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Every project that I start begins with me telling my wife how long it will take to complete as I spend so much time working out the details. It's one of my favorite parts of the process.

You say "craftsperson". My wife calls it "madness". :) Joking aside, problem-solving is one of my favorite things about woodworking. Excellent vid, thanks!

I always insert magnets into jigs made for my Japanese saws. Very useful for accurate cuts.

For someone who recently got into woodworking as a hobby, I don’t feel so bad spending over a month working on one project for a gift for my father. When I see it hanging on his wall I truly appreciate the hard work I put into it. Even if no one else knows how much time and effort was put into it. It is definitely a unique piece of work! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Some of my favorite bedtime thinking is working through the next step in a project so it goes as smoothly as possible. I thought I was the only one.

You take pride in what you do and going the extra steps shows in your work with less frustration and more skills. Thanks for sharing with us James. Stay safe and keep having fun. Fred.

Your statement about a craftsperson putting in the extra time/work for a better result hit me right in the feels. I don't feel like I warrant that description yet, but now I feel a whole lot better about the extra time I spend trying to do things right!

I just cut it carefully by hand staying on my lines, just like my grandfather did. Love your work 👍

I agree 100% James. A well thought out plan always makes for a better outcome in the end of the project. I spend a lot of time making jigs that I may or may not ever use again. It's a big part of the fun of being a woodworker. Great jig BTW.

Loved this video. As a boatbuilder, I thoroughly enjoy the challenges of working accurately with complex shapes. Yes, making jigs for specific tasks in order to get a good fit is one of the most satisfying parts of the craft.

As a teacher I congratulate you on your craftsmanship with wood and way you educate. Thank you!

The creative process is one of my favorite aspects of woodworking, thinking, testing, trying, restarting, what is not to love about it!

One thing I learned about woodworking. It's not about the finish cut, it's about making the jig to make the finish cut.

Your comment about taking the time to figure it out completely reminds me of Norm and his attention to the start-to-finish detail.

James, your tips are without fail very enlightening, and I have incorporated many into my shop. But one of the highlights for me is your eloquence in speaking so clearly. No uhs, retakes, etc, for you use the English language as it was intended. Thank you!

First jig I ever made was to help align holes drilled into both ends of a miter cut to accept dowels to help hold it together. Spent 2 hours making it and 5 minutes using it but the result was spot on. Worth it.

It is often not the results, but the road we take that brings the satisfaction. Not the tools, but the solution. Thanks James. Another quality lesson hidden in wood working tips.

You are a great teacher. We appreciate it if you make a video, covering most of your past presentation, condensed into a half-hour video (i.e. each lesson done in a minute or so, with only pictures and a short explanation). It would be a great collection as your material is all fresh and not known even to the old-timers :)

My favorite tip is the edge guide on top of the fence. I'm going to use that this weekend. Thanks again, James.

“…the end result will be something you can look at with pride rather than something you hope nobody looks too closely at.” Craftsman vs. Hack has never been explained so well. Thanks for so many great lessons. I’m trying to make some of your videos mandatory as ongoing training at our shop!

As always, great advice. I'll probably never need a 48° jig, but still learned some great tips.

I agree! The ability to create custom tool will always take any artist and their art up to the next level regardless of whether their art is painting, pottery, or even woodworking.

Man oh man! I am an inexperienced wood worker and going through a similar problem. It's great that you have done this video. Thanks a bunch Mr Nubs!

Excellent video, James. Never was there a woodworker who learned all there is to know about the craft. This was enlightening. Thanks!

Learning the correct way to "handle a saw" is a work in progress for me. Loved the jig too. Thank you for the great video! 🪚

Hi James. Nice job matey. 63 years of learning under my belt and you are still able to teach this old dog new tricks. Whilst creating A frames for re-roofing an old house, I made a similar jig to the one you displayed. I too had a site table saw that was not large enough to cut the whole way through the jig, but I left the waste wood in place and used the resulting slot as a guide to ensure correct alignment of the saw blade. There was less risk of the saw floating off-line and it made the cutting process much safer by keeping my hands away from the cut. Please carry on the good work my friend. Cheers, Chris

I have learned so much from you over the past several years. Thanks for another very instructional video. I find that the more woodwork I do, the more likely I am to make a jig as a solution to an uncommon challenge.

