Simple and Accurate Router Edge Guide / Router Jig (Perfect grooves, dados and more)

I needed to make a new router edge guide so this is a quick video detailing how I did this. Its super easy to make and super simple to use which is extremely accurate and a real time saver. Most useful router jig ever.
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[@brend7061]

Very nice. Handy guide. Well done.

[@irishwoodwrker]

Another great one!

Thanks very much

[@johnmurphy3854]

Brilliant and the arrow tip is genius. John

Thanks John 😊

[@briangoodwin5986]

Has they say, Tommy the best ideas are the simplest, Great Video

Thanks Brian 😊

[@briangoodwin5986]

@ no probs Tommy keep up the good work

[@Bay444444]

Short and sweet and super helpful!

[@onl4180]

Hi, the simplest ideas are the best.
Keep up the good tips!
Grtngs from Belgium

Thank you very much 😊

[@je9661]

Thanks Tommy

[@seangannon5755]

Simple and effective Tommy - great idea!

[@asd67lkj]

I had made one of these jigs for my trim router, and now will make one for the Makita....Thanks for the inspiration....

Your welcome 🙂

[@chrislambert9435]

Thanks Tommy, again I benefitted (its to good) from your help . . . Chris from Norwich

Thanks Chris glad I could help

[@keggyification]

That's genius Tommy, Another little gem for my collection thanks.

[@reaper060670]

I'm gonna make one of these Edge guides Tommy.. They're a great little router jig. Nice work again T.. Take it easy.

Thanks 🙂

[@thomasgabriel4531]

Great and so simple to use 👍

Thanks

[@brendanlenane2685]

simple little projects like this is what will bring in the subs. great work tommy

Only time will tell on that one Brendan

[@brendanlenane2685]

@I can see you're channel growing fast so keep up the good work. 👍
I just followed you on Instagram too. My channel is Lencraftworks.

[@thomasmcglynn5353]

I like this very simple and so use full. Your growing in conference with every video .

Thanks Thomas 😊

[@grandtrunk49]

Excellent. KITS. . .keep it simple stupid. Gets the job done accurately without all the bells & whistles. How much more do you need to cut a dato in a piece of wood?

[@tonygilbert2373]

Great tip on using the arrow!

Thanks 🙂

[@romeoh4859]

My god this is going to save me so much time! Great vid

I'm glad you found it useful, thanks for watching 🙂

[@roar40s]

I have a feeling this could be a great channel!
Keep up the good work!

Thanks hopefully it will be, spread the word 🙂

[@roar40s]

@ I will do that!

[@christycullen2585]

Brillant Video, Well explained, Going to make one. Thanks Tommy Look forward to the next one

[@daveengstrom9250]

Great idea putting that arrow on the guide. Sometimes I get it wrong.

Thanks for watching 🙂

[@williamcrawford4900]

Another great video Tommy. Clear and easy to understand. Thanks.

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Love it Tommy so simple and so handy!

Thanks John

[@franklettering]

Keep these videos coming.!
Just what we need. Perfectly explained without the usual CZcams faff.

I will do my best 🙂

[@franklettering]

@.
You are doing your best.!
Perfection cannot be improved upon.

[@sandman2651]

Nice simple and very affective cheers tommy

[@stephensimpson5283]

So simple. Great!

[@bobheatwole804]

Great idea, enjoyed the video. More like this would be great.

[@kylecroft5807]

Great little tip Tommy, going to make one it’s that simple, I’m going to add a small hole just for hanging it up so it’s easy to grab 👌

[@PeterSchachner]

Thanks! Good Video, very nicely explained. And i really like your language! :)

Thanks Peter 🙂

[@colmhand]

Great quick video 👏👏👏

[@richardclarke9966]

Nice one Tommy 👍

[@stevenirish6160]

Thanks for that!

[@shawncms8572]

Love the arrow

Thank you 🙂

[@Workshop-of-Allsorts]

Super simple when you know how. This would be super handy when making rebates in cabinets for which I have struggled with in the past, not anymore ! Thanks for this Tommy, with content like yours so far, this will be a super channel for sure 👍

[@michaelbradford4444]

Marking the arrow is a fantastic tip ! So many times I have to stop and think and still get it wrong!

Happens to us all from time to time the arrow just removes the doubt 🙂

[@gdmonks1959]

Thanks Tommy such a simple and effective guide, really well explained and the arrow ⬅️ tip at the end is a master stroke!

Thank you 😊

[@ojaihandydan]

Thanks for the nice video

Thanks for watching

[@KennelGirlBC]

I thank you and the planet thanks you for saving me an unnecessary trip to a home improvement store. The previous vids I watched for this hinged jig all call for a long piano/continuous hinge which I, mysteriously, seem to have run out of. But I do have several 'acquired' small hinges awaiting their next assignment. I can't believe I didn't think of using them!
I can see how smoothly this jig will work with sheet material since it seems to be clamped under the jig, but which I seldom work with yet (newbie/novice woodworker, decent at making shelves, not yet ready for cabinet doors). Since you have shown me that I can build my very first router jig with on-hand materials (yeaay!) I would like to ask if you have a similar brilliantly simple way for securing material to make round-over edges and/or grooves in longer lengths of stock like 4' or more of 1x4 and 2x4. I have 3 projects waiting for me to figure out how I'd clamp that narrow material down so I can rout the length, without hitting clamps, etc. It must be a common newbie problem.
(I am fairly comfortable using many power tools and can cut a reasonably straight line, but I do not have a table saw, so it's not easy to make all the "5-minute" jigs so popular on these helpful channels; and I am just learning to use a router and all its bits.)
I am sub'd -- and looking forward to seeing more of your videos. Cheers !

Hi thanks for your comment Im glad this jig is helpful to you. can i ask are you wanting to to hold the lenghts to just do the edges or are you doing the ends also? I try to keep things simple in the workshop so I would often just screw some offcuts the same thickness to the bench so the piece can sit up against it and as a stop at both ends with a wedge. I hope this makes sense.

[@KennelGirlBC]

@ For these projects, I only need to groove or roundover one edge. I am only using a piece of plywood for my work table, so have avoided screwing into it, hence all the fooling around with clamps. Two of the pieces of lumber are 6', more than my 4' of plywood "bench." For shorter pieces, yes, I have been able to clamp some offcuts to secure the stock.
Interesting how talking to someone generates new ideas. Maybe I could use a couple short boards (set at 90 degrees) underneath, screw both pieces to them, thus giving a wide enough space for the router to work on solidly, and clamp the bottom boards to the table. That just might work! And, a nice simple solution since the back of the stock won't show and so those screw holes won't matter. I don't know why I didn't think of that before. Thanks, and I'll be watching for another of your vids !

[@ginoasci2876]

do not forget to center the router base with the router or all your work will be all different. take your time with a router base centering cone, and make sure the hole is perfect with the router bit or that V-groove will not be in the same place with each pass you make. it’s very important on a round base, and if your base is square, you must use the same side each time.
i love that hinge idea….that’s really cool.
thank you !
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how about Harry McCrey ?
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the moon will have a large diametcher tonight
oh for fuck sake
what chew mean
these are all the things my irish friends say here in the united states.
it took me over six months to figure out what the fuck they were talking about.
we had a lot of fun every day,
i miss working with them.
i’m 100% italian but i love the irish.
always engaging, and cheerful.
your guys rock !!!!

[@Jeff-jg7jh]

Good night.

[@petermccool9396]

You should have waited a year and used your router hinge jig 😉

[@hamb7260]

So funny listening to an Irish man speaking English.

Thanks for watching 🙂