Build this Adjustable Router Template Jig!

[@warrenblackwelltec911]

I like how you teach .You don’t drag things out. Thanks good job. .

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

Thanks. I hate it when videos drag things out. "Get to the point!!!" 😄

[@mykhelderian]

That is such a nice build. Versatile, precise and relatively easy, if not simple. Thank you, Dan.

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

Thanks - I appreciate it. And you're quite welcome. 🙂

[@digoulm]

I finally got around to watch your video, Dan. Nice to see you are still around 😉 and make some nice videos for us to watch.

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

Thanks, Dieter! I've got a new video coming out, probably tomorrow. 😄

[@DieZeitRennt]

Das ist genau die Vorrichtung, die ich schon lange suche ! Tolle Idee und gut umgesetzt 👍

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

👍

[@henryrossouw930]

The best example on YT for me.Going to save it so that I can build it later.Thanks for all the diagrams.Stay safe.

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

Awesome! Glad I could help. 🙂

[@David-hm9ic]

Great jig, Dan! I like the 1/4" and 1/2" versatility.

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

Thanks, David! 😄

[@sattchy_tis4212]

I just watched 5 videos of people overcomplicating this jig before I found yours which is very detailed and fairly simple. Thank you

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

Awesome! Glad I could help. 🙂

[@stevenrayhoward]

Hi Dan... Great work! Wonderful style (actually demonstrating alternative methodology - instead of just talking about them). Once again, proving you provide an invaluable service to your DIY audience. You are a joy to view! Thanks so much!

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

I replied to your comment, and KZbin seems to have lost it. 🙁 In any case, thanks for the comment - it means a lot. 😄

[@Bill.L.Carroll]

That's awesome, good idea to be making two different size jigs as well👌🏽 Got to love it when it takes the guess work out of the equation, and no need for measuring either. Brilliant work, mate.👍🏽 Good to hear from you, take care.🤙🏽

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

Thanks! You too. 😄

[@francoisleloup9326]

Many thanks for this video which is very educational. Thank you also for the link to the different diagrams. I know that it must have been a lot of work to provide such an accomplished presentation. Thumbs up, of course.

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

Awesome! Glad I could help. 😄

[@sundeshbalraj]

Awesome work - I’ve been routing freehand so far because the jigs I’ve seen look so complex - this one I can build so thank you 🙏

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

Awesome! Glad I could help. 😄

[@Starman3539]

Late by a year, but very pleased to see that this video, like all of your other videos, includes all of the necessary details and is accompanied by equally detailed on-screen explanations. Thank you and do carry on with the good work that you are doing.

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

Thanks! 🙂

[@thomlipiczky9021]

I'm not a Newbie Woodworker, but I found this jig one of the best for this kind of thing on KZbin. Also, your video production quality is great! Thanks!

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

Thanks! I appreciate it! 🙂

[@pvillez]

So, so thorough compared to many other template jig videos. I know how long it takes to make a good video and you have spent so much time detailing the build and pointing out the pitfalls and creating diagrams. Thank you so much for having done this vudeo.

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

Thanks! I appreciate it! 🙂

[@alheeley]

Really good clear and useful! Straight edge router jig just built so I can build this one next. Many thanks!

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

Awesome! Glad I could help. 😄

[@helgemueller232]

Thanks, what a fantastic jig… I am sure to make this one… was looking for a self made option for a router template… Dan, you’re the man…

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

Blush. Thanks!

[@rogerprice4075]

Just in time for a project I’m starting. Now I’ll spend the first day building this jig. Thanks

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

Awesome! Glad I could help. 😄

[@fabricem2744]

Thank you for sharing your project and achievement... with important details ! 🙂

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

You're quite welcome! 🙂

[@lianneashby9550]

Thanks for the instructions for such a handy jig. As a newbie to woodworking it is hard to buy all the nice gadgets that make work easier 👍

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

I replied to your comment, and KZbin seems to have lost it. 🙁 In any case, thanks for the comment and I'm glad I could help. 😄

[@davidstorton910]

You make a brilliant video mate, thanks from the UK

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

Thanks! I appreciate it! 🙂

[@TheFalconJetDriver]

Great video Dan, outstanding explanations and tips. I have been following you since you started your channel, you have come along way you are no longer the Newbie! I like this jig clean and simple and scalable. 😁🛫

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

I replied to your comment, and KZbin seems to have lost it. 🙁 In any case, thanks for the comment, and I absolutely remember you from way back. Thanks for sticking with me! 😄

[@johnvodopija]

I really like this jig. Top job. Thank you for the interesting content. Cheers 👍😎🇦🇺

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

Thanks again! 😄

[@VinodKumar-pq8gk]

MANY THANKS FOR THE TIME SPENT FOR THIS VERY USEFUL GIG VIDEO, GOING TO MAKE ONE

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

Awesome! Glad I could help. 🙂

[@nelsonsanchezriveronn4003]

Excellent description, easy to do!, Tank.

