How to Make Finger Joints on the Table Saw // Box Joint // Joinery // Woodworking How To

Super simple finger joint jig using a single blade on the table saw, no dado stack required!
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[@raytry69]

Simplest, shortest, clearest explanation, zero BS, no long intro, no annoying "music". That's why this channel is one of my favourites. Best content.

[@3x3CustomTamar]

👍👍

[@Devil-Made]

Same here. The efficiency of her videos cannot be understated. She knows what we’re looking for and DELIVERS. I LOVE this channel.

[@slam854]

Triple chip blades give a nice flat bottom. When I had my shop the Humane Society contacted me make Cremation Pet Coffins. They were Redwood finger jointed boxes. Rabbeted tops & bottoms milled to fit. When boxes were glued up (sides & bottom) the top would be placed on with bevel detail added to the box, sanded and oiled. Nice way to remember our pets. Good Job!

[@richardmiller191]

I know this is a five year old video but just wanted to thank you for posting this video. It's easy to follow and I'm going to use this method to make a speaker cabinet. Thanks again!

[@cheeseheadfiddle]

Great video. So clear and well done. My mom was my main table saw teacher back in the 1970s. She learned from her uncle on the farm in the 1940s. So glad to see awesome women marking videos like this. I’ll subscribe.

[@3x3CustomTamar]

That’s awesome

[@thewingett]

The best part of the video is that you took the time to explain the joint and the jig. So many other videos on this same topic completely miss the part about how tight the joint should be and how to remedy it. Kudos. You are a fantastic teacher and content provider.

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Glad you liked it!

[@davefrankman6181]

Thank you for sharing the links to the blades.

[@philiptreuer9088]

Thanks for the excellent tutorial. It took me two tries but I finally got it to work. (It helps to follow the ALL the instructions!) How to adjust the pin in relation to the blade if too tight or loose is very important. I was surprised how many finger joint jig tutorials leave that part out. All your tutorials are excellent. Thank you!

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Glad it helped!

[@Devil-Made]

Another great video. I wish I’d followed this jig build instead of others I ended up using, but it’s still good to know. Thank you!

[@skippylippy547]

I've used this jig many times over the years and it works great! Simple, easy, fast. 👍 Thanks Tamar.

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Great to hear!

[@marclissoway2638]

Marc I’m glad I watched your presentation I was trying to make this box joint and it wasn’t working, I didn’t realize I had to turn my other piece like you just showed me, 🤪. Thanks.

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Nice! Glad it was helpful!

[@JerrySmiler1968]

Thank you so much for taking the time to educate the complete novice like me. I made my first box the other day but it would look so much better with finger joints. Most tutorials suggest a dado stack but we can’t get them in the UK. So again, thank you and keep them coming.

[@user-ok6ir6uv9i]

I've been building furniture, gun stocks, pistol grips, and almost anything that can be made of wood since I was 18. Monday I'll be 88. Never had a sled except one for the drum sander. You've got my attention, I'm going to make a few different ones . Thanks

[@miltonbarrosdecarvalho3017]

A very talented and charismatic professional, I find her practical work!!! Successos!!! Um alô especial do Brasil e Suriname!

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Thanks!

[@tomahawkwoodwork6683]

This is the very definition of a jig. A simple piece that makes doing simple, yet repetitive work that is easy to do incorrectly, less likely to be ruined because something wasn't done just right. Fantastic!

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Thanks! I just love how simple it is yet the outcome is really impressive looking.

[@craigsimons2217]

This video just hit my feed, after 5 years, but this is really helpful - so much simpler than a lot of the other box joint jigs out there! Love your channel!

[@robertbrunston5406]

Good jig! I also like your tape trick, I could have used it many times. Thank you.

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Thanks! Yeah. If lost thin pieces down that gap too many times.....

[@tomahawkwoodwork6683]

Nothing like a simple little thing like that to make all my concept ideas for a zero clearance insert for my table saw, and thus all the projects put off due to a lack of that insert, look silly hahaha

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Tomahawk Woodwork haha! It’s the little things in life! 😂

[@bigviper64]

PERFECT! Great timing too…I am going to create Finger Joints for my Stop Block on my Sled. The stop block is 4 inches wide by 3/4” so this will be or should be very easy, as long as I can rmember each step!

[@daveovington5525]

I've been watching videos all morning on how to make these jigs and this is by far the simplest one I've seen yet. Thank you. I want to build a jewelry box for our granddaughter for Christmas and I don't want to have to spend more time building a jig for the joints than the box itself. Lol

[@colt4522]

Thanks to your tip of closer if too tight was the reason I finally got some to fit using my jug after too long trying! Rather just long enough till I got it.

