CHEAP and EASY three-Minute finger/box joint jig 

Well I've not seen both sides cut at the same time like that before. That's a good tip all by itself!

If you take the first piece after making the first cut and flip it, then place that cut over the wood strip, you can push your second piece up against the first to get the perfect distance for the initial cut in the second piece. Be sure to remove the first piece before making the cut to avoid grazing the edge. Then flip the first piece back over and continue with both pieces.

I really appreciate that you cut the intersecting sides at the same time. Harder to mess them up but I expect I can find a way.

I have nothing to say really, but I appreciate your content, and wish to help with the yt-algorithms

Mind. Blown. Genius to line up both pieces for each cut. Woohoo!

I'd just like to make a comment about Ridge Carbide. On Stumpys recommendation I bought a blade from them. I had a mental malfunction filling out my address and completely missed the drop down box for what state I live in. By default it went with the first selection which if I remember right was District of Columbia. Half an hour later I got a phone call from them trying to straighten out my address. That is excellent customer service. They were literally working on my order within half an hour of me ordering and called just to verify and correct my mistake. The blade did arrive very quickly and is beyond comparison from the factory blade I was using. I feel like a doctor who was using a butter knife and is now using a precision scalpel. The difference between the two blades is astounding. Thank you Stumpy for the excellent videos and advice.

Thank you soooooo much. One for helping to make a simple jig, and two save me money. I’m retired but I love making sawdust reducing big pieces to small pieces

It may be possible to mess up the second cut (the first on the second board) by misaligning it. If we place use the first board on the jigg by placing the small side toward the blade, the blade should cut just past the first board. We can then place the second board next to the first ont to make a parfect second cut. I hope that I was clear, English is not my first language.

“Hey, how do I do X task?” “I don’t know, Stumpy Nubs probably has a video on it.” Thanks for all you do.

I was looking for a quick and simple box-joint jig for a project. This is it. Knew I could count on you. Thanks!!

Thanks, I like cutting both sides of the joint at once. Efficient and accurate. I prefer a table saw for finger joints. I have trouble with tear-out on the router table.

Well, now I know what I'm doing in the shop this weekend, thanks James!

Great video, particularly as I am a huge fan of saving money & simplicity. This idea gets 5-stars on both. Thank you!

Been racking my brain about whether to spend the $$'s on a jig for some joints I want to do on a sewing box for my wife. This looks like it will do the job for this newby and make me a rock (or maybe wood) star! Thanks!

That was probably the best explanation on a simple box joint jig I've seen, thanks.

I have just watched about 5 of these types of videos. There are some entertaining videos out there, but this was by far the most useful and managed to say everything the other videos did plus more (why doesn't everyone cut both sides at once?) in much less time. Thanks!

Really concise finger joint how to and the sled/jig is easy to make too - thanks for sharing!

Pretty simple I like that and I never thought of cutting both pieces at the same time you learn something everyday thank you

Fair dinkum simple explanations - you are a joy to watch. I’m always a little disappointed when I get up in the morning sit down to eat my breakfast and you haven’t posted a new video 😆Thanks for efforts.

Thank you Stumpy Nubs. :) I can attest that this jig works great every time. Anyone can make and use this jig with success.

I like the way you cut both pieces together. Very helpful time saver tip.

James, you could make this jig out of anodized aluminum and sell it for $79.99. Simple and does exactly what it should. Very nice!

James, I've got to say that I absolutely love your videos in which you teach your audience how to build jigs. I spent a significant portion of my professional life in the teaching and mentoring field and you definitely have the gift. Keep it up amd I sincerely hope to see more full length, step-by-step instructional videos from you. Have a cold one my friend. You've earned it. P.S.: I'm still waiting on that jig to pick up one's dropped wallet. Not only am I still staring at my wallet on my shop floor, but I need all the help I can get to impress the ladies.

thank you you make it look so easy i have been meaning to make a couple of these now that I have time, retired now

A great little hard working jig!! Exactly like one that norm Abram put in a jigs and tablesaw video several years ago. I believe it was called table saw jigs 101 great job James !!!!!

I have never thought of stacking the two pieces to cut the at the same time. Great tip.

I've watched a dozen videos on this exact method, but yours (as usual) is the most straight forward and easy to put into practice. Thank you!

Excellent. I learned and still have my fingers 👍

dont have a dado stack yet. didnt even think about using my router table. Thanks for the info. Love your videos as well!

Stumpy Thank you! I'm making a photo shooting table and want to build my own props for raising or lowering subjects. you just solved my problem.

