Mini Mortising Jig for LOOSE TENON Joinery! No Domino required! You can even use your trim router!
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- čas přidán 9. 06. 2024
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As mentioned in the video, I did not come up with the final design for this jig, Mike from TayTools did! If you like the jig and want to support his awesome idea, consider purchasing the parts through his website below!
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PARTS FOR THE JIG
Dovetail Track Nuts:
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Dovetail Track Hardware with Knobs:
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12" Threaded Rod:
lddy.no/w062
Thread Locker:
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1" Long 1/4-20 Flat Head Machine Screws:
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1/4-20 Knobs:
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Dovetail Clamps:
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Threaded Inserts (for optional attachment):
lddy.no/w067
Knobs with Stud (for optional attachment):
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More Affordable Knobs with Studs:
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TO USE THE JIG
Trim Router:
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Guide Bushing Adapter:
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Short Shank 5/8 Guide Bushing (The short shank is key here...):
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Metric Upcut Spiral Router Bits:
lddy.no/w05w
Pre-made Loose Tenons:
lddy.no/w05x
Imperial Upcut Bits if you want to make your own Loose Tenons:
lddy.no/w05v
Brass Set Up Bars:
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TO MAKE THE JIG
Dovetail Bit from Microjig:
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Middle of the Road Dovetail Bit (1/4" Shank):
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Most Affordable Dovetail Bit:
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Awesome Brad Point Bits:
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Countersink Bit (seriously the best one I have ever used):
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Marking Knife:
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Wheel Marking Guage:
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Calipers:
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Center Finding Ruler:
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Push Blocks:
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Chisels:
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0:00 Intro
0:55 What is a Guide Bushing?
2:07 Making the Platform PART 1
5:38 Making the Fence
7:53 Making the Platform PART 2
9:49 Final Steps on the Fence
11:10 Thanks Hello Fresh!
12:51 Optional Attachment
13:33 Ready to Assemble!
14:14 Setting the OFFSET
15:58 Setting the WIDTH
18:29 Setting the DEPTH
19:35 How to use it!
23:51 Outro
Links above are affiliate links, I make a small commission if you click on them at no extra cost to you. clicking on them really helps me continue to make more projects :) - Jak na to + styl
Super nice job!! So clear and concise. Much better than I could ever do. You got my manual down to no more the 87 pages. Haha
😂😂😂 this jig is really so brilliant! Thanks for letting me share it!
Bro are you the owner of taytools? 😳
Awesome. I placed an order with Taytools earlier today.
Mike, where is the 3x3 jig bundle on your site? With the promo code spif for Tamara? Build that list kids
@@ilikewaffles3689 Yes...
When Tamar says "Let's see how it all fits together" there is literally zero suspense... we all know it's going to be extremely precise and look perfect. Great video!
Hahha 👍👍
Yep- no-one shows the failures...
@@Tensquaremetreworkshop not true with Tamar. Check out her roll up chair project.
Done#naseebsales
@@Tensquaremetreworkshop Tamar and rag n bone brown are the only ones I've seen that always show failures
Rewatched after 2 years. Still learning new things. She's brilliant.
You have a real gift for making things easy to understand. The way you combine that with woodworking skills is amazing. Thanks for this!
So awesome to hear! Thanks!
@@3x3CustomTamar I agree with Will Josephson!
For something with so much detail, it really does break it down to easy to understand steps. I don’t know if it would help or not but I feel like maybe it would make more sense to see how the jig is used prior to the assembly, like I was confused as to what all the grooves were for until the end when I saw it used. Now that I’ve seen it in use it makes much more sense. Obviously people will have watched the video before trying make the jig so maybe my comment is pointless. 🥺
@@jeremyspecce I agree. I've watched so many videos and couldn't figure out what they were doing or why. It would help immensely.
You are a great teacher! This fixture sure beats spending $1000- $1500 for a domino joiner, especially for a home hobbyist. There are times when I feel that making jigs and fixtures are even more fun to make than the furniture. Very nice job & filming.