[@mattsrollingworld1081]

First Video I found. Clean Teaching Style. Carefully shot and Edited. Thank You.

[@user-zp5vt1tu6b]

Subscribed. After all the various finger joint videos I've watched over the years I haven't seen a video until now that explains how to make the jig, how to adjust it and how to alternate the boards so the fingers line up in such a simple and quick manner. Good job. Thank you.

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Awesome. So glad you found it informative

[@ecarrillo71]

I believe you nailed the easiest method to get this jig done right. The thin cutting strip jig is truly the key! Great job.

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Thanks! I love that thin ripping jig. Also another really simple one to make

[@nighttrain022]

Nice Tips, Boy I am a pro carpenter 30+ years and only part time wood worker. I watched 2 of your clips and already learned some nifty tricks I never considered. Not sure how you got such a nice work space and good selection of tools, but this is also a big help to have all one's stuff in a central location. Sadly for me, I have always had to work mobile and seldom get to realize the joy of economizing on having shop tools set up and ready to go with special attachments, adjustable jigs, stops extension table for table saw etc. Hard to believe I never knew there were blades that cut a flat cut like that other than a dado setup I have used. Can't wait to watch more of your work.

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Awesome. So glad you learned something! The flat blade is def a game changer with joinery

[@nighttrain022]

@@3x3CustomTamar YAY, thanks so much and best regards in your future projects and all you may learn as well.

[@daneilers739]

I've probably a bazillion videos on box joints and this is by far the best. Good Job!!!

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Awesome to hear

[@quirtdrozario856]

Thank you Tamar. You are a most excellent teacher. I watch all your videos.

[@johnroth8275]

Thank you for sharing your skills

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Glad you like it!

[@Alestier1]

This is just what I'm looking for! Thanks!! Your content is always what I gravitate towards when I see it in the results ... clear, easy instructions. Thanks!

[@cola2177]

Thanks so much for the video. I had no idea that flat tooth blades existed. You just saved me hours and hours of future sanding and grief! Thanks so much.

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Haha nice!

[@sammathis]

I made this jig today, worked like a charm. I appreciate you mentioning how to adjust the jig if the joint is too tight.

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Awesome to hear

[@omartodologo6227]

I love the way you handle safety. Great job. Congratulations!

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Glad you like it! Thanks

[@vishalmehta4171]

Very easy and good wood working

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Thanks!

[@TheJamurphy99]

nice video. never saw a thin rip jig like that.

[@anthonythomas280]

AT 79,BEEN A CHIPPY ALL MY LIFE ( well so far) THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST EXPLAINED VIDEOS IV'E SEEN SO FAR IN THE 3 MONTHS I HAD A PC . NO I'M KIDDING LOVE IT CLEAR AND CONCISE . LOVED IT THANKS TONY T.

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Thanks so much! Ha

[@alecjames6476]

very clever way of doing it GREAT

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Thanks!

[@diablodiablodiablo3827]

I’m a 200% noob to wood working, I had to watch this 4 times before I got an idea of what was going on. Subscribed!

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Haha glad you figured it out

[@maxwang2537]

This is really really a smart way! The highlight is at 2:51 using the first piece as another jig to add exactly one more blade thickness for the mating piece. The width of the pieces (height of box) does not have to be an integer number of blade thicknesses. Thanks and definitely will be using this trick to make boxes for my little projects.

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Awesome. Glad you found it helpful!

[@juliovillavicencio296]

Yes, you were right I saw it more than 2 times now I understood it. Thank you and sorry for not realizing

[@3x3CustomTamar]

👍👍

[@opwave79]

I watched other videos showing a similar jig, but yours explains it so much better. Thanks!

[@3x3CustomTamar]

That’s awesome to hear! Thanks! Glad you found it helpful

[@thomaslamora1679]

tape to make a "zero clearance insert". damn, that's brilliant! this is becoming my new favorite channel - now i just have to binge watch all the rest of your videos...

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Haha! It’s a quick fix. Enjoy!

[@mr.noneyabidness]

Yeah this is pure brilliance hands down.

[@markjacobsen605]

Another great video. Going to try this.

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Have fun!

[@mrmanu20121]

Thank you that was very easy 😊

[@noelwrightpersonal]

great video, awesome communication! You made something which is intimidating to a newbie much more approachable. Thanks from Perth, Western Australia.

[@dscritter614]

U make it look so EZ, I'm going 2 make it.

[@michaelbedell6523]

Absolutely perfect for the typical non-dado table saw. Plus benefit was being shown using painters tape to keep work from falling into the blade housing. Great presentation too. Sold, subscribing.

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Glad you liked it!