Can't wait to try this excellent method out tomorrow

Just getting back into wood working for the first time in about 30 years, nice to know there are some people who I could beat up for some info getting back into the game.

@Stumpy Nubs. Thanks James. A simple jig that I can make and with the money I saved buy some other good woodworking tools. Hope you, your staff, and your familes stay safe and well.

Cutting both at once is inspired genius! Thank you

I’m gonna give this a shot. I’ve always loved the old school look of these finger joints, excellent video thank you👍

Awesome, super easy! Also I can vouch for Ridge Carbide, their plywood/melamine blade is amazing! You would think I have a scoring blade with how clean cuts on melamine are.

Thickness Of Wood: i was so focused on making the jig i realized later that yes i can create the jig for diff size joints (1/4” in this video…1/2” for me) but the depth of cut has to match the thickness of the wood you’re using. in my situation i wanted 1/2” joints on 3/4” wood so i adjusted my depth of cut to 3/4” and it worked perfect 🤙🏽😊

Your videos are always so helpful. Thank you for explaining everything in detail and demonstrating as you go. Not to mention your videos are free from the useless rambling I find on all the other videos where people talk about this, that and the other unrelated to the topic.

Finally a simple and effective way for trouble free box joints.

This really is the easiest box joint jig I've seen!

I love how quick and simple this is. And cutting both boards at once saves time and improves accuracy. Thanks Stumpy Nubs! You nailed it again!

Best explanation and BEST example of this type of jig I have found on RU-vid! THANK YOU.

Really cool. Question, could you have just turned the first piece over and slid it on the index key. Then butted the second piece to it, to get your starter cuts? Would seem to take the guess work out of cutting the second piece correctly.

Excellent tutorial, thank you for sharing. I found this video, like all your others, to be very informative and insightful, yet simple to follow and build your yourself.

I am really impressed. Both cheap and easy way to make something pretty cool.

Love your videos and instructions. TY for making my new hobby "Woodworking" fun. Retired and golfing in the morning and woodworking in the afternoons. And of course Poker at night. Life is good.

Great! Thank you! The easiest and most unbeatable solution for those who need it fast and cheap.

Amazing! I've been wanting to do these joints, but I don't have the proper tools, well I thought I didn't have them, this is so simple that even I will be able to make it. Thanks!

I've honestly never seen it explained that easily and clearly👍

This is why I've been a fan of Stumpy for years! Simple, fast and good!

This video was great very helpful tips. I'm new to woodworking and have just started a channel so newbies can learn together, I have just finished a project with bow tie inlay all done by hand, can not wait to grow my knowledge 😀

Tons of videos. Yours is the simplest and easiest to understand. Thank you.

Simply brilliant and easy to follow.....kudos on a job well done.

Great video. The only one I have seen that makes sense in cutting both joining pieces at the same time

For the first cut on the second piece you can use the finger you cut on the first piece as a spacer by flipping the first piece around. That’s how the directions of the Incra I-box say to do it

This is great! No tricky measurements, just using material as the measure.

FANTASTIC! Thanks...worked like a charm!

Now, that IS a neat trick! Well done, Jim.

Quick and simple: used this a technique a bunch. Thank you for sharing. One suggestion: Be careful to not make the grove in your backer board higher than the final cuts. You need that backer to support the wood or it will tearout (horrible if using plywood). Better to be a little short and sneak up on it until you get the fit you want than over cut and back down.

Succinct, Impactful, Positively Perfect Post on Topic. Thank You! (Added to Favorites)

Your timing is amazing! Was just talking with friend on making some box joints and how to do it! Awesome!

Used to have (past tense) a RYOBI Router table, which is how I was introduced to Migraine Headaches. I decided to build a table of my own, to my.....er...your specs. Things are going swimmingly. Thanks so much for all you do !!!!😊😊😊😊😊

I’ve been knocking my head against anything I could find in my shop trying to come up with a box joint jig I saw on RU-vid. Already tried two different setups that just didn’t get me where I wanted to be - done! So this afternoon I hit search on RU-vid and lo and behold, Your video was amount many offerings. Having copied many of your examples, watched your version. Wow, I’ve been trying to reinvent the wheel here! Thank you so much for bailing me out once again.

Had smoke coming out of my ears wanting to do this with my router table and in two seconds you reminded my why it’s obviously easy. Thank you!

I've seen some awesome tips and tools here over the years and you've outdone yourself with this one. Thanks a million, and that's almost literally. Because I certainly couldn't afford to purchase one this versatile.

