Best Way to Cut an Oval || Cool Router Jig
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Something similar found in Euclid's elements and also used by Archimedes.
In the material handling Industry we would call this an overhead bridge crane. Commonly seen in factories and foundries.
The axis running the length of the wood is the bridge axis, which has a trolley axis that traverses the bridge girders that span between the two bridge rails. Then there is the hoist motion that allows one to raise or lower your load.
We live in a 3 dimensional world.
Y AXIS =Vertical Axis Up/Down
X Axis = Horizontal axis Left/Right
Z Axus = Depth axis Forward/Backwards
How long did it take going back and forth leveling?
First time watching, found it 2 B slicker than snot
I literally don't have anywhere to even put something like this, but I still clicked, watched, liked, and commented, because this is the best wood working channel I watch.
There’s no way you watched the whole thing. It’s only been up for 8 minutes
@@Bourbonmoth Sheesh! No, I didn't finish watching it yet... but being the forward thinking individual I am I realized people would be reading my comment in the future. Being the astute youtuber I am, I realized it wouldn't make sense to explain to people in the future that I was GOING to watch the whole thing straight through. Now that I'm at 16:30 maybe I'll just pause and switch over to getting my new quote on policygenius.com.
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nah it went faster cuz you cut out the sanding bit
@@mrtaylorrose I found it so easy I watched it on 2x speed. I actually made the table top at the same time as the video played. I do admit I did skip the sanding bit too.. Now I have a heavy surf board till he uploads the next video to make the legs.
For the flattening jig…. To adjust the rails, you can also run string lines corner to corner- the rails are parallel when the strings just touch where they cross. This is how we used to set door frames before pre-hungs were a thing.
What do you think about using shims to fix any inaccuracies in the rails?
Agreed. "Flush on the bottom" is indeed the most important part! Such wisdom for oh so many things.
Thanks Jason for a fantastic explanation of how to make an oval jig. I would like to share a method that I use on ellipse jigs and jigs. Instead of fastening the router base to the jig I drill a 3/4” hole in the jig and then use a router with a 3/4” guide bushing installed. The router remains oriented in the same direction as you rotate around the work so that your cord doesn’t twist with every revolution and any router that will accept a 3/4” guide bushing can be used. John Jensen
Do I want to you to read from a phone book? No. Would I watch a video of you doing it? Yes. Nice job.
I have built a handful of elliptical stairs over the years. I'm no math genius, but I thoroughly enjoyed having to figure it out, with nothing more than a book to understand an ellipse. Your jig worked very smooth, and I understand your fascination with how it works.
I loved watching this old house and Norm abrams work shop when I was a kid .ive always loved to watch quality Craftsmen build all sorts of things that's why I started watching your channel it's great quality work but your humor makes it so much better .
Keep it up love your work
HAHA! Perfect timing.. 😀😀 I am planning to finish my 7ft. plywood tabletop. Working on it for over a year and this was my last headache... thank you so much!!
An intricate ballet so full of form and function. Thank you Gary Oldman.
Great Jig, just found out today that Rockler makes a bigger base you can buy to expand the size of the Ellipse you can do. I made one like yours and learned you can make the sliders longer , like a foot or eighteen inches, just so they don't run into each other in the middle. Then you can cut longer and wider ellipses. You could have made his top use the entire piece both length and width. Lots of possibilities. Great video.
I built a "router train" to flatten a cut out from a maple tree. Worked pretty good. Now I'm going to make an elliptical jig.
As skilled as you are; I am glad you don't take yourself too seriously. Very refreshing bro. Excellent project, learned a lot! Thank you!
I mean, Can we be best buds already? Haha love the content. Without a doubt the most laid back, informative wood working videos yet. And I watch a BUNCH.
Jason's quote: "Shut up and say yes to your friends." But what if your friend's table top choice was a glued up mess from a pallet? 😂
any friend of his would know better than use pallet wood!
If you wanted to make the table longer, you can cut the slider that moves across the width longer, when the router is cutting the sides, the end pivot will be outside the width of the jig ;)
Yeah, that annoyed me too!