[@parom1234]

the best so far.

[@3x3CustomTamar]

👍

[@jamescampbell7780]

I used the alternative top teeth blade and found that on assembly, voids are formed in the joint. So the blade type you recommended is essential for single blade joints. Greetings from Scotland. Stay safe.

[@vtbn53]

Which is fine if you can get them...

[@64bruceb]

I've made the same jig and attached it to a miter gauge to use on my router table. Just put a fence on the miter gauge and cut some slots in it. Then take the jig you made and run 2 1/4-20 screws thru the jig and into the slots. The slots give you the adjustment you need to set the finger width. You could probably clamp it to the fence on the miter gauge too if you didn't want to mess with screws and slots. But, it works so well and is so simple just like you show.

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Cool. I’ve done this on my router table too. Not with the adjustable aspect though... ha

[@butchd18]

Great job well demonstrated

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Thanks!

[@tfwoodcraft]

I like simple stuff and I don't like the price of dado stacks, i'll give this one a shot! You could put a knife or pencil mark where you clamp the stop block on that sled and then you'd be really close to the same spot each time you use that jig so dialing it in would be a breeze! another great video!

[@ARepublicIfYouCanKeepIt]

Nice work Tamar. I love that you took to the time to mention blade forms as that really completed the video.

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Thanks! Yeah. I’m so happy that I picked up his blade. Excited to do some more joinery with it

[@dusbus2384]

seems like a cool idea. think of using this same concept but with a straight router bit for larger fingers/panels.

[@JGerm]

I am new at woodworking . Great video . Love your accent. Hello from South Texas !

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Haha thanks

[@TripleGAutoDetailing]

So simply explained. Subscribed!! 👍

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Awesome. Thanks!

[@vaqueton1306]

Great video. Help out a lot. Straight forward deal. Made my first box joints thanks to your video.

[@3x3CustomTamar]

That’s so awesome to hear!

[@cesarsalvestro6878]

I did it today. Works marvelous! !!

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Awesome!

[@davidnleeh4]

Yes, your video Tamar was very helpful! It was (To me at least, LOL) very nice & concise as opposed to the majority of videos on KZbin. Thank you for posting it!!

[@3x3CustomTamar]

So glad it was helpful! I can’t stand when people go on for hours before getting to the point. Ha.

[@JamesSmith-co1kt]

I came here for the drahs but found the jig very helpful. Execelant ma'am.

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Hahah thanks! Happy to hear 😂

[@stevetyler3016]

You take your time and explain everything in detail. You could probably explain Heart Surgery !!! Another Great video. Keep up the Great Work !!!

[@3x3CustomTamar]

That’s a really scary thought.... ha! Thanks so much! I really appreciate that

[@billy19461]

This was a great video. I have never seen or heard anyone explain it better.

[@3x3CustomTamar]

That’s so awesome to hear. Thanks so much!

[@maryjocookson7156]

really cool jig , well explained

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Glad you liked it!

[@kortt]

Cool and simple jig. I ended up making one of the complicated ones with a threaded rod. Since my blade is 2.5mm thick I used a metric threaded rod with a pitch of 1.25mm so two turns of the rod is one blade kerf.. I like the simplicity of your version better lol.

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Ha. That sounds too complicated for me.

[@maxrennie388]

THANKS FOR SHARING. lOVE THE PRESENTATION FROM SOUTH AFRICA

[@kyongb786]

You are great 👍

[@3x3CustomTamar]

☺️☺️

[@nonya5475]

That is So good! I tried other ways and could not get things right. Just clamping the little jig to the sled is a game-changer. I had been screwing the board with the pin onto my miter gauge. Then when the teeth are too tight I have to figure how to make the screw-holes in the board wider in order to shift things left and right. Thanks!!

[@shootinstraight2299]

Awesome video. Get your jig zeroed in then drill some holes through the jig and add dowles with the female end in your fence.

[@johnduffy7502]

Great video and jig! Thanks :)

[@outcastwoodworks]

simple and great!thank you

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Thanks!

[@ctenos45069]

Nice job with the video. Your approach to the jig is very similar to the one by William Ng. He uses a caliper & feeler gauge to modify the finger thickness to be about 3-4 thousands thinner than the slots. Works nice.

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Thanks! I’ll have to check his video out!

[@chadryk5]

That thin-ripping jig is way cool!

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Thanks!

[@user-ti5df1jg7t]

Приятно смотреть на твою работу!.. Дважды!!, Лайк. Умница ты девушка.

[@Lumbeelegend]

...life saver Thank you

[@netomusic_br]

I love how that hand saw cuts that piece of wood like butter when the video speed up. Nice job!