I love the video. Quick and effective solution. Several other videos I've watched are way more complicated. Shouldn't the height of the bit/blade be determined by the thickness of the material? If I'm using a 3/8 bit and cutting 1/2 inch thick material the fingers of the joint will be too short if I only raise the cutter to the height of the width of the bit. Unless you're talking about doing it in multiple passes only cutting the equal amount of material as the blade/bit is thick with each pass until reaching the proper depth for thicker material. (I hope I explained that coherently enough.)

Simple and awesome! Two at the same time, cool. I appreciate you guys. -Rick, USMC

Wow That was awesome Thanks for That am Just starting wood 🪵 working diy and I love it but a lot To learn I see a lot of your work 👍🏽 Thanks again

I won't lie I am a beekeeper wanting to save money but I was afraid to watch a woodworking video by someone named "stumpy nubs" 😅

Excellent video. Cutting both pieces at the same time. Genius duh!Thanks.

Great tip. I believe that was the best explained way to set that up that I've heard👍

Thank you very much. This simple jig will save me a lot of time.

wonderful video -- got to try this when I'm in my shop next... I see a lot of small screw holding boxes and drawers in my future!

Will be doing this tonight! Thanks

This video is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you. (power of the internet!)

I’m using a router table to cut my finger joints and after having mediocre results from other sled type jigs I decided to give this method a try, and frankly, I got better results using this much simpler setup. I think that next I’ll give it a go on the table saw and see how it goes.

2 years ago! LOL, you get the prize for the easiest jig and method. I get the dunce cap for taking so long to find your channel.

Ganging adjacent pieces with the as-built offset is something I haven't tried before (I've been ganging the opposite box side). Will try this tonight

Excellent! I have been needing to make some box joints and looking at other tutorials as well. Yours is simple, easy to follow and concise. Always enjoy your content even if it goes over my head or beyond my skillset.

This is a great tip. I've been doing this for 40 years.

I’ll be making this today. I’ve been cutting box joints with a similar jig using my router table. I find that the wood sometimes tends to shift/twist slightly when the bit makes contact even though I have the workpiece clamped and I hold it tightly. I’m hoping the table saw method will eliminate that. Update: made the jig. Easy to do. I still get a slight twist of the workpiece as it hits the dado stack, but it’s far less than on my router. Using a trigger clamp mitigates that, whereas with the router that’s not quite sufficient. Fit was quite good. Setup of the while thing is far easier on my table saw that on my router. In fairness, I don’t have a router lift, so fine tuning the height adjustment is fiddly. So, we know what that means…need a better router table and a nice lift. 😅

Great tip. Even for making a number of box joints this should work. Just goes to show you, you don’t necessarily have to have everything expensive to do some work.

I was thinking of doing finger/box joints this weekend. Perfect timing, and great video!

As always - love the content and the delivery

Just wasted frustrated days doing other fg methods and failed! Just did you "cut both boards at once" trick and it worked perfectly the first time! Thanks Stumpy, my wife is happy now as well!

Thank you for demonstrating the most simple way to cut box joints. Practically foolproof -- I'm sure I can come up with some way to screw it up!

This is such a great video, can’t wait to try this!

Common sense. To the point. Ruthlessly practical. ANYONE can make a 25 minute video of more complex techniques- honing things down like this, however, is elegant.

Them blades look great

Thank you, ill need to adapt this to a router table but it looks like the perfect solution for some bee hive supers and deeps. Thanks!

Really love your videos, concise and easy to follow.

Yes! It works great. Great video, thanks for sharing. 👍🙂

Hi James, This has to be the best and simplest finger joint jig I have ever seen. I have neve seen anyone put both pieces together to cut the joints. Fantastic video. Take care. Cheers, Huw

Cool Video, That is exactly the jig I use most. In Germany we like it simple to Save time dir a cold ohne (Pils) Stay healthy

You are simply amazing great info and how to apsalutly amazing may God Almighty continue to bless and take care of you.🙏👍👍👍👍

Thanks James, so simple and works great !! 👍👍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

I had never seen this method before and came up with exact same setup to make a dentil mounding. Only difference was the offset was 3/4” to yield a 3/4” x 3/4” dentil.

Thanks for the video! I love the idea of cutting two sides at a time!

Great tip, dude! Thanks a lot! 😊 Too bad those stack blades are really hard to find here in Brazil. 😬 Anyway, stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

sei molto bravo a spiegare la lavorazione del legno. complimenti