Haha I hear that!
This is without doubt my favourite you tube channel, your talent is amazing
Cheers from Australia 👍🏼
So awesome to hear! Have a great weekend!
I just want to say, your jig videos are some of my favorites! They're so informative and accessible! It makes a newbie like me feel like I can actually do some cool stuff in my limited shop.
So awesome to hear! Thanks!
I think it's great that you do real, fine woodworking and make alternative tool recommendations whenever possible. You are the most helpful woodworker on CZcams!
So awesome to hear! Thanks!
American here, living in Spain. Love your videos! But you had me going crazy with all the imperial measurements to then find out the loose tenons are in metric! 😆😅 I’ve been converted to metric every since living here, so much easier to calculate on the fly.
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Totally agree. I live in the Caribbean and we also use imperial, but I’ve since switched to metric and my cabinet designs have been super accurate
I have been living in Asia for ten years now and I still have to have two sets of measurements for every project plan I get from the US.
Thank you again for a "useful" jig. About your calipers, they are just loved! You keep raising the bar and you do it with such grace. Thanks again for taking the time to show us how to make ourselves and projects better.
Haha glad you liked it!
Tamar! I'm a very big fan. I'm a university professor and weekend woodworker. Let me tell you: You are a naturally great teacher! I watch a lot of woodworking videos and coming back to one of your videos after watching some others is a like a pressure valve being released in my brain. You're so clear and concise. Thank you for what you do. One question/comment: I was surprised that you didn't have a zero clearance insert in your table saw. Any reason?
You can make the loose tenon bits easily by creating the tenon firstly in one long length by sizing a length of timber to the correct dimensions of the mortice; for instance 45mm wide by 8mm thick, this can be any length depending on how many tenons you may need. All you need to do is round over the 4 edges for the full length of the timber using a 6mm round-over bit (raise the bit just enough above the router table-top to create a shallow round-over edge that will fit the mortices round edges. All you need to do then is cut the tenons into the length you need them to be for the mortice. Rounding over the edges of the timber can also be achieved using a hand-held router or small plane. I thought I would mention this as I had visions of some beginners making their tenons one by one. Very good video by the way.
I absolutely love your instructional videos! You’re super amazing at breaking concepts down for the most novice woodworker to understand!! Keep making great content like this!!! 👏🏽🙏🏽🪚🔨
So glad you like it!
Since I'm a Newby to woodworking, this is a little out of my league still, but I've saved it because I know this will absolutely be helpful to me in the future! You make things look so easy, and your explanations are so clear, I can understand them! That says a lot! Luv this channel! Cheers!
So awesome to hear!
omg i'm not the only person that breaks into the pearl jam song whenever i am looking for literally anything lol... i haven't even heard that song since like the 90s and yet i think about it all the time 😂
Oh where oh where did I put the salt? 🎶 it goes with everything.... ha
It’s actually a song that was a hit in 1964 for The Cavaliers (a previous recording was on Tamara Records) which was a cover as the original recording was Wayne Cochran in 1961
Love this! I’ve watched the vid several times, and finally got round to ordering Tamar’s plans and building it. I’ve just got into 3D printing so I designed a little set up block, exactly 18mm (¾”) wide, with a fine groove exactly down the centre, so I can use that for setting the fence position - it’s even easier than using a combo square, and even consumer level 3D printers are pretty accurate these days 😊
You are fun to watch. Making your own tenons- Use your router table and round the corners on pre-dimensioned stock . Cut to desired length and this is a good use for scrap stock. And yes your detailed delivery is a joy to listen to. Your accent is a hoot as well.
For those of us in the metric world the challenge is getting 10-32 threaded rod which is simply not easily available. The answer I came up with was to use a M6 drill/thread bit. All these fittings have a brass bushing and since M6 is just a little larger than the nearest metric size to 10-32, M5, then drill out and tap the slides and knobs with the M6 bit and replace the 10-32 rod with M6 threaded rod and the problem is solved and you can still use the Matchfit or Microjig hardware.