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

Thanks, and you're welcome! 🙂

[@YesiPleb]

Awesome video. It was only earlier today while I was doing some more work on my router table that I thought of a jig like this one and here it is!

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

Thanks! And your wish is my command. 😄

[@mukundjoshi3366]

So neat and handy. Just what I needed 😊👍🏼. Thanks a lot, also for the crisp, clear and concise…..C3……..instructions

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

"C3" - that's a great way to remember the things I always try to do with my videos. I don't always succeed, but that's definitely my goal. Thanks!

[@johannesopper3727]

Saw the original video and always wondered how to make it without buying those t tracks. Well done, thanks for the video 👍

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

Thanks, and I'm glad I was right in thinking that the original video could have used more explanation. 😄

[@geraldschutz8500]

This great! I can't wait to finish gathering, and get er done!

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

Git er done! 😄

[@lowrider130]

Glad to see you post a new video! I was starting to worry a little.

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

Thanks, and no worries. Just life being busy. 😄

[@sledgehammer7998]

I am really happy that you made a video like this, I could never get this jig right on the ones I have made in the past.

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

Glad to help! Let me know if you have problems. 😄

[@vincechoraszewski2394]

Way to go Dan, keep them coming..

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

Thanks! Will do. 😄

[@GraemePayne1967Marine]

Thank you for this video. I need to make a big like this for a couple of upcoming projects. And I really like the method of making several parts on one board and then cutting them apart. It alleviates my anxiety about close proximity to sharp high-speed spinny things!

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

I replied to your comment, and KZbin seems to have lost it. 🙁 In any case, thanks for the comment, and I agree 100%. 😄

[@BarneyBedford]

Great work. So simple

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

Thanks! 😄

[@georgeprout42]

Thanks Dan, great jig! I know what I'm doing this weekend...

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

Awesome! Let me know if you have any problems. 😄

[@WoodenItBeNice]

Hi Dan, Great video and a fantastic jig. Take care Dan. Cheers, Huw

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

Thanks, Huw! 😄

[@takeniteasyfriend]

👍Detailed explanations on glueing and fixing alignment problems is appreciated. Thanks for taking the time! I’m thinking of using the MICROJIG dovetail system by just using a 1/2 inch hole as the entry.

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

Thanks, you're welcome, and that sounds like a good idea. 😄

[@007Narsil007]

That's ingenious. I love it.

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

Awesome! 😄

[@LongIslandBK]

Thanks Dan. Great tool

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

I replied to your comment, and KZbin seems to have lost it. 🙁 In any case, thanks for the comment, and you're welcome! 😄

[@keepthemindoccupied6477]

Great piece of kit

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

Thanks! 🙂

[@skogsmats]

Just a another good one! Thanks

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

Thanks, and you're welcome! 😄

[@handymadness]

Amazing ingenuity.

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

Thanks! 😄

[@gordonyerdon1689]

Now there is a jig I can really use. Great Idea

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

Awesome! Glad I could help. 😄

[@rickculpepper709]

Your back…. Great info

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

Thanks for missing me. 😄

[@joelcopeland3018]

Really like this jig.... Good work...

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

Thanks! 😄

[@Coolride1000]

Looks like a handy jig. 👍

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

Thanks! 🙂

[@alanmcwilliams4264]

Very creative and practical

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

Thanks! 😄

[@runningmangray]

Thats a great idea, Thank you.

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

Thanks, and you're quite welcome! 😄

[@christianaguilera5927]

Thank's for share, it's pretty usefull, good video and nice explanation.

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

Thanks, and you're quite welcome! 🙂

[@buzzsah]

Nice project that works.

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

I replied to your comment, and KZbin seems to have lost it. 🙁 In any case, thanks for the comment! 😄

[@user-qg6fy4yp8t]

Thanks, very good video!!

