Single Blade Box (Finger) Joint Jig Follow Up - TheWoodfather 

Thanks for the videos and especially the design. I made one but had trouble finding the right sized pin, I even went down to my local hardware store and rummaged through all his drill bits without finding the right size, so I filed a piece of aluminium and now it works fine. Not sure if or how to post photos on here so will email a couple to you.

I have just learnt a very valuable Lesson. I made your jig,,Then spent the next 4 hours trying to figure out what was wrong,joints were all over the place,some tight others loose,it didn't make sense,I had used the same 10mm ply for the Finers on the top rail.. Finaly got round to measuering my locked in fingers,,they must have been off 2 different boards.?.The varied as much as 10 thousanths of an inch,I had loaded them mixed up,unknown to me.. Just shows as the old saying on use one Ruler on a project also only use one piece of Ply to make these type of joints,,Ahh Well..lol.

Hello again.....been thinking about the dovetail version of this......have a look at this...(although it's really interesting go straight to 5:42).....I'll leave the rest to you!!! 😀 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-mMDNgFqyBLo.html

THANK YOU - I just took a break form working in my shop starting to make a 'traditional' box joint jig. Sat down and your video came up on my PINTREST. This is a much greater plan; easier, faster and gives flexibility on the various sizes without the hassle of making a lot of set-up changes. Keep the NEW IDEAS coming. Again, thanks from North Carolina!

Mario, thank you for the plans . I made the jig last night and used 9mm ply blocks 1" X 1.5" as the box spacers. And this eve i made my first box using the jig, and the fit was great. The only change i made was to fit a captive blot in the end and secured the box spacers with some 10mm threaded bar screwed in and a piece of alloy angle to hold them in along the jig. Thank you once again.

FYI your still getting new subscribers because of this great jig. do you still do the arcade stuff?

Very simple and I love the accuracy. Will definitely build one

Mario, Thank you for sharing your jig design. I built a homemade table saw using a skill saw so I do not have a stacked Dado blade. Your design is perfect for my needs and I just completed your jig using scrap wood. The only mod I added was to include a bolt on the left side as you describe to lock the spacers in place. I created 3/4 in and 1/2 in spacers.

All of my woodworks I am making with woodprix. Google and try it.

Thanks for the follow-up. This is a neat technique. I think I like the look of it with all of them the same size, but I could see some applications where this would look cool too.

Great job Mario ! I'm actually making mine. What kind of blade would you recommend ? I mean : how many teeth should have the blade ? Thanks in advance for your response. Stephan from Belgium

Hi Mario, greetings from Zagreb, Croatia :) I've been looking for months to find appropriate and affordable jig but till today with no success, almost every one of those required dado blades and like you I didn't want to spend almost 200$. Finally your excellent design, so simple yet so efficient, inspired me to start making one of my own, as soon as this annoying flu leaves my body. Once again many thanks for sharing this ingenious plan and videos. As soon as I finish my jig will send some pictures to you, but please keep in mind that my woodworking experience is just a couple of months old ;) Looking forward for more ideas and projects from you, Best regards, Dario

Hi Mario This is just great I'm excited great thing

very good follow up, thanks.

Dado stacks are not technically illegal over here, but it IS mandated by the EU that the blade on a saw must stop in something like 5 seconds. With the extra mass of a dado stack, this needs a big brake which is subject to wear. It also stops the blade with such force that there is the danger of the nut coming loose from this large change in inertia. As a result of all of this, manufacturers take the easy option and only allow a single blade to fit on the arbour, so their brake can be much weaker. I have seen Dado stacks for sale here in the UK, but finding a saw for them to fit on is the hard part! P.S. Great design and plans... I'm building it in the next few days. Muchos gracias!

where do you get the buttons and the rest of the hardware

that is the best and easiest single blade box joint jig i have seen on the net thank you for the free plans i will have a go at building it as soon as the weather gets a bit better

I am trying to build this jig. I like it a lot. Being tremendously slowed down by all the rain we are having here in Texas. I don't have a workshop so have to work outside. I want to build bee hives using 12 inch stock. Will this jig work for the wider stock, or should the jig be built wider? I am also unsure how you place the pin? Thanks

a longer base would stop you needing a piece of mdf or a ruler to stop it dragging ..... ie have the whole jig set halfway down the base

great followup Mario, enjoyed it very much

Mate, you just answered a question I was going to ask. That is going to be my next project for sure. Thanks for being so generous with the plans, Stewie, Bunbury, South West WA.

will build tomorrow. when i first saw this i thought this was overkill but after trying other things i reviewed it and i like it. i have on no miter slot on saw but i can use fences and clamps .

any chance you could adapt this to do dovetails by angling the blade and making another for the pins?

Made one, many thanks for the plans. Still need a bit of fine tuning, but its looking good.

Brilliant! Now I know what my next project will be.

awesome, simple and efficient jig, thank you for sharing!

Great jig by far the easiest to build . my saw will not take dado blades so this is great thanks for the plans look forward to more great content

Good instruction, easily explained , on a side note I like your shop looks very neat how about a video of your workshop, some of us might learn a thing or two like, what you keep in those top drawers. Bill

I wouldn't be surprised if you expand on the idea of this jig by setting it up for use on a router table and making thru dovetail joints.

after trying an even simpler version I was almost ready to give up. but this jig makes so much sense. thanks for follow up.

This so much better then making a key for every thickness you need and fight with the dado stack for the proper width.

are you control boxes dedicated PC controllers?

nicely done. copied your plans and will have one in my shop next week. also, new subscriber.

this is a great jig as my saw won't take a dado set. I also like it since I make little boxes and this will allow me to make any size I need Thanks for sharing the plans.

Simplicity rules again. Great job

i used your plans to make one. easiest to follow plans i have seen. i will definitely try some of your other plans. thanks loads!

Wanted to say thanks for your jig inspiration. Great ideas. Here is the jig I made these past 3 days after work and I have a few more mods to it. readyrangers.tzo.com/2020BoxJointJig/2020BoxJointJig.htm

The best yet thanks, looking forward to your nixed vid

Finished mine this afternoon, it works!! Really good joints in minutes. Thank you so very much for the plans. This is a 5 star project, I urge others to give it a try. Thank you again!!

thank Mario. great job and instructions.

I have been watching a lot of box joint jig videos before deciding what to make - yours is such a simple and versatile design with none of the weird methods for aligning the second cuts. Now I'll move on to your year-old video!

great jig! im looking forward to making this! have you ever thought of putting the whole assembly on a sled? that way you can eliminate the metal ruler, mdf, etc. to offset your piece.

Brilliant idea !!! Thank you

I am inspired to make one. Great concept. I never would have thought of this. Thanks

I need to build this jig ASAP! thank you for the clever ideas!

Nice tip!

The best box joint jig I have ever seen; simple, precise and versatile! As for finding a correct sized pin -if nothing presents itself one can buy a drill bit in the correct size, drill bits are available in increments of 0.05mm or so. Or one can beef up a too small pin with scotch tape until it fits. Thanks a bunch for the plans and the video!!

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Just Brilliant!!

Pretty cool.

Great job!

GALAGA!!!!!!!!!! My favorite. Are you selling those? The jig is very cool. I like that you don't have to make anything other than the blocks to change sizes. Seems like you could put this on a router table and use it to make dovetails as well.

Why not a router jig to do the same thing? Curious?