I have to say you have become one of my favorite follows on CZcams. You are such a good teacher. Kudos.
I have seen several mortising jigs in magazines and books, but yours is the simplest and most clearly explained which makes it easier to build. Keep up the good work!
Awesome to hear!
I hope you bought Mike a brew and shared a laugh with him.
This is a great idea.
😂😂 i was coming up with something so similar. But it didn’t involve the built in dovetail tracks. I thought that idea was so cool
yep Mike is awesome!
Fantastic! I love that the fence itself is designed to be removable as it really broadens the possibilities. I love the Matchfit stuff but boy does it get pricey, so I wonder - could this be made with T-track, or alternatively just a T-slot bit, and some hold-down clamps attached to T-bolts?
My design was to use t track. Then Mike sent me this version and I thought it was so smart to have it all built it. But yes. There’s always another way!
i was thinking i might make the dovetail nuts out of some hardwood scraps with threaded inserts. then all you need is the dovetail bit (and the dovetail clamps, i suppose)
I am playing with that right now and I realized, that if I use dovetail bit and make two or three passes 1mm or 2mm deeper every time, I then can use clamp from my plunge saw track.
Iam using this on several jigs.
I gotta say, I like how real you are. You're not afraid to show you make mistakes sometimes. Really love your channel
Awesome to hear! Thanks!
This is genius. I was really confused at first, then it all came together and made sense when you used it. Your creativity - in this case, creative adaption - is why your channel is one of my favourites for woodworking.
So awesome to hear!
Thank you for recognising the pain of metric people :p
Another amazing video and resource, thank for making it!
Hahaha I feel your pain when someone starts shouting mm to me 😂
@@3x3CustomTamar 🤣
Lol pain of metric people. You guy just can't deal with fractions.
3mm plus 4mm. 7mm
3/8 plus 3/4. Fast off the top of your head whats that?
Great video, great craftsmanship! But broadside routering at 7:11 really scares me. My technique is to tape a sacrificial board (to the workpiece) wide enough to change the ratio of width to length, then push it through. Simultaneously prevents tear-out.
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Master class in communication skills with precise instructions. You don't waist one word unnecessarily, and you display a great personality that is very easy to listen to and follow. You definitely convinced me to make this jig, even though I've made mortises on my router table, this is another tool to add to my tool box. Thank you Tamar!
Very interesting and thank you for the demonstration
Spectacular !!! Just find U yesterday ,and I'm in AWW how great you explain things I do complicately my whole life (40+ years), and yours shop is clearly for work , not just that shinny punk Festool display like some others ,,tubers" presenting
Haha thanks! Glad you like it. But I do hope to upgrade my tools at some point 😉
@@3x3CustomTamar Nothing again festool , in the contrary i got bunch of that , just them shinny video ready spaces, that never .... produced anything physically productive.... just good editing
@ 7:49 - the walnut piece looks like a huge slab of chocolate, best jig ever :-) Great work and great video yet again
Hahah it does look pretty good 😂 glad you like it!
Are you still friends with Mike after you blasted the plans he spent weeks painstakingly constructing? 😂
I hope so 😂😂😂
Still friends! Haven’t unsubscribed…yet!! Hahah Really nice job with the entire build.
A great teacher, a superior carpenter and an amazing CZcamsr. Truly rare quality. Grateful and in awe. Thanks a bunch.!👌❤️🤩
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What a wonderful video ... you make a project like this so clear and concise that I even got it. You truly are a treasure to the community. Thanks and good luck on your move.
This makes me more likely to buy a Domino.
Me too!!!!
After watching this video all I can say is "Thank God I saved up my money and bought the Domino Joiner."