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

Thanks, and you're welcome! 😄

[@ArunKumar-sz1pd]

Nice and simple.

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

👍

[@Vipcioo]

Thank you for clearly explaining the process also adding tips for work and blueprints. But equally important to me is that I don't have to think about how much 5/17 of an inch is. I grew up in Europe, so I appreciate it.

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

Awesome! Glad I could help. 🙂

[@chesneyamroodt7770]

Great idea, thanks

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

Thanks, and you're quite welcome!

[@GraemePayne1967Marine]

At 1:49 (& other places) I would lead with the longer end instead of the short one.

[@jscook54]

That was my first thought as well.

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

I replied to your comment, and KZbin seems to have lost it. 🙁 In any case, thanks for the comment, and I agree with all three of you. 😄

[@sylvano1955]

Great! Thank you.

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

You're quite welcome! 🙂

[@woodendiode]

1:50 I'm not sure this is the best way to do it, but I think I would drill a hole on each end of the track using a slightly bigger drill bit, before using the router. Then I would drop the piece on the stopped router, hold the piece with the grrriper, and start the router, making sure not to move before the router is fully started. The result wouldn't be as clean as there is a small risk of the drill hole being slightly misaligned, but it would surely be safer.

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

I replied to your comment, and KZbin seems to have lost it. 🙁 In any case, thanks for the comment, and your way sounds safer than what I did. 😄

[@raymitchell9736]

Very neat idea! I like it 😀!!!

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

Thanks! 😄

[@raymitchell9736]

@@TheNewbieWoodworker It is good to see another video from you, it's been a while. I think you're videos are getting better, I like the no nonsense, direct to the point, clear, instruction and I like your narration... it has the dry humor that makes it a pleasure to watch!

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

@@raymitchell9736 Thanks! That means a lot! 😄

[@cvan5]

Дело мастера боится! Мастер ничего не боится , он просто делает . Молодец!

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

👍

[@JoesWorkbench]

Very handy jig, festool make something similar but yours is better and x100 cheaper! Cheers from Australia 🇦🇺 👍🏻😀

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

Thanks! And yes, that's an expensive color of green. 😄

[@jorgeherrera3554]

Thanks! I’m going to make one

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

Awesome! Glad I could help. 😄

[@brianschiff7371]

Very cleaver. I'm gong to make one soon.

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

Awesome! 🙂

[@royharkins7066]

👍thanks Dan

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

I replied to your comment, and KZbin seems to have lost it. 🙁 In any case, thanks for the comment, and you're welcome! 😄

[@nicandkathy]

Good job

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

I replied to your comment, and KZbin seems to have lost it. 🙁 In any case, thanks for the comment. 😄

[@GubbenGul]

Wery good explain❤️

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

Thanks! Glad I could help! 🙂

[@HayderAlNaqqash1964]

Thank you for this vedio

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

I replied to your comment, and KZbin seems to have lost it. 🙁 In any case, thanks for the comment, and you're welcome! 😄

[@michaelarbach]

i just watched like 20 of your videos in a row, not because i needed to know the information stored within, but because your such a damn nice guy. Your goofy chuckle at the end of almost each sentence tells me how nice of a guy you are.. hehe. lol. great works - keep it up!

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

Wow, thanks! I think I come across on video pretty-much the way I am in real life, so it's nice to know you feel that way, And watching 20 of my videos? Get a life! (Just kidding, of course.) 😄

[@David.M.]

Nice jig Dan. I have yet to get myself a router. When I do this will be handy.

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

I replied to your comment, and KZbin seems to have lost it. 🙁 In any case, thanks for the comment, and I'm happy to know the video will help sometime in the future, even if it's not today. 😄

[@David.M.]

@@TheNewbieWoodworker I saw the comment in my feed, thanks for the work you do posting these helpful videos. I am a Newbie Wodworker!

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

@@David.M. 👍

[@tomhostetter8516]

Cool Jig Dan, id like to see a build of that speaker box? Have a great day

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

Thanks! Hopefully coming soon... ish. 😄

[@Habibulla.M]

Veri nice

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

Thanks! 👍

[@johnfithian-franks8276]

nice jig

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

Thanks! 😄

[@robgullen]

Great stuff - I've made a similar jig but using purchased alloy T-track and some slotted metal connector plates - rather than using the router base against the jig I use guide bushes that attach to the router base (Bosch) and run on the edge of the MDF - which means I have a wider choice of cutters to use - and also use my 1/2" router for heavier duty jobs (it does mean a bit more measuring and marking on the stock to be cut) .... and the comment about your left hand - I would have started out with a longer strip of wood and then cut it down to length post-routing!

