips and already learned some nifty tricks I never considered. Not sure how you got such a nice work space and good selection of tools, but this is also a big help to have all one's stuff in a central location. Sadly for me, I have always had to work mobile and seldom get to realize the joy of economizing on having shop tools set up and ready to go with special attachments, adjustable jigs, stops extension table for table saw etc. Hard to believe I never knew there were blades that cut a flat cut like that other than a dado setup I have used. Can't wait to watch more of your work.
Awesome. So glad you learned something! The flat blade is def a game changer with joinery
@@3x3CustomTamar YAY, thanks so much and best regards in your future projects and all you may learn as well.
I've been building furniture, gun stocks, pistol grips, and almost anything that can be made of wood since I was 18. Monday I'll be 88. Never had a sled except one for the drum sander. You've got my attention, I'm going to make a few different ones . Thanks
I've used this jig many times over the years and it works great! Simple, easy, fast. 👍
Thanks Tamar.
Great to hear!
AT 79,BEEN A CHIPPY ALL MY LIFE ( well so far) THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST EXPLAINED VIDEOS IV'E SEEN SO FAR IN THE 3 MONTHS I HAD A PC . NO I'M KIDDING LOVE IT CLEAR AND CONCISE .
LOVED IT THANKS TONY T.
Thanks so much! Ha
This video just hit my feed, after 5 years, but this is really helpful - so much simpler than a lot of the other box joint jigs out there! Love your channel!
Excellent video as always; thank you Tamar. I enjoy watching your presentations.
This is the very definition of a jig. A simple piece that makes doing simple, yet repetitive work that is easy to do incorrectly, less likely to be ruined because something wasn't done just right. Fantastic!
Thanks! I just love how simple it is yet the outcome is really impressive looking.
Thank you so much for taking the time to educate the complete novice like me. I made my first box the other day but it would look so much better with finger joints. Most tutorials suggest a dado stack but we can’t get them in the UK. So again, thank you and keep them coming.
I've probably a bazillion videos on box joints and this is by far the best. Good Job!!!
Awesome to hear
I've been watching videos all morning on how to make these jigs and this is by far the simplest one I've seen yet. Thank you. I want to build a jewelry box for our granddaughter for Christmas and I don't want to have to spend more time building a jig for the joints than the box itself. Lol
Marc
I’m glad I watched your presentation I was trying to make this box joint and it wasn’t working, I didn’t realize I had to turn my other piece like you just showed me, 🤪. Thanks.
Nice! Glad it was helpful!
A very talented and charismatic professional, I find her practical work!!! Successos!!! Um alô especial do Brasil e Suriname!
Thanks!
Thank you Tamar. You are a most excellent teacher. I watch all your videos.
tape to make a "zero clearance insert". damn, that's brilliant! this is becoming my new favorite channel - now i just have to binge watch all the rest of your videos...
Haha! It’s a quick fix. Enjoy!
Yeah this is pure brilliance hands down.
First Video I found.
Clean Teaching Style.
Carefully shot and Edited.
Thank You.
I’m a 200% noob to wood working, I had to watch this 4 times before I got an idea of what was going on. Subscribed!
Haha glad you figured it out
Subscribed.
After all the various finger joint videos I've watched over the years I haven't seen a video until now that explains how to make the jig, how to adjust it and how to alternate the boards so the fingers line up in such a simple and quick manner. Good job. Thank you.
Awesome. So glad you found it informative
Thanks to your tip of closer if too tight was the reason I finally got some to fit using my jug after too long trying!
Rather just long enough till I got it.
Thanks so much for the video. I had no idea that flat tooth blades existed. You just saved me hours and hours of future sanding and grief! Thanks so much.
Haha nice!
Another great video. I wish I’d followed this jig build instead of others I ended up using, but it’s still good to know. Thank you!
Absolutely perfect for the typical non-dado table saw. Plus benefit was being shown using painters tape to keep work from falling into the blade housing. Great presentation too. Sold, subscribing.
Glad you liked it!
I believe you nailed the easiest method to get this jig done right.
The thin cutting strip jig is truly the key!
Great job.
Thanks! I love that thin ripping jig. Also another really simple one to make
great video, awesome communication! You made something which is intimidating to a newbie much more approachable. Thanks from Perth, Western Australia.
Good jig! I also like your tape trick, I could have used it many times. Thank you.
Thanks! Yeah. If lost thin pieces down that gap too many times.....
Nothing like a simple little thing like that to make all my concept ideas for a zero clearance insert for my table saw, and thus all the projects put off due to a lack of that insert, look silly hahaha
Tomahawk Woodwork haha! It’s the little things in life! 😂
I've made the same jig and attached it to a miter gauge to use on my router table. Just put a fence on the miter gauge and cut some slots in it. Then take the jig you made and run 2 1/4-20 screws thru the jig and into the slots. The slots give you the adjustment you need to set the finger width. You could probably clamp it to the fence on the miter gauge too if you didn't want to mess with screws and slots. But, it works so well and is so simple just like you show.