Ha! I will get one eventually , but its cool to show options
@@svenulfskjaldbjorn5401 The Domino has been around since 2007. If you wanted one you needed to work a little harder when you were capable. You are too old now. I myself worked a side job on the weekend that made me about $100. I saved that for a year and bought one when they were $1100 about 2 years ago. I have a feeling you just didn't want to give up your bar time to afford one. You probably spend a fortune on cigarettes as well. I didn't insult Tamar at all by my comment. She even replied with a "Ha" so keep your negativity to yourself.
Christ man what’s wrong with you? And how do you follow all that with “keep the negativity to yourselves”
Awesome video from the most awesome multitasker ever. Mom and woodworker. How you do it is amazing and inspirational.
Note to watchers: Tamar uses an old technique for marking, but doesn't call attention to it:
She puts the knife or pencil at the desired position, then moves the square up to the knife, then marks the cut line. This is a best practice that eliminates small (but annoying) marking errors. Good work again Tamar!
Not many will catch that nice shout out
Honestly, so talented; so helpful; so straightforward; so enjoyable! Thank you for all the great content!
So glad you like it ☺️☺️🤘
I built the Morley Mortiser a few years ago for a bed I made. The portability of this design is definitely going to make it a great addition to my shop. Thanks Tamar!
Awesome
This lady is an excellent teacher.
Just built this jig but made it a little wider and longer, to accommodate a Bosch 1 3/8" guide template. This should allow me to make tenons strong enough to build large furniture items. This was my first time using microjig dovetail clamps. Purchased the microjig router bit but didn't rout channels quite deep enough (and you can't go back and rout another 1/16" deeper!) with the result that when fully tightened, the nylon dovetail inserts don't quite lock the component you're trying to lock in place to the underlying piece with the routed channel. I'll modify the nylon sliders so it's an easy fix, but I won't make that mistake again.
Excellent video, as always.
Excellent video production! Thank you for speaking fast, fast-fwding through boring parts, and thinking the content is more important than hamming it up for the camera. I can't remember the last time I watched a video on less than 1.5 speed setting.
Originally, I got annoyed at imbedded commercial, but 5-tapping thru it was a lot easier than waiting 5 seconds to "skip".
I just found your channel, I'm impressed with your abilities and your explanations. Not to mention you're having fun and enthusiastic.
Wow. Tamar is so gifted - both at figuring things out and explaining it to others. Really inspires me to try some small projects on my own. I could really see her with her own show on PBS.
Ha! Awesome to hear!
It goes with out say your wood working skills are outstanding , I wanted to compliment you on the Segway to the hello fresh advertisement portion. It's seamless and very well done over all . Thanks for running such a great channel !
Haha thanks so much!
Honestly, I think all your little riggs and jiggs are the most interesting thing you make.
One of the best jigs I have seen, and simply explained. Well done.
Glad you like it!
I just finished making the Mini-Tenon jig per your video and plans. It worked out great. Sure beats buying a “Domino” for my small projects. Your instructions were the reason it works so well. The supplies you mentioned from Taylor Tools made it easy to get the correct router bits and loose tenons if one was so inclined. Thank You and keep up the good work
So awesome to hear! Glad it worked out for you!
As always, a pleasure to watch you, learn a new trick and get a new jig to grow my woodworking skills even more.
Awesome. Glad you liked it!
Your channel has been the biggest help with learning woodworking of any other resource I use.
Awesome
Amazing! Tough build, but you explain it so well. Thanks! We gotta start calling you the "JIG GIRL" 😍😍
Great idea. I think I will order the plans.
Excellent job and wonderful teacher! Thanks for taking time to share your love of woodworking!
So glad you liked it!
Your a great instructor, very smart and your fun to watch. It's refreshing to watch someone who is not full of themselves and very happy doing what they do.
Keep it up im new to your channel and will follow you.
Awesome to hear!
Excellent. This is my 3rd or 4th video of yours I’ve watched. Subscribed because of the clear and concise explanations and how useful all your videos have been.