[@3x3CustomTamar]

It was really satisfying. Ha

[@markbryan9989]

Thanks Tamar! Have some drawers to build in the near future and this will come in handy.

[@3x3CustomTamar]

FYI. This would only be good for small drawers that don’t take a lot of use and abuse. It would need to be reinforced otherwise.

[@TinSandwichUK]

What a concise but well thought out approach you have to this and other productions I've watched. The visuals are superb and without any ambiguity, show exactly what's going on and all in sync with the narrative. It must take you ages with planning and editing to produce your videos and it's very much appreciated. I've become a big fan, thank you.

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Thanks so much for the feedback! I could def make more projects if I wasn’t making these videos! Ha!

[@Goalsplus]

Totally agree.

[@crackheadbaits8053]

Great video. Perfect information. Created my jig, worked perfect. I love the way you explain everything, I never have questions after watching your videos.

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Thanks!

[@m2585r]

The jig lady strikes again!! Not sure how I missed this one before. Thanks for all the great vids!!

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Hahahah! Thanks!

[@ralfb8869]

Best jig for cutting thin material that I have ever seen before and simple as well :)

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Awesome. Glad you liked it

[@bobb.3023]

Thanks! I'm making one of these these weekend!

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Awesome, have fun!

[@amgari007]

Very simple Jig, but effective. Thanks for the video.

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Glad you liked it

[@BrianThorstad]

Perfect, I’ll be making this

[@jimflammer9370]

Nice, simple jig.

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Thanks

[@aussievaliant4949]

Thank you for this video- I followed your clear instructions and made a 2.5mm jig. It works perfectly, and now I’m making a 4mm one for a particular job. Believe it or not, I can’t locate a flat top saw blade here in Australia! I’ll have a look at your link to see if I can get something from the USA. I know the price will be ridiculous, but the alternative is either a gapped joint, or it will need to be hand filed....

[@heuwel]

Thank you, very simple but very effective and so easy to make....

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Glad you like it!

[@larryfunnell7446]

I like it. I have some 2" wide scrap that I want to mill down to 1/4" thick for a pencil box for my granddauther and tray for my drills, and finger joints seem easier than dovetails. This answers how to do it safely and neatly, having the advantage of being able to clamp small pieces in place, which is not an option on my dado jig.

[@3x3CustomTamar]

You should be able to stack thin pieces like that as well and do them at one time

[@deknotsaap]

Awesome job 🙏

[@thetruth5210]

I guess I need to go out to shop this weekend to see if I can dial in my budget Ryobi table saw to try this. I see frustration in my future! lol

[@ARepublicIfYouCanKeepIt]

@@3x3CustomTamar What she said! Budget, or not, as long as your saw is dialed in, you should be all good.

[@jguil4d]

You can speed up your joint cutting by clamping both pieces together after first off-setting one of them by the width of the pin.

[@timhyatt9185]

you can go even further with this idea.. number your joints.. stack up all 4 sides on top of each other and clamp them together - cut one end as normal.....flip end for end, use your a scrap for the spacing, and cut that end too... (it sounds more complicated than it is....) done.. all four corners cut in sets of passes on the saw....

[@chemcody5119]

Nicely done Tamar. I like the K.I.S.S. method and use it whenever possible.

[@3x3CustomTamar]

If it works why bother with anything else!

[@paulhasser625]

Ditto!

[@pecosimplu7070]

Thanks again 🌹

[@JY-od3uq]

I knew this method but I love watching you, and you passing the knowledge way way better then me.

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Ha. Glad you liked it

[@theelectronwrangler6416]

Whole lot of really good tablesaw tips and jigs!

[@3x3CustomTamar]

👍👍

[@lachlananthony6983]

Nice and simple, yet affective.

[@3x3CustomTamar]

No need to complicate things!

[@gpeaceportville]

Excellent video.

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Glad you liked it!

[@KevinTrippel]

Thanks. I loved the painter tape tip.

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Fazman81]

This is a super simple awesome jig Tamar, just how I like them! I have the same tablesaw you have now I just got to pick up a flat tooth blade. I’m going to use this jig to try and build an accordion box.

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Oooh an accordion box. That sounds cool.

[@sensoft99]

Certainly cool. Handling big pieces can be challenge doing this way. looking for a video where similar thing can be achieved with a router, maybe

[@sripal.jain4]

Simple and pricise 👍

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Thanks. Glad you like it

[@valyatimtsenko]

Amazing job 👏

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Thank you! 😄

[@jitenmalviya9019]

Great idea

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Glad you like it!

[@neilthomason2426]

Such a boss. Enjoy all your vids immensely. Thanks for sharing.

[@3x3CustomTamar]

Thanks so much!