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

I replied to your comment, and KZbin seems to have lost it. 🙁 In any case, thanks for the comment, and I always seem to forget about guide bushings.

[@BrucesWorldofStuff]

I like that design. There's a few bits to make but the scalability is nice... :-) Thanks Dan for the video! LLAP

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

I replied to your comment, and KZbin seems to have lost it. 🙁 In any case, thanks for the comment, and you're welcome. 😄

[@BrucesWorldofStuff]

@@TheNewbieWoodworker that is funny because yes you did the reply and I got one! KZbin is nuts. 🥜🌰🥜🌰 Thanks again! 👍🤪😁

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

@@BrucesWorldofStuff Yep, sometimes KZbin is, um, unfathomable. 😏

[@BrucesWorldofStuff]

@@TheNewbieWoodworker 😁

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

@@BrucesWorldofStuff 👍

[@briangoodwin5986]

nice video

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

I replied to your comment, and KZbin seems to have lost it. 🙁 In any case, thanks for the comment! 😄

[@patlaw53]

My comment applies to all of your videos. Your editing is phenomenal. Where did you learn to edit video? I want to learn that as much as I do woodworking.

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

Thanks! I just kind of picked it up. I'm a retired software engineer, so I'm really comfortable with computers. Then I just used imagination, lots of Google searching, and trial-and-error. I actually started by editing music videos, on my other KZbin channel (which I don't update much anymore). Here's an example - just remember that the clips themselves aren't mine, I just cobbled them together to the music: kzbin.info/www/bejne/paLCXnyIn9ydbbs.

[@timpedzinski230]

Been missing you Dan.

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

I replied to your comment, and KZbin seems to have lost it. 🙁 In any case, thanks! 😄

[@timpedzinski230]

@@TheNewbieWoodworker Well if we just keep replying back and forth maybe it will up the video rating Lol

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

@@timpedzinski230 LOL. Couldn't hurt, right? 😄

[@kalan4787]

You said that you didn't like how close your left hand was to the router bit and asked for thoughts on what to do differently: Router shield: Get a thick piece of acrylic as wide as you are comfortable spreading your hands. Attach handles to the top of the shield on either end, and use carpet tape to attach the work piece to the underside of the acrylic directly in the center. You can score the acrylic to mark dead center and size the depth of the shield from centerline to edge to get an easy measure to reference the fence for ease of use. You can also etch a full reference measure grid across the acrylic so that you can confidently position your work piece relative to the known location the bit will contact. Mark your router table fence with a needle directly above the centerline of your router bit shank so that you can work from above the table without ever seeing the bit. Now you'll have a stable reference pointing to the bit to line up with a stable reference point on your shield and you'll never have to worry about making blind dados again. Affix a sticky tape marking dead center as 0 so you can easily measure your piece's offset from the bit so you can confidently plunge at the proper reference point. Now position your shield against the fence with your measured offset and plunge. Run along the fence with your left hand holding the left handle and your right holding the right handle, safely above the bit with a protective shield between your hands and the moving cutter. Your shield's handles serve as your push blocks. You will maintain full control of the routing, you will never have to coordinate your hands with independent push blocks to stay safe, and your hands will never move close enough to the bit to cause danger.

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

Thanks! I appreciate it! 🙂

[@totoffe6234]

Le Top Mr

[@antonioperez3407]

If you only have 1/4" or 1/2" router, you can dedicate each side for a particular bit. Example straight bit one side and flush bottom tray bit on the other.

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

Good tip. Thanks!

[@TotoGuy-Original]

Are you going to do a video of the boom box? i would love to see that. i like that you use metric sizes too because that is what we use in the uk

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

Yes, my current plan is to do the boombox soon-ish. Glad you enjoy the metric sizes - fingers crossed that I don't mess them up. 😄

[@RandyGarbin]

This is a great and timely idea. What I’m trying to figure out is how wide I make you he base pieces to start. Ideally, I need to use a full size Bosch router where the radius from the bit is 3-1/8”. Seems to me I need to cut base pieces that are longer than 12 inches, no?

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

Yes, I would think so.

[@jfuji6]

What you should do about your hand being too close to the router bit. Is the cut the slots before you cut your pieces to length so you have extra material to handle.