Am I not mistaken or doesn’t placing the pivot for the long side as far as possible, like he did, mean that if it was any farther out it would come out the end of the track? You’d need to make the jig bigger I think, and that point the router would want to cut the jig when it came to cut the short side. I think you’d have to cut the long side and then cut the jig down to get the short sides down.
@@jeremyspecce With the method i stated, you want longer reach on the lends, but keep the sides the same, the only way to do this is to have a longer bar without changing the pivot closest to the router, which means the other pivot needs to be outside the current jig without making the jig wider.
It may be the case that the other slider needs to be longer too as the jig is 'square'
@@jeremyspecce you're right, the track for the minor axis is as long as it can get already. The major axis track can be lengthened, but it would cause the shuttle on the minor axis to slip out the end every time the router approached the minor axis. To fix that you can make the minor axis shuttle longer to allow the pivot point to travel beyond the end of the minor axis track without the shuttle falling out.
Thanks for taking the time to get your whole intro filmed in one take! easy to think you can do it, a whole lot less easy to actually do it. nice and fluid dialogue too. much appreciated!
I bought a Rockler jig some time ago because , like you it was fun to play with until I found a use for it, a small oval table. I had the opposite problem that you had, it wouldn’t make a small enough oval for my table top. I had to make my Center cross section “do hickey” smaller by chopping the corners off. Biggest difference was I had a pile of black plastic saw dust. Seriously the stuff inside your head is very cool 😎!
I just like to say thank you to bourbon moth as I enjoy your videos and my wife was down one day and told her to watch this man and he cheered her up thanks keep doing videos
Never a dull moment. Some of the jigs you make are far better quality than the furniture I've built.
My shop is 200 sf, on a slope, tablesaw out of square, plywood around here scary expensive, so satisfying watching someone doing things smooth and right.
Everyone needs a friend like you 👏
I've made a lot of tops from dimensional lumber. Pine is very underrated as a table material. Sure, it dents and scratches, but it looks lived with. The ellipse jig is awesome and simple. And, I'm going to totally steal that router sled design. Thanks!
Ahem...that would be a router *train*...
I agree. I've made desks and even countertops with a 2x4 glue up. Yes it is cheaper material but if you are going for a rustic, worn-in look, other harder woods just don't cut it.
Friend comes over for a little help… thinking it’s gonna be an hour maybe if we chat and have a coffee in between.😂 Love your videos. I’ve learned so much. Thank you.
Don't think I didn't notice that train sounding music. Because I did. Nice job.
Finally, you can build an oval river table!
Yes! The internet demands this!!! 🤣🤣🤣
I like how you said "I got this one from Bits & Bits, I'll put a link in the description" and linked a $10 cheaper bit on Amazon.
Damn Bits & Bits, sponsor the man.
Your timing is incredible as I’m building an elliptical table top and had planned to figure this jig out on my own. Thanks for saving me time!
By the way, my kids refer to you as the “easy peasy” guy and love those lines in some of your other videos 😆.
Very cool. In geometry class, we learned this type of ellipse construction was based on the "trammel of Archimedes".
And the wee slidy things are called shuttle. I was so pleased to see that someone made the association with Archimedes. I've made smaller versions and kids love to play with them, I do to, they are mesmerizing.
Love the sled idea. Thank you for showing that. Table top came out looking great.
That slab started out looking like something I would make and finished looking like something I wish I could make. Great work cleaning it up and you're right, watching the whole thing work was very satisfying.
You are a master builder, Mate. I love your work. And I love your sense of humor- you pretty well crack me up, thanks!! 😊💙😊💙😊💙😊💙😊💙😊💙😊💙😊💙😊
Pro tip from a pro video guy - when turning from camera shot 1 to camera shot 2, as in your Policy Genius commercial, look down while turning. You’ll notice that all news anchors do this while turning camera angles. It smooths the turn and gives it that pro look!
Omg he put the grain going the same direction on 3 of the 4 pieces! My ocd is high gear right now
I kept thinking - "He's playin', he won't leave it...
This will work great on river tables and pallet wood furniture!
