44 - Box Joint - Finger Joint Jig One hour Build ONLINE CLASS

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[@WoodsleeSummercraftwoodturning]

Ive saved this video to a playlist, i have owned a dado blade for several year but yet to use it, best video at explaining how to make this jig and dial it in. Thanks!!

[@thestime]

Very well done. I especially liked how you did the math and actually SHOWED why you must move the piece closer or farther away from the blade. Helps to get it right the first time instead of a lot of tapping, guessing, and excessive cutting. Thanks!!

[@gthmcty111]

Two years later your video is still educating people on how to make box joint jigs thank you thank you thank you!

[@oscargomez3145]

James you blow my mind just to watch you work with your daughters and the experienced what they have i totally enjoy all your videos i'm beginer in this but appreciate all your work i want to thank you for not be afraid to share all your wonderful wisdom in woodwork God bless

[@herrcobblermachen]

thank you for adding the fitting information! No one else I saw addresses this issue, and surely all of them had to do it to get the fitting right.much appreciated!

[@derekdodson9982]

Thanks, James. I especially appreciate your taking the time to troubleshoot a jig that's not producing the joints quite correctly.

[@rickgauthier6597]

Thanks for the very informative video. Thanks for allowing the cheat sheet screen shot. I made a box joint jig yesterday after watching another woodworkers video and he failed to detail that you have to reverse the first board to start the second board so everything turns out properly. I must have cut 10 pieces trying to make it work. Now after watching this I am sure I can get things dialed in properly. Thanks for your help. Very informative and detailed so anyone can do it.

[@rickgauthier6597]

Did my first perfect box joints today thanks again

[@tomrainwater8824]

Watching this again and I am amazed at how well you explain this process, thanks for the video and making the learning experience so much easier.

[@KingsFineWoodworking]

Thank you. You are very kind.

[@alanmcarthur2810]

Great video. I've watched numerous on this topic but no others I've seen show how to adjust if the fit is wrong. Thank you!!

[@almirzakhalili995]

Hi James I am from Canada and i have been watching hundreds if not thousand of hours of woodworking on you tube, and many hours of yours. i would like to clam that not only you and your daughters are the best wood workers but you are the best teacher as well. every time i watch your video i learned a lot and i am very pleased. I am just hobbies and don't have experience. once again i admire your work. Al

[@brianpenn6782]

This is the best explanation of finger joints/setup. Thank you!

[@bryanhembree83]

I agree. I have been confused before but now I understand it. Thanks so much. Keep up the great videos.

[@shanenagore2667]

You are a truly exceptional instructor sir……detailed, thorough and easy to understand. Plus your lessons are delivered in a very non-intimidating manner which newbies like me truly appreciate. Your vids have inspired me to continue learning and actually attempt to start working on a project. Well done sir, plz know that your work and efforts are truly appreciated.

[@SgtBooker44]

Thanks for the tip on what looks like a very simple jig.

[@ForestWoodworks]

Always a pleasure learning here! Thank you.

[@dennisg11348]

You are definitely one of the best on You Tube. Thank you!

[@wannabefunnyman]

Easily the best explained finger joint jig video I have been able to find.

[@franciscoramirez-nb4er]

Best video on this finger joint build. Well explained Thank you

[@lostsailor2759]

This is by far the most descriptive video on how to make this jig. Thank you.

[@e.dbogan6266]

I really enjoy your videos. You take your time explaining the process needed to complete the build, and your easygoing way is a plus. I always learn something. Thank you sir.

[@KingsFineWoodworking]

Thank you. You’re very kind.

[@paulbaker7397]

Incredibly helpful video, thank you for taking the time to explain the math behind finding the spacing distances.

[@paulheitkemper1559]

fantastic video. Very clear instructions. Well done.

[@bobhempstead7045]

Very helpful thank you James. I will watch your other videos, please keep posting. Bob😊

[@jonathanhale2669]

You are an excellent teacher- you have great sensitivity to what it takes to convey the concepts to your student successfully.

[@KingsFineWoodworking]

Thank you for such a kind note.

[@StevenLNew]

Great video... Thanks for sharing. Very informative... One of the best I've seen.

[@ChileExpatFamily]

I love these classes! My son Thomas and I are watching together so that he can learn the right way (from someone other than his father) how to do wood working. You do a good job of keeping our attention through out the whole video. The videos help us stay on the same page so that he is a help and not a distraction, other wise he is just in the shop wasting wood and at the same time not getting satisfied with what he builds and the videos help me keep him from just being in the way and to become a good helper like your daughter. We here are cutting the trees. Drying the wood, and turning it into lumber and then furniture. Thanks from Chile South America. Jim

[@chessmith5043]

YOU ARE AN EXCELLENT TEACHER! I so appreciate how carefully you explained the way to fine tune the finger joint fit. I wish I had teachers like you when I was in school...I'm 75! Id like to see how you set up a table saw to cut the compound angles that make up the roof of a bird house that tapers to a point at the top.

[@stevecuthbert8856]

James, Thanks for the great tips for this jig. I've been having problems figuring out much of the process of making a finger joint jig. Your narration is clear and easily understandable. Now I need to make a sled like yours too.