Awesome, thank you!
Your enthusiasm is infectious - now I want to run out to my shop and make one of those jigs 😁 Seriously, now that I see how easy it can be to prepare for and to use loose tenons without a domino, I'll take the plunge, no pun intended. Thanks for the video!
Haha have fun!
So talented and a gifted problem solver. Thank you 🙏🏻
Once again a great watch. I just love the way you enjoy your woodworking. Keep smiling 🇮🇪
Thank you very much!
The moment of truth...the only truth is that you are incredibly precise, clear and resourceful...incredibly awesome!! Thank u for your videos and ideas.
☺️☺️ glad you liked it!
I absolutely love the outtakes and that you show it when you make mistakes. I appreciate the logic explanation along the build. Thanks!
Haha glad you enjoy. Thanks!
Not only did I purchase nearly everything in the build list but I also purchased the plans. I've got a bed I am building for my niece and investing in the time to make this jig will come in very handy. I would recommend these plans as well as they are very detailed and specific. Most plans I buy wind up in tge trash or I have to basically redraw them to make any sense. Thanks again!!!
So awesome to hear! Good luck with the bed build!
I'm going to say it again, you keep inspiring me in so many ways.
Thank you.
Awesome to hear!
I love all the little tips, like rough cut first, then route, then trim to final size.
Awesome to hear!
For quite a long time i was wondering how to express 榫卯 in english, your title gives me the answer. In my opinion, MORTISING and tenon joint is better than glues and nails in woodworking
This is super. I've been cutting mortices on the router table, which works fine but ALWAYS feels a bit dicey when lowering workpieces over the bit, particularly for full depth cuts. I love the matchfit system and template routing with guide bushes, so this seems like a perfect alternative. Thanks!
Glad you like it!
One of the “slickest” jigs I’ve ever seen!!! Nice work Tamar!!! You saved a lot of folks $1500 plus bucks!!!
Glad you liked it!
i still love the war dance you did on one show was fantastic
I’m just getting around to building this after buying the planes. I’ve learned a lot from your channel. Great build so far. Thanks!
I swear that you could do a video on how to do a video ... you are so thorough, organized and demonstrate everything with outstanding video angles and zooms, clear and concise commentary as well as the most complete "show more" content information. You literally make recreating your projects as easy as it can possibly be through this media. Color me impressed. I spent 40 years training engineers on how to organize their development projects for success and had to learn the hard way how to best do that ... I could of used your approach as a guide on how to best do that. You really have a knack and talent for this.
Keep up the excellent work, you really do have an impact on those of us in this wonderful community. Cheers ...
That’s really so awesome to hear! Thanks!
I didn’t know what a jig was before seeing your videos but now I love a good jig. I don’t do much woodworking at all but now I want to. Also, routers are so cool.
Hahah! When I first started, I would watch these jig videos and I was like “yeah, I’m never going to make those....” 5 years later, give me all the jigs! 😂😂
Hi Tamar. I've built a few things you have shown on CZcams before including your Rolling Scrap Wood Storage Cart, and they were all great. I have just completed this mini mortising jig and it too works great!. This must be the 6th or more times I have made a mortising jig and this, by far, works the best, and is the most convenient and accurate. Many thanks again. I have also just got your templates for the three piece table / stool and am waiting for 3/4 inch cherry to build my first. I plan to build many in different woods and try to sell them at the local markets when they finally opens again. Many thanks again, and take care.
Wow. So awesome to hear! Have fun with those!!!
Tamar hits the proverbial nail on its proverbial head. She is a great explainer.
This is a really cool idea, and thanks for the very clear explanation. I was looking through your links and realized that I could easily print all the knobs and dovetail nuts I would ever need. All I need to do is pick up a boatload of heat set inserts. Thanks for the inspiration!
Glad you liked it!
A brilliant tutorial and a brilliant jig - thanks to you and Mike Taylor for sharing this. Respect.
