Jigs and Fixtures - Page 10 of 15

Building a Custom Box Newel
A hollow post made of mitered panels is easily detailed with stock moldings.
Block-cutting guide
The homemade device shown here is one of those gadgets that makes me wonder the proverbial, "Why didn't I think of that?" Designed by Andrew Kerley, the tool is a triangle…
Installing Synthetic Crown Molding
You can't cope polyurethane molding, but a template, a simple jig and a little bit of luck make it possible to preassemble perfect miter joints.
Stud-cutting bench
We had a job recently that required thousands of studs, trimmers, sills, cripples and nonstructural headers. A lot of these parts were identical lengths, so we decided to rig up a…
Installing Handrails Made From Stock Parts
A full-scale drawing and some shop-built jigs can ease the assembly of expensive stair parts.
A quick clamp for wedge-shaped workpieces
Faced with drilling and countersinking holes in 25 wedge-shaped wooden pegs, I assembled a sturdy, adjustable vise from two wood scraps and three screws in one minute. As shown in…
A Different Approach to Rafter Layout
Measuring along the bottom of the rafters and using a site-built jig simplify the process.
Building Finish Stairs
With a housed stringer on one side and an open, mitered stringer on the other, these stairs look harder to build than they are.
Decorative beam ends with a router
Cutting a profile in the exposed ends of rafters and beams is a nice custom touch, but it can also be tedious and time-consuming. When a job came up cutting…
A Door Hanger’s Jigs
A door specialist reveals a few shop-made accessories that make the job faster and easier.

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