[@Sludgepump]

Thanks for the careful adjustment directions. All very clear James!

[@KingsFineWoodworking]

Thank you!

[@sshizas6986]

This a very good explanation. Very good video. Thank you.

[@richardjohnson9183]

James, I have watched several of your videos and you do an awesome job on everyone of them. I have learned a lot from you. I just want to thank you for what you do. AWESOME JOB.

[@DanielWiley]

Great Explanation! Thanks for sharing.

[@flanikent]

Wow you are really good at teaching

[@natebascue3381]

Love this video but the best tip I got from it was at 3:34 and seeing where you put your blade guard on the hand saw! Strangely, this is going to be the biggest time saving tip for me from this video lol The rest was great information too.

[@makingcrapwithscrap5701]

Excellent sir. You and your assistants do a great job explaining everything very clearly. Much appreciated

[@KingsFineWoodworking]

Thank you!

[@jeremyspecce]

Best description of how to make AND USE a jig like this! Nice work as usual.

[@KingsFineWoodworking]

Thank you!

[@MrCpolzin]

Hearing your voice just makes me smile mate. You are such a beautiful man Mr. King. I love watching your videos so much and can't thank you enough. I needed to find a mentor in woodwork and we have actually found a great friendship too. Thanks again brother

[@KingsFineWoodworking]

You are too kind. Thank you very much for such a nice comment. I'm collecting some really nice goodies for you!

[@MrCpolzin]

You are so welcome brother and I'm desperately trying not to get too excited about both of our packages lol.Oh I can't wait mate,what a treat :)

[@arayawoodworks]

Great video! You are the first one I see explain finger joints all the way throughly. Thank you 🙏

[@KingsFineWoodworking]

Thank you.

[@dalejones4186]

Awesome video. Great instruction. I enjoy the fact that you haven’t forgotten the new woodworkers out there. Thanks for your hard work on the videos. And please thank your daughters to. I wish my daughter was interested in what I do also.

[@KingsFineWoodworking]

Thank you!

[@clydedecker765]

VERY well done! That marking the sides is a GREAT idea to keep the sides oriented correctly with each other. Love Mr. Ng and went to view his video. JUST as informative and dealt with the bottom too!

[@KingsFineWoodworking]

William Ng is great. I learned the side marking from him.

[@BronkBuilt]

Simple, yet effective! I like it. I really like how you spawn an extra set of hands when moving the clamps. You all of a sudden have 4 hands moving things around. That is very "handy".

[@KingsFineWoodworking]

Handy indeed.

[@richarddelaney8385]

James, thank you for continuing your teaching skills to include woodworking. Easy to follow instruction, training like this helps gives me confidence in my woodworking training

[@KingsFineWoodworking]

Hi Richard. Thank you!

[@alecmcmahon]

Excellent video , You've taken out alot of the mystery behind how box joints work. Thank you

[@KingsFineWoodworking]

Thank you.

[@amorgan5844]

12:54 you sir are the best, no video on YT explains this part and using the mark line as a reference for the pin.

[@HaroldDeWayne]

Thanks for these videos... I lost my wife in October (14th) and I'm getting ready to build a Cremation Cask for her remains. This is EXACTLY what I envisioned myself doing... I just replaced my table saw with a MUCH better one, so I am building the sled first (with the replaceable inserts), although I can't justify buying the t tracks yet, so someday I'll build it better, then I'll use the box joint. Thank you so much for this information. I wish I could get my grandson (lives with me) interested in working with me but it's too cold in our garage at the moment for even me to spend more than a few minutes at a time in there... maybe this summer. LOL.

[@aravenstale824]

EXCELLENT VIDEO ! Helped me a lot !

[@jenang1]

Thanks King... easy to follow your method

[@loydalexander154]

Thanks for the video it helped a lot especially the pics I took your a fine woodworking dude yourself znd your helper daughter there thanks again

[@GlennBartley]

Very nice. Thank you for your videos. I made your crosscut sled and am loving it. Thank you!

[@KingsFineWoodworking]

Awesome. Thank you!

[@michaeljones1715]

Excellent explanation. Thankyou for showing the calculation for the gap change and for the way to move the jig.

[@CornerfieldShop]

I liked your take and video on this jig. Made a video on this exact same jig myself. It really is very handy even if you don't have a dado stack (or can't get one like me in The Netherlands). Will be back for more videos 🙌

[@kevingeorgiades4879]

Thanks for the math sheet...never heard it explained like that before. Great video. Now I gotta check out the cross cut sled. I was wanting to make one with removable inserts for this exact reason.

[@ericluba6287]

Hey thank you I definitely took a screenshot that is where I spend so much time trying to figure out where to move either in or out to make the fingers fit properly

[@KingsFineWoodworking]

Awesome.

[@tobedetermined4180]

Very nice, out of all similar videos I seen about it, this is the only one that explains how to solve a problem, thank you for posting it.

[@KingsFineWoodworking]

Thank you!

[@adriantrain2037]

You make everything look so easy... sign of a real pro.... top job

[@timhalcomb4041]

Appreciate you taking the time to share this with us really appreciate your videos have a blessed day

[@KingsFineWoodworking]

Thank you!