Cool. I’ve done this on my router table too. Not with the adjustable aspect though... ha
This is just what I'm looking for! Thanks!! Your content is always what I gravitate towards when I see it in the results ... clear, easy instructions. Thanks!
Ya te extrañábamos Tamar!!! no nos abandones tanto tiempo!!! Saludos!
I understand a little of that.... thanks!
@@3x3CustomTamar We miss you Tamar! please, don´t leave us long time, something like that... regards!!! i like so much your's videos! Thanks!
Humberto Saavedra thanks so much! I’ll try! Ha!
I made this jig today, worked like a charm. I appreciate you mentioning how to adjust the jig if the joint is too tight.
Awesome to hear
You take your time and explain everything in detail. You could probably explain Heart Surgery !!! Another Great video. Keep up the Great Work !!!
That’s a really scary thought.... ha! Thanks so much! I really appreciate that
PERFECT! Great timing too…I am going to create Finger Joints for my Stop Block on my Sled. The stop block is 4 inches wide by 3/4” so this will be or should be very easy, as long as I can rmember each step!
I am new at woodworking . Great video . Love your accent. Hello from South Texas !
Haha thanks
I did it today. Works marvelous! !!
Awesome!
I watched other videos showing a similar jig, but yours explains it so much better. Thanks!
That’s awesome to hear! Thanks! Glad you found it helpful
I came here for the drahs but found the jig very helpful. Execelant ma'am.
Hahah thanks! Happy to hear 😂
Such a boss. Enjoy all your vids immensely. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks so much!
What a concise but well thought out approach you have to this and other productions I've watched.
The visuals are superb and without any ambiguity, show exactly what's going on and all in sync with the narrative.
It must take you ages with planning and editing to produce your videos and it's very much appreciated.
I've become a big fan, thank you.
Thanks so much for the feedback! I could def make more projects if I wasn’t making these videos! Ha!
Totally agree.
That thin-ripping jig is way cool!
Thanks!
I love the way you handle safety. Great job. Congratulations!
Glad you like it! Thanks
Nice work Tamar. I love that you took to the time to mention blade forms as that really completed the video.
Thanks! Yeah. I’m so happy that I picked up his blade. Excited to do some more joinery with it
Whole lot of really good tablesaw tips and jigs!
👍👍
This is really really a smart way! The highlight is at 2:51 using the first piece as another jig to add exactly one more blade thickness for the mating piece. The width of the pieces (height of box) does not have to be an integer number of blade thicknesses. Thanks and definitely will be using this trick to make boxes for my little projects.
Awesome. Glad you found it helpful!
Yes, your video Tamar was very helpful! It was (To me at least, LOL) very nice & concise as opposed to the majority of videos on TH-cam. Thank you for posting it!!
So glad it was helpful! I can’t stand when people go on for hours before getting to the point. Ha.
AWESOME. I love you're demeanor and your explanations were VERY Clear. I subscribed!!!!!
Awesome to hear. Thanks!
This was a great video. I have never seen or heard anyone explain it better.
That’s so awesome to hear. Thanks so much!
Great video. Help out a lot. Straight forward deal. Made my first box joints thanks to your video.
That’s so awesome to hear!
Best jig for cutting thin material that I have ever seen before and simple as well :)
Awesome. Glad you liked it
I love how that hand saw cuts that piece of wood like butter when the video speed up. Nice job!
It was really satisfying. Ha
The jig lady strikes again!! Not sure how I missed this one before. Thanks for all the great vids!!
Hahahah! Thanks!
Awesome video. Get your jig zeroed in then drill some holes through the jig and add dowles with the female end in your fence.
Cool and simple jig. I ended up making one of the complicated ones with a threaded rod. Since my blade is 2.5mm thick I used a metric threaded rod with a pitch of 1.25mm so two turns of the rod is one blade kerf.. I like the simplicity of your version better lol.
Ha. That sounds too complicated for me.
Great video. Perfect information. Created my jig, worked perfect. I love the way you explain everything, I never have questions after watching your videos.
Thanks!
Really and very simple and the end result was very good, thank you !
Thanks!
So simply explained. Subscribed!! 👍
Awesome. Thanks!
Thank you, very simple but very effective and so easy to make....
Glad you like it!
Hey, my first table saw arrives today and yours is one of the 3 main channels i'm watching for woodworking info. Thanks for all your hard work :)
Awesome to hear! Thanks! And good luck with the table saw!
Very simple Jig, but effective. Thanks for the video.
Glad you liked it
I learn something from every video you make. Subscribed.
Awesome to hear
THANKS FOR SHARING. lOVE THE PRESENTATION FROM SOUTH AFRICA
Nice work, simple clear explanation 👌
Glad you liked it
simples! Nice work Tamar, thank you. And I will be stealing the tape trick .
Awesome!