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

Yes, you're absolutely right. Thanks! 😄

[@robt2151]

Hi Dan, thanks for thinking of your arithmetically-challenged (metric) supporters!

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

You're quite welcome! I always worry I'll get the conversion wrong, but so far so good, knock on wood. 😄

[@matthewalbum]

Nice video. Are you using a straight or template bit in the router?

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

I'm not using a template bit - no need for a bearing here. I have a 1/4" up-cut spiral bit I love, and my 1/2" bit is a straight bit.

[@grahampotts4875]

Hi where did you buy the long off centred clamps in this video please cheers

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

I think this is what you’re talking about: @t

[@ocorpeni]

I wonder if this could be useful for loose tenons?

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

Perhaps, with some modifications. But I suspect there's better jigs for that.

[@matthewheagy8352]

Couldn't you use ca glue for the T track as well?

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

Possibly. Probably. Try it and let me know! 😄

[@harrij.9542]

Hi, should I get my old tablesaw blades resharpened or buy new ones? There is a service that resharpens them and it's not expensive. Thanks,

[@dougprentice1363]

If there's plenty of carbide on them, sure, get them resharpened.

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

I replied to your comment, and KZbin seems to have lost it. 🙁 In any case, thanks for the comment. If they're decent blades, then getting them sharpened is a good idea. Just remember that you'll be without them for awhile.

[@TheCypressmen]

Hey Dan, do you used two different router bits shank size for each side for building the adjustable router jig? Meaning, like for the 1/4 inch side did you used 1/4 shank and for the 1/2 inch side did you used a 1/2 shank?

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

You could absolutely do that if you wanted to.

[@TheCypressmen]

Thank you Dan, for your great projects!!!

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

@@TheCypressmen You're quite welcome! 🙂

[@user-ip3yw8hc1k]

💥👌👍😎

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

👍

[@sledgeHammerRulez]

oh Dan ... metric is so much easier ... like decimal is to binary ... like python is to assembler ... you get my point :p

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

Yeah, but the feeling of accomplishment you get when writing something in assembler is out of this world. Or at least it was, back when I wrote 8088 assembler. Or IBM 360/30 assembler. 😂

[@Monduras]

what software do you use to make your diagrams?

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

SketchUp

[@alfonsowonggarcia1805]

😊😊😊👌👌👌👍👍👍

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

👍

[@larryjacobs5713]

Are you doing any new videos? KZbin has not notified me in a long time

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

I replied to your comment, and KZbin seems to have lost it. 🙁 In any case, thanks for the comment, and I agree that it's been a while since I released my last video. Sorry! 😄

[@basanistes359]

When you started that cut your fingers were very close to that bit.

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

I replied to your comment, and KZbin seems to have lost it. 🙁 In any case, thanks for the comment, and you're absolutely right.

[@basanistes359]

@@TheNewbieWoodworker I actually had an accident where my finger got too close to a router bit and I got cut. The messed up part is the cuts (plural) were all around the tip of my finger as if my finger was forced around the bit at least once. It was a split second and the pain was intense. I use a jig now to keep my fingers well away from that thing.

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

@@basanistes359 I've had a router accident too and I have the scar on my hand to prove it, although mine was with a handheld router. Yes, I really need to be more careful - I like my fingers just the way they are!

[@sithompson74]

Love your work, but get with the times America and use metric sizes - way too many fractions that just aren't necessary

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

Thanks, and LOL. We tried that, and for whatever stupid-ass reason, we rejected it. So since I have access to mostly Imperial tools and other things, I'm kind-of stuck with it. First-world problems, right? 😂

[@conway573]

Great jig…now watch Rockler steal your idea 🤨

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

I replied to your comment, and KZbin seems to have lost it. 🙁 In any case, thanks for the comment. Since the original design wasn't mine, they're welcome to it as far as I'm concerned. 😄

[@conway573]

@@TheNewbieWoodworker You have done a great job on that jig…I am a retired woodworker…an I’m still learning…at some point your going to have to change from “Newbie” to “Intermediate”…thanks for the content…always look forward to your videos. 😎

[@TheNewbieWoodworker]

@@conway573 Thanks, and I'm glad I'm helping. I'm retired too, by the way. I changed my intro from calling myself "Newbie Dan", to saying "this is my channel for the newbie woodworker", because I agree that I've passed the newbie stage. 😄