I was legit trying to think the other day how I might make one of these elliptical jigs for the router. Now I know! Thanks for the great tips and the awesome videos! But I don't know why Neil Patrick Harris would send you those 2x4s glued up like that! Such a noob!
Because he knew the final product would be LEGEN.....I hope you're not lactose intolerant.......DARY!!!
Thoroughly enjoy your commentary and your obvious sense of humor! Your woodworking skills are exceptional and I learn from you each time I watch your videos. Keep up the great work and (try?) to enjoy life!! (That'a joke, son!! )
Did you know you can’t buy an elliptical router jig in the uk. Go figure. This is invaluable to me thanks for all the fun tutorials. Watch them constantly
Another beautifully executed video. A nice gentle half hour in your company. Thank you Jason 🌞
Microjig has a router bit and attachments that would allow you to make the elliptical jig out of one piece of plywood. Easy-peasy.
I look forward to each new video, even if they’re not new at all; just to me. I think this is one of the best.
Stars and stones, that's a lot of 2x4 to flatten...
Yer a wizard
I was wondering if the "Hells Bells" was a Dresden Files reference! Looks like another Jim Butcher fan caught it as well!
i spent the last three nights trying to figure out how to make a jig to make elliptical window frames out of big slabs of wood from a tree that was cut in my father in law\s front yard instead of sleeping. thanks for this.
must be a very close friend if he trusts you with 500.000 dollars worth of wood in 2x4.
I love everything you do. I will never do most of it, but I always learn something to use somewhere. You are talented in wood working and in entertaining.
When he finds out CNC routers exist lol
Always love watching the videos and commentary! Cheers
Came here to say the same. XD. Yea, nice to watch these videos, and it gives you rush of "I can do that, challenge accepted." But how many times will you really use it? Is it worth the hassle? If I need an oval shape, I just take it to a CNC cutter. 5 minutes and 5 bucks later i have the perfect oval shape.
Thanks for showing the final product first. Very helpful video.
Making lemonade from lemons. Nice job!
....that's loyalty - i'm loving it.
I really love these videos. It’s starts off with a quest and along the way are all these side missions that add cool shit to your inventory
lovely how wood can be manipulated into any thing with the correct tools and a bit of thought. loved the video please continue
Jason, when I was a kid in the mid-1970s, my grandfather gave me a 5" x 5" piece of black walnut that had the grooves cut into it and the sliding pieces, a 1/8" x 6" x 1" piece of alternatively colored wood with a dowel glued into a hole on one end and on the bottom was a piece of paper the clued to the bottom that said the product was called, "The Do Nothing," I just looked on Etsy and there are a number of shops making something approximating the 1970's version; there's even a "Tremmel of Archamedias," that has pieces moving in and across at 45° angles simultaneously. You looked like you were enjoying the function of the "do nothing machine" so much, I couldn't help but recommend this to you. I recall as a third grader even being mind-numbingly intrigued by the device and no doubt wasted an accumulation of hours and days trying to get those two damned pieces to run into each other. Strangest thing that they never did, ha ha.
Just LOVE the router sled!
My compliments to you: you have a knack for explaining your project with just the right amount of humor to make it quite entertaining. Seriously, you are a master woodcraftsman, IMHO. Thank you for sharing this video.
I first made this jig 15 years ago by copying one from the Trend catalogue. I lent it to a friend to make 30 elliptical card playing tables for a local club. Highly successful so I then made mini version which I have used ever since. It, s easier to make the sliding dovetail on the router table with a suitable bit. Good Video.
Just a tip. I have a 6 socket cord hanging over the center of each of my work tables. Saves me having to grab a cord, jump up on my table and wrap a cord around a ceiling hook. Your way is fine too, however at 75 my table hopping days are long past. Enjoy your videos, thanks and Merry Christmas to you and your family.
After watching your videos it does seem like you would really do that for a friend! Great job I love your work!
What's up? I'm glad you posted this! I wanted to do this and have thinking about doing this in my head but you're way cooler than I am! Lol
You had me laughing because You reminded me of myself only I don't verbalize my thoughts! Loved the video , nice work!