Super simple and east to use! Why make it difficult? You showed it can be done this way too! Great video! I want to see more like this
Thanks! So glad you liked it! If he results are perfect there’s no need for anything else.
@@3x3CustomTamar that is correct! i'm going to build a jig like this for myself one time. Maybe i wil make a video of it and refer to your video!
Good luck!
@@3x3CustomTamar That is so nice of you! Thank you so much!
I used the alternative top teeth blade and found that on assembly, voids are formed in the joint. So the blade type you recommended is essential for single blade joints. Greetings from Scotland. Stay safe.
Which is fine if you can get them...
I knew this method but I love watching you, and you passing the knowledge way way better then me.
Ha. Glad you liked it
Such a clear presentation. As always! This might not be the jig I build but it has given me an idea. Great work and thanks for posting! 👍
Glad it was helpful!
I like simple stuff and I don't like the price of dado stacks, i'll give this one a shot!
You could put a knife or pencil mark where you clamp the stop block on that sled and then you'd be really close to the same spot each time you use that jig so dialing it in would be a breeze!
another great video!
nice video. never saw a thin rip jig like that.
Tamar, the masking tape idea for thin cuts! OMG, how did I never think of that?! Idk if this was your original idea or not, but kudos to you man! I will definitely be using this idea on the project I am currently working on! I was thinking I would have to make a zero clearance insert before continuing, but I can use tape and get this project done quickly so I can focus on the new insert after! Thanks again!
Glad it was helpful. Think it was just something I thought of on the fly. But might have seen in subconsciously somewhere. Who knows. Ha
3x3Custom - Tamar regardless it’s a great idea and you did a great job explaining everything in this video! 👍🏻
Really, very nice process to get some nice finger joints - thanks!
Awesome. Glad you liked it! Thanks!
Thanks Tamar! Have some drawers to build in the near future and this will come in handy.
FYI. This would only be good for small drawers that don’t take a lot of use and abuse. It would need to be reinforced otherwise.
I love the simplicity of your jigs. It makes my work easier. 🤩
No need to get complicated on this type of thing. Glad you enjoy ☺️
Agreed!
Приятно смотреть на твою работу!.. Дважды!!, Лайк. Умница ты девушка.
Thanks. I loved the painter tape tip.
Glad it was helpful!
Hello, your explanation was the best i saw in several vídeos on the subject, thank you very much and big hug from Amazonas !
So awesome to hear! Thanks!
I actually prefer this simplicity. Also, your accent when you pronounce "drawer" is fun. :)
Ha! Sometimes simplest is best! If the results are good. Why bother with anything else.
That is So good! I tried other ways and could not get things right. Just clamping the little jig to the sled is a game-changer. I had been screwing the board with the pin onto my miter gauge. Then when the teeth are too tight I have to figure how to make the screw-holes in the board wider in order to shift things left and right.
Thanks!!
Nicely done Tamar. I like the K.I.S.S. method and use it whenever possible.
If it works why bother with anything else!
Ditto!
You're like a teacher i like it thanks
Haha thanks!
Nice and simple, yet affective.
No need to complicate things!
seems like a cool idea. think of using this same concept but with a straight router bit for larger fingers/panels.
Certainly cool. Handling big pieces can be challenge doing this way. looking for a video where similar thing can be achieved with a router, maybe
You can speed up your joint cutting by clamping both pieces together after first off-setting one of them by the width of the pin.
you can go even further with this idea.. number your joints.. stack up all 4 sides on top of each other and clamp them together - cut one end as normal.....flip end for end, use your a scrap for the spacing, and cut that end too... (it sounds more complicated than it is....) done.. all four corners cut in sets of passes on the saw....
It's so easy when you explain it. Thanks for the video Tamar.
So happy it was helpful!
Very nice jig and demo of using it. Like the tape trick, too!
Thanks! I need to just insert a zero clearance plate already. But this works in the meantime.
Nice fixture, love the tape idea, have never seen that before but will be using from here on....
Awesome. Glad it was helpful!
I love watching your videos you explain things very well and make it easier to follow along. I really appreciate your videos
That’s so awesome to hear. Thanks so much!
Simple??? Oao! I never saw more complicated like this! How many tools
Excelente Trabajo Niña, la felicito.
Thanks!
Another great lesson from you Tamar, thanks a million.
That’s so awesome to hear. Thanks
That click at the beginning said everything....👍have a great weekend...
Right?! So satisfying. You too!
Nice work I'm getting ready to be building several drawers and I'll give this a try
Thanks! If they are drawers you will use often you might need to reinforce the joint. This is a small little drawer that will hold game pieces...
Thanks for teaching an old dog a new trick 😁👍
Awesome
Thank you for this video- I followed your clear instructions and made a 2.5mm jig. It works perfectly, and now I’m making a 4mm one for a particular job. Believe it or not, I can’t locate a flat top saw blade here in Australia! I’ll have a look at your link to see if I can get something from the USA. I know the price will be ridiculous, but the alternative is either a gapped joint, or it will need to be hand filed....