5 Woodworking Jigs, Easy to Make, Accurate and Essential to Any Workshop

[@miller110488]

I love the fact that you were struggling with your square while making the 90° jigs. Makes me feel good knowing that I'm not the only one who does that

[@bobsnow1996]

Great 90 degree jigs for cabinet building... brilliant! Anything that can make my life quick and easy in the shop... I watch two or three videos every morning with my coffee learning new woodworking methods and you are definitely on my list... Great work and ideas!!!

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Glad to help Bob

[@ScottMattes]

I love that you explain the "why" of each!

[@Tony-ot4mh]

Love it, straightforward and easy. Brilliant to see someone make a video WITHOUT safety goggles, ear plugs, gloves and screaming music. Well done my friend :))

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Glad you liked it

[@prettygrunt]

Irish men are tough as fuck! 😁

[@5ChG]

This! Is! The video I need for my life!!!

[@MangoOverthere]

Great video. I just wish I saw a sample application of the 1st clamping jig lol

[@marklawlor3891]

Great video, 🇮🇪

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@rounakjain4353]

I'm from Pune, India. I'm learning Wood working... Sure this will be of great help.. I will be making all these jigs within this week

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Great 👍. I'm glad it was useful. Hello from Ireland 🇮🇪😀

[@2spoons]

That shooting board is brilliant.... thanks John

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Glad it was useful!

[@oxcart19]

I particularly liked the removable 45 degree block for the shooting board. Clever design!

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Glad you liked it

[@msfkmsfk]

The man is a carpentry and woodworking genius. I really need to save this video somewhere and definitely use it as a reference for when I have some serious projects. However, I don't know when that will be. And yes his jig at the 10:17 was pretty fucking genius, however I would love to see John McGrath make the same jig and use a hand saw for a longer cut. But I guess everyone got to start somewhere and this seems like a great place to start for me.

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

I'm a long way from being a genius but thanks.

[@738polarbear]

i enjoyed these jogs ,Particularly the 90 deg plywood clamping jig.I will definitely make four of these . Thanks john.

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Glad you like them!

[@simonflr]

Seen them all before, but still enjoyed watching your video! Explained well and executed perfectly...

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@stingk5295]

Great Video!

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@berthaduniverse]

Thanks, nice quickie stuff here. Tip, on the corner assembly clampy bits. a little cut-away at the very corner would keep any glue squeeze-out from bonding to the clamp...

[@willtube61]

If you make your first light cut on plywood, with the miter saw, toward you instead of away, you'll reduce tearout. Just sayin'. :-)

[@Jari-rf9jx]

I hate when people don't silent power tool noises. Who like that?

[@philipchandler330]

Excellent

[@race9359]

Wicked video!

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Thanks!

[@freedomofabird]

Great stuff👍

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Thanks 👍

[@markhilderbrand8204]

So happy I found this channel. Great videos.

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Thanks and welcome

[@MORGAN31ish]

Thank you so much, trying to do some cuts with my new power tools has made me feel a bit down in the dumps lately. But now I can make some of the jigs that you showed us how to make and hopefully get me back on to DIY again. Your detailed instructions are great, thanks again 👍

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Stick with it Wayne, there isn't a human alive that mastered anything in there first try.

[@martinslagle3061]

on the clamping jig, knock off the 90 corner my about 10 MM so you don't get glue on it.

[@talleysuehohlfeld3959]

Also keeps that corner from interfering.

[@johnhammond5314]

Very, very well explained John and your workshop and cleanliness is a credit to you. Warmest regards from John in Australia.

[@jakeqwaninne8502]

looks just like a stealth bobmer , every american should have one

[@WhiteLabWorkshop]

This was great! I've seen these before, but something about the way you described how to make the shooting board made me realize it's way more simple than I was picturing. Thank you for the great explanations!

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

You are welcome

[@mightybooth4727]

so informative ..Ta very much !

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Glad it was helpful!

[@crainscreations]

John, You have given me inspiration for my own workshop and I myself am going to be starting a KZbin channel as well. I have watched a lot of your videos. Most of your projects I am going to doing for my shop. Maybe one of these days we could do a collab video! Keep up the good work, the inspiration, and the detailed videos you have been creating!

[@davidbell7658]

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[@gregarrell6132]

Thanks John, well presented.

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@dufftime]

I have been meaning to build a bench hook, shooting board, and new winding sticks for months and have been putting them off even though i need them. You've inspired me to build them today. Thank you! Liked and Subbed.

[@debraroth4724]

Great job explaining how to make these! I just made my first Gig to cut angle table legs.

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Great stuff Debra, I'm glad it helped!

[@deanhallberg3340]

Well done. I made a left handed shooting board. I run the plane with my left hand.

[@LindseyMuller12345]

I came for the video, stayed for the accent 🥰

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

😁

[@pgmreallaw]

Excellent ideas!

[@emieldebruijn4804]

Nicely done, thanks for the tips! I am just a beginner in woordworking sow helps me much thanks!

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Glad to help!

[@natrc4593]

Thanks for sharing, these jigs are really useful! Although it makes me nervous how close you put your hand to the miter saw hahaha

[@titol34]

hello bro thans so much for suche very useful jigs . This will hep me a lot .

