This is excellent! What wood should be used, to minimise warping? TIA
@SteveMaskeryКүн бұрын
Any straight-grained wood would do. Mine are just good softwood, but you could use ash, maple or cherry for a super-duper job.
@SM-gp2xh9 күн бұрын
Nice design.
@amosluyk9 күн бұрын
Thanks for posting :) I will buy the plans, as I really want an accurate fence right now. I really appreciate your teaching style, freindly, open, humorous and clear. Top stuff :)
@akebaharper593112 күн бұрын
@Steve Maskery can you please explained more about the bevel angle in relation to the cutterhead on thickness planer
@stevemaskery994012 күн бұрын
I'll do my best. Think of an ordinary bench plane. Normally we grind the blade at 25 degrees and then hone it at 30. But the cutting angle is determined by the frog, which is 45 degrees. That is the cutting angle, and even if we hone a bit off 30, say 29 or 31 degrees, it really doesn't matter very much because the cutting angle remains fixed at 45 degrees, that 30 degree bevel is only for providing clearance behind the cut. It's the same on the P/T. The knife is presented to the wood at the angle determined by the cutter block, the bevel just provides clearance behind the cut. HTH
@wjpshaw16 күн бұрын
01:14 "It doesn't matter, as long as we understand each other" is exactly the aphorism we need.
@user-lj1jo8gr8v17 күн бұрын
I built this jig and have now used it to make two different sized box joints. It really takes some patience to get the setup right but as you say, once it's setup correctly, you're done. I absolutely love it. Thank you Steve for sharing your wisdom.
@SteveMaskery16 күн бұрын
@@user-lj1jo8gr8v Great to hear!
@philipac2gmail23 күн бұрын
"Multiplying numbers by 10 is very easy, so that's why I am working in inches". Please repeat that slowly........... Then google "metric system", there's a whole world out there, lol.
@pauljarine24 күн бұрын
Your workshop looks cool.
@user-ew6zw3ij5z24 күн бұрын
Thanks for this video Steve, not just for the great jig but I think it’s actually really helpful to be reminded that even somebody who’s obviously extremely competent and experienced can have an accident on a table saw, I’ve been a carpenter for 30 odd years and I have a very healthy respect for table saws, you can get caught out so quickly even after thinking you’ve covered all the angles. Thank you for leaving that part in and not editing it out, lots of respect for that👍
@douglasfeilen434412 күн бұрын
Excellent video Steve 😊. Best that I've seen on the subject.
@Hereford164228 күн бұрын
When woodworkers do 'precision'. Seriously, I do like it. But ...
@OllyParryJones28 күн бұрын
I admire your repair job, Steve, instead of making it all again. I've been in a similar situation in workplaces... Make something just like this, show them the importance of it being adjustable and how to... They forget, notice their error in the beginning of the cut and... Continue to complete the disaster. 🙃
@AdamFahnАй бұрын
You've ended up with a better product as you can swap the ends for whatever angle cut you are making.
@MCsCreationsАй бұрын
Pretty nice work, Steve! 😃 Well, I only hope the guy had to listen to some... lessons! 😬 Anyway, stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
@Woodgate425Ай бұрын
Great fix there Steve and yes, l certainly wouldn’t have been happy either 🤬!
@bobminchinАй бұрын
Elegant solution to a frustrating situation Steve
@SteveMaskeryАй бұрын
Thank you Bob. I hope the world is well with you.
@len4338Ай бұрын
Knowing how much work you had put into making that fence even makes me upset at your builder. It's admirable though how you were willing to find a positive end result. It is still a very respectable example of a reliable work fence, one that you couldn't find out of the box. Kudos to you 👏
@martinlouden9005Ай бұрын
Sounds as though your 'builder' waers a Stetsun and arrived on a horse!?
@Dustins_WoodworkingАй бұрын
What did you do before when you needed to make an angled cut on a long board?
@SteveMaskeryАй бұрын
Usually arranged it so that I swung the blade to the right, but if I had to do it left-handed I removed the auxilliary fence first.
@alland1241Ай бұрын
Have you sacked your builder yet ? the guy sounds like a big problem just waiting to happen
@SteveMaskeryАй бұрын
Yes I have, I have found someone else to finish the job. The trouble is that France shuts down for the whole of the summer, so it will still be a few weeks before it is done. Then I go on hols and before we know it the leaves will be falling...
@bradleytuckwell4881Ай бұрын
Beautifully done
@user-ys9lk4tg7zАй бұрын
Steve - you really need to use extraction with your domino. The amount of eccentric movement in the machine means it needs to be extracted otherwise it could wear out early or worse fail.
@SteveMaskeryАй бұрын
You are absolutely right, and I usually do. But my shopvac was in use elsewhere and I am getting lazy in my old age. But yes I should do so every time.
@bradleytuckwell4881Ай бұрын
You have a better tolerance than me but I’m glad you took the high road
@chipperkeithmgbАй бұрын
Good advice don’t let sons borrow either 😂
@thedubwhisperer2157Ай бұрын
Fantastic idea. I would want to extend the depth of the 'point' to touch the workpiece, thus avoiding parallax errors due to my poor sight!
@stevemaskery3568Ай бұрын
You are right to identify the risk! That is why I stress the importance of keeping the board thin.. And I fully understand the eyesight issue - 2 years ago I was blind in one eye, now it is better than the other. Yay! The NHS, with all its faults, is fantastic.
@thedubwhisperer2157Ай бұрын
@@stevemaskery3568 Agreed - I am glad you had a positive outcome, my friend.
@shelbyfrench512Ай бұрын
I have looked a bunch of tapered leg jig ideas but this one is the simplest, best and most useful one I have seen. i just made it and use it and it was fantastic. Thanks.