Glad you enjoyed it
So simple and easy to understand. Beautiful job as always, another great video from the Router Jig Queen of Chicago!
Hahaha! Me and Abe froman. So much in common
I just saw this video I got to admit that all your video is so clearly explain no loud 📢 music 🎵🎶 and noise in the background how awesome 😎
I really love the fresh and eassy to understand way you make things out!!! Thankyou!!!
So awesome to hear!
This may be the best compact mortising jig design. I'm not a professional woodworker and I don't want a giant jig sitting around that I may only use once a year. This will break down and fit in a box nicely.
You're awesome the way you're documenting the builds! Thank you!
I really look forward to each of your videos. The jigs and techniques you show make me want to go start a project of my own.
That's really so awesome to hear!
I think You’re the queen of the jig. Every video I watch of yours you are creating a jig. Don’t get me wrong I need all the jigs going. Merry Christmas and a happy new year. X
Haha I love jigs
Jonny as a fellow officer that works about 30 minutes from you I look up to what your doing. I however still have 10 more years until my retire date. But your doing what I hope to be doing. Be good enough that this to make it my full time gig when that day comes. I’ve been woodworking for 6 years now and have developed my skills enough yo commission furniture regularly but still haven’t made the jump to CZcams. Mainly because I have 0 video editing skills.
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Simply Brilliant!
Thank you so much for simplifying the whole process.
Cheers from Chicago!
It’s so simple yet packed with features!
Such a long and detailed description of simply jig. Thank you!
Glad you like it!
There's a reason you have nearly 500k subs. I love your instruction. You impress even the most season wood worker
Awesome to hear
Watched this a second time and thought to myself- I hope your children realize how lucky they are to have such a capable mom.
Tamar you are the best! Your style of teaching is very clear and concise. I have always wanted a domino and now I don't need one. Thanks
Awesome. Have fun!
You are a skillful creative woodworker but even better at teaching. You set a good example for other women to not be intimidated by tools. It’s about brains and creativity with modern tools.
Awesome to hear
I love your honesty.
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Tamar your Husband and children are soo blessed! At first I thought for sure Norm Abrams daughter without a lot of responsibility, having fun.be your Dad, loved your informative videos. Then, to hear your actual life story inspires even more. Self taught, mother of 3, loving husband
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Excellent job , you have such a pleasant way of teaching ,it’s a wonderful gift .
Awesome to hear. Thanks!
Tamar, " and that is all there is to it."
This as a closing remark following a clear and concise instructional video that was so clear and concise that I could see straight away my talents lay elsewhere.
Seriously Tamar, brilliant video and yes, it displayed the production of a wonderful mini mortise jig for loose tenon joinery, excluding domino of course, in an amazing way, and yes I could see that this jig would allow me to trim any route or route any trim that I might need to take towards a loose joint in the most time efficient and labor effective manner possible.
BUT...I actually watch your videos to see you at work, and if I am honest, I love watching them just to remind myself how organised, trim, efficient and clearly effective you are, as a joiner of course.
Now, back to my hammer and nails and the steel joints that I need to hold my dominoes in place.
Ha! So glad you enjoyed!
Wow you’re so good at explaining everything with this jig. Nice work!
Glad you like it! Thanks!
Tamar, you videos are so easy to follow and fun to watch. Very interesting jig. Another excellent video.
Awesome to hear
I really wished you lived in the UK, you are a true inspiration to all. Keep up the good work and I look forward to your next project.🐶🇬🇧
Ha! Thanks!
Love your jig videos. Brilliant
Amazing video and jig. You put more thought and effort into jigs than most people do for furniture projects! :)
Haha glad you liked it!
You always make it look so easy... I could willingly watch you all day long...making stuff...:)
Ha
Great description. Thank you for sharing.
Nice to see that all Harbor Freight calipers have the same problem with the battery cover! I thought I just got unlucky 😆