[@gregmullins1296]

Nice video!! I learned a lot from this! Nice job. Thank you.

[@moisesolivas1008]

Pretty cool jigs u made. Easy and extremely useful👊

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Thanks glad you enjoyed it

[@deweysines3184]

Thanks very much. This video is brilliant and so helpful. I’m excited to make these for my garage. Much appreciated

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ljlatorre1943]

I love your style of video and level of detail. Thank you so much for sharing with us!!

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@sbs128]

I’m making all of them this weekend ✌️

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Nice!

[@markgilder9990]

I’ve been real busy in the workshop during lockdown.

[@FieldGuidetoDIY]

Great jigs! I have got to knock out the 90 degree corner brace. The spline is a little intimidating for me although I love the look of the dovetail bit spline.

[@uknowulikethat4042]

nice and handy projects, like the stealth bomber corner clamps

[@stuartosborne6263]

Great jigs, thankyou for sharing.

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

No problem 👍

Thank you

[@johnthompson3462]

Good ideas.Everytime I see someone make the corner clamps I think, have to do that, so will today.Clever idea on the winding sticks not seen that one before

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Glad it was helpful!

[@seanhevey3412]

Awesome job thank you for your content it’s very informative

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Glad it was helpful!

[@michaelbritton9778]

Woodworking jigs brilliant ideas love it I'll keep some of these in mind

[@tpobrienjr]

Well done, sir. This video covers the subject very well. It is made even more enjoyable by John's fine Irish brogue. Reminds me of the (usually) kindly nuns at St. Patrick School in the 50s. Keep up the fine and practical work.

[@SteveHiemstraAKAspeg]

You had the board on the wrong side when demonstrating the Japanese saw on bench hook.

[@ryanmacewen511]

Great and simple! Need to pick up some planes now!

[@garethpayne1560]

Great way to use up scrap wood, easy and very useful. Spot on mate 👍

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Glad you like it

[@Saladzingers]

Great video John but that thumb right next to the mitre saw blade!!! Bloody hell man!

[@RudyLouieTayong]

Grows another on rainy days

[@woodfather]

Great little jigs, top video mate 👍

[@SteveD-mk6ux]

Nice, will use 👌🍻

[@wilhelmferreira]

Another great video!! Thanx John.

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

My pleasure!

[@joeygonzo]

6:30, GOLD

[@crossgrainwoodproductsltd9230]

John Your channel came up as a suggested one and I'm glad it did. I liked your style and presentation. Those are all essential jigs every person needs in their shop. Thanks and ad me to your subs!

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Awesome, thank you!

[@MCsCreations]

Fantastic, dude! Thanks a lot! 😃 Stay safe, everybody! 🖖😊

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

No problem

[@dominicmeehan8322]

"locked both ways!"...sounds like something that would fit well on the whiskey channel!?

[@billstanley5317]

On the shooting board - love the simple design - I find a small groove where the plane butts up against the upper board helps to provide a bit of relief as sawdust builds up. Great video - keep them coming!!😁👍

[@andreachinaglia5804]

it works like it is done in the video only with a high quality plane like the one he uses, that has the sole perfectly and the side at a perfect square angle, thing that sadly is often not true if you use a cheaper plane. in that case the shooting board has to be tweaked to compensate the error of the plane, probably the simplest way to do it is to don't glue the 2 pieces that form the base of the board, using only screws, so you can add some paper strips to one or the other side, and half the number of the strips at the center to avoid that the upper piece bows. it needs a little tries to get the exact number of strips needed to compensate exactly the plane error, but you have to do it only once, checking the results on a test piece until you get it with the edge perfectly square to the face and to loose the screws a little inserting more strips is very fast. i hope that this can help those that can not afford a high end plane and use a cheaper but decent one, with the side not perfectly square to the sole. too cheap planes are not functional and should be avoided, but there is a middle ground of planes that, with a little setup and if is needed with a replacement good quality iron and chip breaker, are perfectly functional and as good as the high end ones for most of the uses. only with very figured wood, very difficult to hand plane, a high quality plane is really needed, even if there is nothing wrong in buying one, if someone can afford it, as surely make to learn how to use an hand plane much easier (but the master carpenters of the past centuries created masterpieces with wooden planes with low quality steel irons, the hand of who use the tool is much more important then the tool itself, so sometimes if poor results are obtained it is not the tool the one to blame...).

[@neilbarnwell]

@@andreachinaglia5804 Or use your lateral adjustment?

[@andreachinaglia5804]

@@neilbarnwell it can help

[@neilbarnwell]

@@andreachinaglia5804 I have hand planes that are decades old that I bought for tens of pounds, and they are square enough that the lateral adjustment makes up for any out-of-squareness. If you look up "DIY shooting board" you'll see everyone does the same, and fancy shooting planes are very uncommon (and entirely unnecessary unless you're planing huge amounts).