Absolutely, James... I occasionally get "crap" for "inventing work" by some of the so-called builders around, because I spend a significant chunk of time on more projects than not, just planning it out and thinking, "There's GOT to be a better way to do this." Until I figure out something that will reduce my work-load in the cycle of repetitive pieces... SO I drop everything and sketch out and build the jig, rig, new tool variant, or some other piece of doo-dah... AND then end up "tweaking" a bit to suit me, because almost nothing is right the first time out of the gate. I enjoy the "inventing" part of it, though... That moment when a good idea "dawns" upon me and I'm suddenly excited and inspired and I just have to get that idea to paper and start breathing life into it. It's the best part of any craft. OH sure, I can still "free-hand" my dove-tails and pins... If the scale is appropriate and my saw-benches are right, I can even free-hand most of them quite reliably with a plain old circular saw and paring chisel... I've done it before... and finished a dozen boxes in two days... BUT to "rig up" a completely re-usable dove-tailing jig is also fun and ensures that I can do a hundred boxes with exactly the same tails and pins... or a thousand... or stop doing dove-tails for two years until someone needs a box or a side to replace one of the old ones, and I can just knock one out as if I'd never stopped... The jig sits on a shelf with a "toe-tag" labeling it for use, purpose and metering... Just recently, over winter... my old saw-benches gave up their ghosts... collapsing in the back yard. It's okay, since they WERE some 20 years old and had always been reliable, good weather and foul, mud or no... SO with the early break into sort of a spring, I've been at it... building new... I'm sticking to the old design. There are more convenient benches all over YT, but I like mine with the folding brackets, and a few different "tops" to pick from for a set. A fistful of screws and I can use 2x6's for a little extra height... a short set or long, depending on the size of material, whether I'm hacking out planks or timbers or plywood... I'm just now hacking and chiseling out notches to top the things with 4x4's for a bit of extra material, and I'll make a set of each with a lap-joint in the middle to criss-cross a "convenient as hell" skeletal work-table... AND with the scraps, I'll be chopping out notches to fit over the top-materials for "sacrificial supports", as most of my current supply is "salvage" and so rittled with nails, I'd rather not run a new sawblade through it... BESIDES, these little rising cross-braces also lift the material for the project above the benches simply so I don't have to build any more benches than necessary, and unfasten the legs and brackets, and EVERYTHING folds down conveniently for storage... There's also the added safety of just not driving a circular saw blade (at speed) right through the saw-bench while you work... no needed accessorizing or planning... and any old scraps can be broken down for a new "sacrificial support" in shorter order than any saw bench can be made... I suspect I'll be painting these benches, too... haha... Most don't, as the saw bench has long been it's own "sacrificial" material... BUT I rather like how that last set stood up to time and trials, tossed into truck-beds or box vans, skittered over the various debris when on the road, and then fastened together in a flash to be battered and dragged and borrowed and used for literally EVERYTHING... Only to get home and hose them off a bit, before folding them down and putting them away... ;o)

This is a really great lesson! The differentiation between crafting and hacking applies to almost any human activity. I certainly feel the same way with woodworking, as well as web-development. Thank you!

You make a good point about thinking through your actions before you do them. I don't have much time to spend in my shop, so I spend the time that I'm away from my shops planning out all my steps and trying to think of better ways to approach my tasks

Love that lesson - this was almost zen in it's simplicity and profoundness. Thanks!

I truly enjoyed your insight here. 66 years old and still learning! This is one of the best videos by far that I believe you made and I don't think I ever saw one that I did not care for. At 2:25 and later, I also admire the way you stood to the side and away from the kickback path! Well Done Sir!