@SteveMaskeryАй бұрын
Glad to have helped. Sometimes simple is best, eh? :)
@georgioacronimakis8434Ай бұрын
You don't have good angle view of the camera
@SilverBack.Ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing this really helpful information, Keep up the fantastic videos
@PennsPensАй бұрын
Funny, he uses a phone to calculate the angle block length, when he could easily download one of the many very acurate angle apps to prove angles... without mucking about the hassle of having to hand planning tiny blocks to length or to use any sine bar laying about. Stop yibber yapping to ya phone and get up with the times - old school techniques left earth a couple decades ago.
@stevemaskery9940Ай бұрын
You are very rude indeed. You miss the point entirely. If you don't like it, just move on.
@user-on9rk5xr1pАй бұрын
Maskery is a wise wolf who hunts with intelligence, then regurgitates for foreign wolves. Mixed metaphors aside, this is as rare as hen's teeth. I wish more knowledgeable people would share with such generosity of heart.
@stevemaskery9940Ай бұрын
Thank you very much indeed.
@philipmccann2358Ай бұрын
How do you know where to position the “blunt end” If you can put it anywhere, the angles could change depending when you place it !
@stevemaskery9940Ай бұрын
No, that's not right, the angle is always the correct angle. I'm afraid you misunderstand. Watch it again :)
@Patrick-en2rvАй бұрын
Steve, you're a GREAT teacher! Thanks! 🏆
@fokkerd3red618Ай бұрын
First thing i noticed watching your video, is how much you sound like Michael Caine the actor. I wasn't 20 seconds into your video and your voice was the first thing that hit me.
@taoisttiger4702Ай бұрын
Very cool!
@barrycuth3536Ай бұрын
I do like your multiple jig inserts and one sliding table! I have seen a lot of similar videos cutting the slots on one side of the joint and then cutting the second piece. However, another video cut the first slot in one piece then located the edge and allowed the matching slot in the second piece to be cut. The two pieces were then fitted over the pin and "glued" with double sided tape. The remaining slots in both pieces were then cut at the same time. I feel that this would have a better chance of ensuring that the pitches match perfectly. Would this remove (or reduce) any errors in a "creeping pitch"?
@stevemaskery9940Ай бұрын
It might possibly make the operation very slightly faster, but it would be marginal. And if you have "creeping pitch" then there must be some sort of inaccuracy in the jig, or in the way it is being operated. I've had and used this jig for several years now and have never had such problems, so I'm happy to leave it as it is. The only time I've had a (very small) problem was after the jig had been in a damp environment for a couple of years. The dimensions of the peg increased by a fraction, making location a tad stiff, but a few minutes recalibrating it sorted that out.
@freqeistАй бұрын
Nice work shop
@TheRealMagisDАй бұрын
Bandsaw and blue tape, much safer to trim cosmetic peices ... Same with drilling you use the offcut as supports
@MotsoMoshuoАй бұрын
EW is this a coffin 😂😂😂😂😂
@stevemaskery9940Ай бұрын
No, it's a casket.
@richardslater677Ай бұрын
Very interesting thanks.
@steliosstavrinides3502Ай бұрын
Excellent like all others before. Just one thing Steve, when you make videos like this do not use the blade guard for the viewers to be able to see the cut as is made, everybody does that for video purposes only, you should though give verbal emphasis of-course that the blade guard should be always be used.
@Cmxx1vАй бұрын
Over the last 20 or so years I’ve purchased at least two different types of sharpening jigs that I’ve not been really happy with. This one that you’ve made is annoying in its simplicity. Wish I’d thought of it $200 ago. Love it! Great idea! Great design! Thanks
@KarlBretz-sp5ni2 ай бұрын
This would drive me nuts either you have the skills and the eye or waste time
@RagingmarmotАй бұрын
Just another skill to keep in the back of your mind....you never know.
@peterszutu5552 ай бұрын
I use a 4” PVC elbow cut to surround the lower tracking rollers and connected to my 4” diameter dust collector. With the large volume of air getting sucked down I hardly get any dust on the table top. Basically I doubled the volume of air sucking the dust close to the actual generator of dust.
@vjay72 ай бұрын
Great video Mr. Steve. Can't wait to build a fence for my old American Crafstman table saw!
@thomashverring94842 ай бұрын
That's brilliant!
@thomashverring94842 ай бұрын
Great video! Just what I needed! Subscribed :^)
@thomashverring94842 ай бұрын
I have a very old one that keeps going for ages after the power is off. I have a felt wheel on one side and made a stop block with some felt that I press against it to stop it. Works perfectly!
@MCsCreations2 ай бұрын
Stunning, Steve! Truly amazing work! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
@MCsCreations2 ай бұрын
I'm just starting to watch, Steve... But I have to say, I'm probably going to build one for myself! 😂 (It's been too long since I painted anything... I need to change it!)
@danlopretto72222 ай бұрын
Lovely project, Steve. An heirloom tote for many generations to take on adventures to paint the French countryside 😊
@SteveMaskery2 ай бұрын
Thank you very much. I sincerely hope so.
@nasarazam2 ай бұрын
When lowering the board, your hand is so close to the router bit. Is there any other technique which is more safer? Also, it you are doing this with very hardwood lick Hichory or Jatoba, is there a chance of kick back when you are lower on to the blade?
@SteveMaskery2 ай бұрын
You are right to realise that this is a potentially risky technique. But the risks are minimised by two very important factors. 1. Take VERY shallow cuts, just 1 or 2 millimeters at a time. Yes, that makes it time-consuming. 2. Make sure that the two stop boards are well clamped. The one nearest me is the most critical. But together the two give me a very controlled cut.