[@dmartin1650]

Good tips.... and I have the same Magnusson file set :)

[@johnwillis3596]

I made a couple of the 90 deg clamping jigs awhile ago but nipped the internal corners off so they wouldn’t stick when I use them for glue ups

[@Tinker1950]

Straightforward and handy videos John. So, I've 'Subscribed' and rung the bell. Keep 'em coming.

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Will do John thanks for the sub

[@tonywilkes1781]

Great jigs John, just need to go and buy the tools to use them!!!

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Thanks Tony

[@janitor6669]

Subscribed! 35 seconds into the video and I hit the subscribe button just because of your accent :D

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

ha ha ha ha thanks

[@michaelplays2449]

good video thanks

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

You're welcome

[@foos.998]

Subscribing for the accent :) Oh, and the content is terrific. No blaring music. Cool looking shop.

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Much appreciated!

[@prozack1312]

Without a doubt, this is the cutest dude on KZbin.

[@alphaomega7325]

Shooting board: You check for square from the face edge. Not from the opposite edge like you did. Face edge is always against the fence.

[@carrangil]

Makes more sense to put the piece of wood on other side if using the Japanese pull saw. Just my opinion.

[@MachineRight]

Wonderful video!

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Thanks hope it was useful

[@genecooksey3871]

Great ideas, have to try those, thanks, Gene Cooksey

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Glad you like them!

[@wolfa5151]

Exceptionally well presented content! You are a natural performer! Thank you, for sharing your expertise in such an informative enjoyable way!

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Thanks very kind of you to say.

[@TheEcorristine]

Craicin video lad.

[@graemewhittle1873]

Great video but can I ask, on your shooting board should the top piece of ply be thinner? Will the plane not remove some of this during the shooting process? The shooting boards I have seen have a top piece narrower than the width between the edge of the plane and the start of the blade.

[@SiphoDuma-dz6fq]

Wood work simple jigs

[@terrymcdevitt1120]

As they in Glasgow, yer some man for being just the one bloke!

[@williamn01]

And he's back 😂

[@kylehurley8655]

Stupid question, why doesn’t the plane take shavings off the reference on your shooting board? Wouldn’t it go out of square over time because the plane would take shavings off it?

[@scottandbarbarasmith2518]

Super useful - thanks! So, how about showing how you store all these jigs? I have a small shop and jigs take up so much space. What ideas do you have for jig storage?

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Will do!

[@sandman2651]

Hi john,i have liked and subscribed great video very useful how to

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Thanks

[@davidward5968]

Brilliantly simple and, you know the rest. As a newbie hobbying woodworker this video was great. Thanks

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Glad it helped

[@blackietotheend]

Any Idea what my best options are for a mitre saw. Got mad into woodwork during lock down , built a lean too, a shed, bin store etc and want to get a mitre saw, I live in Dublin

[@BlessedLaymanNC]

Forgive my ignorance.... but what is stopping the blade from the plan from planing the side of the shooting board? I definitely like that board and may build one for myself. thanks.

[@alejandrocastillo7007]

Ey bro watch your fingers... i lost one in this year for working too close from the saw ...for real take care

[@HumbleIdeas]

Hi sir, what is you opinion of magnetic guides for sawing straight? Thanking you in advance sir.

[@Goodwithwood69]

1:35 climb cut on sliding saw? A dangerous habit to have!

[@vileguile4]

Do you have any thumb attachment jig? I think newbies watching this will need one if they emulate your miter saw technique.. Then i saw 16:35 ... holy shit. 🤯🚑

[@WithTheGrain527]

yeah, thats not a good thing!

[@jimwakelin6968]

I’m missing something on the shooting jig. When running the plane what keep you from shaving your jig while you shave your material??

[@ameliavanderniet8732]

@@jimwakelin6968 the edge of the plane mouth. The blade will dig in for the first couple of strokes, and then the bit of sole next to the blade stops the cut advancing any further into the jig. You can't use a shooting board with a rabbetting plane for this reason.

[@simonh5110]

I’m new to wood working and I see the shooting board being a tool that I will use in my shop, however I’m curious as to how the plane doesn’t cut the lower section of the board it’s riding on as a guide?

[@MD-en3zm]

Great jigs, but please be more careful with your hands - 16:35 was really dangerous. Miter saw isn’t the best for a rip, but it can be done - but clamp the board down or use something that you don’t care about cutting off to hold the wood down. The fastcap miter saw safety stick is pretty cheap and could save your fingers. You could also easily make something like that from scrapwood. Add it to the list of stuff to make from scrap plywood. =p

[@billyjay4672]

Nice job John from a new subscriber.

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Thanks Billy, Welcome along!

[@Annaisineire]

Amazing John!!!

[@lauriecremore5601]

Neat ideas 👌

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@steverochon1620]

This is the first video of yours that I’ve seen. Great ideas! One video and you’ve got a subscriber. The French accent isa bit distracting though.

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Ha ha ha ha thanks

[@akbychoice]

Steven Rochon french lmao I thought it was Spanglish

[@MrTimdiego]

What kind of tool pants are those?

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Snickers workwear

[@tomakiteli7790]

John M friend hi!! Are you John know work woods days the wood work good thank

[@unitwoodworking5403]

thanks for useful and awesome tips, great skills~~