That works. I'd be tempted to do the math (which may be rusty, I'm happy to be corrected), and put a shim in a standard mitre box as a temporary jig to add or subtract an extra 3 degrees from the cut while reusing the existing 45° slot. Of course, that depends on the size of your miter box and your ability to securely clamp the temp sacrificial fence piece to the bottom of the miter box. Computing a tangent in this case is pretty easy, and lining up a 5/16" shim at 6 inches will get really close (it's like 2.98°). I'd bet well-used miter slots have more slop error than the difference. Put the workpiece (temp fence) against the side, tilt by sliding in drill bit in at the 6 inch mark, clamp to the bottom, remove the bit and cut. Yes, it's again a "close enough", but I think it really is close enough for hobby purposes. Just double check the angle is the correct one (not the complementary one) before you cut it. And the drill bit can be reused later. :)

I used a jig very like this to cut a precise angle into an installed banister to turn it into a continuous banister. Long story short it worked great and got me a great angle that I was easily able to replicate to extend (aka board stretch) the complicated banister profile. That joint once dowels were installed was only off less than 1/16 of an inch which was more than enough veneer to blend into the next piece. Yes I used a Japanese pull saw and they are great. Thank You Stumpy Nubs for posting this jig.

Thanks for sharing! I recently cleaned up my scrap wood pile and came across about a dozen of these jigs that I had made for different projects over the years! Glad to see I'm not alone! LoL Take Care!

Really appreciate the philosophy behind why we take our time to create a quality product.

Brilliant, James! Thanks a lot for all the tips! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

That poem at that end was nice and square. Great video James! I'm working through an issue right now and this sparked some ideas and helped me to think differently about the problem. Thanks!

Great video, simple but yet informative. Sometimes the simple solution is the hardest thing to see. 👍🏼

That's going to come in handy! I sure wish I was better at thinking outside the box like that. Thanks for sharing and for the education.

Excellent video James. I spend a lot of time just thinking about things. Anything that makes a job safer and more accurate is worth the time.

Jig making is still my favourite part of woodworking. Having a problem to solve is what spurs creativity & weird lateral thinking, and for that reason I routinely create problems for myself. That's my excuse & I'm sticking with it.

Awesome example, and superb wisdom. Thank you for this opportunity to learn.

Great video, as usual! That large T-square at the end! I - MUST - HAVE!

Bravo. I love the message and the delivery. Thanks for being awesome 🫶🏻🇨🇦

Being creative in problem solving makes one feel good when a project is done. Good video

Thanks for the insight and thumbs up for safety! I truly enjoy your videos, James. :)

Always enjoy your videos!

Even if I was dealing with an important emergency, and Stumpy dropped another great video, the emergency would have to wait!!! What a great woodworking mind he is!!!

James, thank you so very much! You are AWESOME! And I appreciate the advice and the video !!!

Thanks for the lesson James.

Great information. Thanks, James.

An example and explanation that has value on many levels, ty

Great video 👍 Love where you said a craftsperson will take the time to make a jig to do the task right ❤️

Great Jig and thanks for the tool list!

This is a brilliant solution. Taking the time to construct well made jigs does take time but improves accuracy and sefety. I really take my time thinking of solutions before I just go and do something half-assed and unsafe. Thanks for the videos

I absolutely love the fact that you love what you do, and more importantly, that you want to do it right, perfect if possible. That is something I learned from my grandfather when I worked with him in his shop as a teenager. I'm glad I had a person like that in my life to help me learn... (this might sound funny) how to work. Not just the mechanics of the job, but the pride you can take in doing something the right way. Thanks for spreading the information.

Fantastic solution. Thank you for sharing.

So many lessons learned here......thank you for sharing.

Such an amazing way to solve the problem - this is what makes woodworking so enjoyable to me -the creative solutions. Great commercial at the end! You’re the Dr. Seuss of woodworking tool sales 😉.