Excellent, Bourbon !! From Toronto , Canada
Love this jig, but if you connect the hold-down screw holes with a slot, you'll have an adjustable oval jig. It's advisable to add a ruler next to the slot for easy setup. Likewise, I'd paint one of the knows and run a line dyed the same color next to the track It is on, just for easier referencing when setting up the adjustable oval jig. Maybe you could explore that upgrade in a future video. I love your workmanship.
You crack me up. I enjoyed watching from start to an outstanding finish.
Both of your descriptions are by far the best instructions on how to make something I’ve ever gotten. For an Ellipsis jig and the router flattening jig! Thanks man, really exceptional!
That is awesome....think I will make a half oval table for my wife. you have my brain thinking now. thank you sir!
Thank’s you’re videos with your humor have help me on something. Well maybe a lot of thing maybe
Much easier than the hand plane/belt sander method I used before seeing this video.
It's called a Router Bridge. I made and used one last Summer. I was making window ledges out of Eucalyptus. The Eucalyptus was roughly cut. With a chain saw. I don't have a thickness planer. It worked out well.
Thanks Jason, for sharing this really good Video. Your patience to detail is going to be very helpful to a person not familiar with cutting ovals.
Bro. Can't believe my Google search took me to you!
Nice peace for a table. I liked it very much!
I did this 20 years ago to make a free standing dressing mirror for my wife. Only difference was a second pass 3” inside the first pass. 3/8” deep with a 3/4” straight bit then through with a 1/4” bit. This made the recess for the mirror glass itself as I cut it out.
It’s almost like you’ve done it before. Very creative jig
Man you do great work, nice to see how the finished product is so nice. Congrats on solving the elliptical shape.
Wow - pure genius and geometry!!!
Lol no wonder houses are so heavy to pickup. You’re a good friend. 👊🏼 Jigs make our lives so much easier. Do you happen to have a favorite router bit if you had this project planned? In a perfect world you’d want one that takes off more material width wise with each pass.
Man awesome job as usual!
My favorite woodworking channel!
got to love a bourbon moth video drop
When glueing up the jig, if you put a layer of tape over the spacers it will leave a couple thou of clearance so you don't have to sand for the final sliders to move freely.
Very nice mathematical construction!
Yo, didn’t expect to see you here
It's gotten "the nothing grinder" as a name on TH-cam, because you can turn it somewhat like a coffee grinder but nothing happens... Mathologer's 2018 version I like best: th-cam.com/video/7Fn-26Jmi5E/w-d-xo.html --- he shows pictures of old ellipse drawing jig as well.
Now we are waiting for wood working projects on your channel ;-)
Nice table saw change in the middle
Thank you so much for the jig design for doing ovals - that will come in handy. It will be intimidating to attempt that first oval table - but that is how I will learn and get better. Thank you Jason.
Bro, that jig was boss level work
Love love love your narration!
I love all the technical terms.
Im headed off the rails on my rail train. Ozzy Bourbonmoth
Nice. Makes me think back of a 80 inch by 40 inch oval table top I made using pretty much the same jig. Not quite as spiffy as yours, but it got the job done. Maybe some day I'll get to use it again....
Who hoo! My slab is full-dimension 2x6 Alaskan Yellow Cedar. It's 8' long and 36" wide. I think I'm gonna do this. Nice job.
Interestingly satisfying to watch the elliptical movement 👌
You're a good friend!
Another great video, very informative, I like the subtle humour. Oh, and maybe call them the major and minor axis, some other people do. Carry on! LOL
A master of lubricant.
i made a router sled out of 2 pieces of angle iron because i don`t have a plainer yet they work pretty good.
Thanks Jason. Always the best!
Hey Moth. Perfection is a state of stagnation.
You calling it a router train is not as annoying as you calling the bit the blade lol love your stuff
Lots of thinking went into making this jig and I was talking a drink of coffee when you said the decapitated Rockler jig almost lost it
This guy is funny as hell😹😹😹😹😹
I love this and I was able a to learn x2💃
A merry-go-round
Brilliantly done👍enjoyed every bit of it.
You're a cool man fella! Love the videos. Support from the UK