My wife got me a Japanese hand saw for my birthday. No looking back! Haven't used my old western wood saw since. Get one, they're great!

Always great information and demonstration….THX

@Stumpy Nubs wins KZfaq with this gem: "The hack just wants to get the job done. Their mantra is 'good enough.'...But good enough here and good enough there can quickly add to 'not good enough' by the time the whole project is complete." Speaking for all of us lifetime hacks, you just taught us a huge lesson. Thank you!

What a great narrative about hack vs craftsman! Kudos!

Wow! Mr. Nubbs, my hat's off to you sir. More & more I hear of channels becoming to "uppity" or uncaring of their viewers wants or needs. Here though; yet again I might add, you go above and beyond in the subject at hand. Many thanks to you.

Always appreciate your insights and videos thanks again so much!

I absolutely love this video. I have a confession; I love to solve problems. That's one of the many reasons I love woodworking. Thank you for all your wonderful videos. 👍💖👍

I’ve never made the jigs, just gave it my best shot without what I considered too much effort. This video cleared up that error in my thinking, thanks.

I like your comments on the ethos of a craftsman

Thoughtful definition of the true craftsman. It is good to pull back like this occasionally.

Another Thumbs up for you James. I have some home made, better yet, a me made jigs in my shop. sometimes you just have to make them. Carry on, wood workers love your input.

Great videos James. Thanks for sharing 🌞

Great lesson Inspiring teacher 🙏

Excellent video. Thanks.

Great idea. Also if the jig is kept it might be used again or modified to a different angle. Love the suggestions you give us viewers.

So many great tips. Thank you James. 😊

I have always said, the amount of effort you put into the front end of a project will pay you back in the finished product. It is always worth the effort.

I thoroughly enjoy your videos. You have such a good teaching voice and that can make a big difference in making your points of interest

Listening to this video is like a relaxing meditation exercise. Great idea and mental health at the same time!

Great video with a lots of lessons. My neighbor calls me a jigman. I am always find myself spending more time building a jig than the actual project. Your video assured me that my approach may not be completely wrong after all. Thanks.

Thank you been watching for a while. You are a great resource. Keep up the good work

Always great information. THANKS.

Great idea and lesson learned.

Yes, yes, yes. Think. Use what you have in your shop. And in your mind. This was an excellent video.

Thank you James!

Great video James always well explained 😁😁🤘🤘

I like to think of the last thing first. And then work the situation out backwards. Helps me come up with good ideas. Thanks for the video

Perfectionists, I think many can connect with that way of thinking, I know I can. It’s taken me a month to make one end grain butcher block out of walnut, but each time I complete a stage, the effort shows more and more.

Yet another great video, thanks

Agree, plan ahead. I have found the projects I ponder over, ultimately come out better.

Pre planning, forethought and ingenuity saves time later on in a project!

Well said advice to encourage us to be better woodworkers.

always sound practical advise much appreciated

Excellent! I made a similar jig to cut and end join a 4 by 4 post that was cemented into the ground because the post was a few inches too short for the railing. I used a pull saw just like you did and sanded the end with a hard sanding block. The joint came out perfectly flat. I glued a new piece onto the end using pre-piloted 6” long screws and washers to pull it in place. After the glue set, I backed out the screws and drilled/glued-in 1/2” oak dowels.

Well done, sensei!

This is why I subscribed to you my friend...Thanks

Not too long ago I've spent 2 or 3 days with fiddling, tinkering and testing to get a jig that allows absolutely accurate plunging a row of holes with a router into plywood that I used to make height-adjustable desks with. I tried drinking them before, but the design left no room for any slop - so I had to come up with a jig that ensures perfect quality. Was totally worth the effort, and it is reusable if I ever have to make more of these.

I got a good chuckle out of your ad at the end! Well done! When growing up, my girlfriends always told me I was too square... hmmm

Awesome Idea!