[@chuckbell2949]

Great learning, quite clear, superb! Thanks , Chuck

[@robthewaywardwoodworker9956]

Great demo for the finger-joint jig. I was a little disappointed that you didn't glue the box together. Doing a glue up today, I was channeling my inner James and using lots of Titebond III! I kept telling myself, more glue man, more glue! And then off to Amazon to order another gallon tonight. Glue on bro!

[@KingsFineWoodworking]

Haha. Thank you! Just wait till you see the next video.

[@Ty-bz7zx]

Well done. Thanks for the great explanations and effort ....3 yrs later =)

[@jeffceriotti]

So helpful. So thorough. Great channel!

[@Ozzyjunky]

Great instruction James. Thanks again.

[@KingsFineWoodworking]

Hi Billy. Thank you!

[@mountainviews5025]

Awesome so very easy thumbs up my friends

[@philliparudolph9595]

very well done, clear and well documented

[@KingsFineWoodworking]

Thank you!

[@ManCrafting]

Great info once again James. Love it. You make the complex simple. Sign of a good teacher.

[@KingsFineWoodworking]

Thanks Chad!

[@opwave79]

Superb instructions! Thank you for taking the time to walk us through the process.

[@stevebright6992]

Hi James im a joiner myself but your videos are really excellent in every way and so informative and so precisely explained your work looks fantastic and so good, Keep it up and cant wait until you next video

[@steviemarchantswoodshop3279]

Very nice, this is essential watching for anyone wanting to start finger/box joints! Great video! 👍👍

[@thesaltycracker7102]

Very good video. Well presented.

[@shannonpaschall4735]

Thank you!! As many videos as I have watch, yours was the best!! Will definitely be subscribing and watching your videos to learn more!!

[@jeremyspecce]

I was wracking my brain trying to figure this out, forgot all about this video, would have helped!!! So simple the way you describe and illustrate it.

[@KingsFineWoodworking]

Thank you!

[@mfcosi]

What a great lesson. Many thanks.

[@KingsFineWoodworking]

Thank you!

[@peterneumann7145]

Most ordinary people don’t run dado blades. But thanks for the well prepared instruction. Some useful hints

[@joanneabola783]

fantastic gig

[@KingsFineWoodworking]

Thank you!

[@ladykenja2700]

- Re-watching & still gained more valuable info. Thanx.

[@bmoelly8123]

I like this instructional style of video. I'd like to see more. I also like the length of this one as well, I actually watch more videos that are less than 15 minutes vs. videos that are over 20 minutes.

[@KingsFineWoodworking]

Thank you!

[@danmccarthy444]

That is the best explanation of how to do finger joints that I have seen on KZbin. It was filled with "aha moments". I guess I can put away my sledge hammer.

[@KingsFineWoodworking]

Thank you.

[@glennhelwigwk8p530]

An other great easy to understand video, thank you for sharing.

[@chrissheffield5468]

Great video. Thank you!

[@PropNut]

Top Notch job putting this tutorial together. Thanks!

[@sapelesteve]

Well executed & explained! Book marked this for later viewing as I need to make one of these jigs. Thanks for posting...... :)

[@owenjennings8575]

James - Very nice job as usual. Very good explanation.

[@KingsFineWoodworking]

Thank you!

[@ladykenja2700]

- EXCELLENT info. Concise, realistic & "do-able" for beginners. I love this joint but became frustrated with the set up process. Thanx for sharing.

[@sidfinley6087]

Very well explained. Thanks!

[@marcoshoffner1738]

Great instructions

[@kensmith2822]

I love your videos! Thank you so much

[@JackbenchWoodworking]

Great explanation, James!

[@KingsFineWoodworking]

Thanks Charlie.

[@vincecaggiano3297]

Thanks for math explanation. I think I found the answer to my problem. Well done.

[@KingsFineWoodworking]

Awesome, Thank you!

[@BobAmarant]

Great tip with the feel gauge! Thanks

[@Barnagh1]

Great video, best explanation I’ve seen on how to fine tune the jig.

[@FredFloresca]

Beauty!!! Thanks!

[@w4baham]

Beautiful work and excellent video!

[@thomaszaccone3960]

Love your videos. They are extremely useful!

[@blandry021]

Another great how to video

[@KingsFineWoodworking]

Thank you!

[@christopherchavis710]

James, My hat's off to you sir... You have a wonderful way of explaining things in a simple and informative format. Love these videos! Your Jigs are awesome, and I have successfully replicated 2 of them and they work perfectly... Thank you

[@vicentetorres8980]

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[@seanrichardson3986]

I HATE finger joints! I am however a HUGE math geek! This was an amazing video! I have always liked your videos (so glad you made another) and love seeing your family doing work with you! Please keep helping us along! I have always learned so much from you (and the kids!)

[@KingsFineWoodworking]

Hi Sean. Thank you!

[@wlee9057]

Very good. Helpful!

[@Bootzey73]

Lol! I love the danger block on your x-cut sled.

[@KingsFineWoodworking]

Haha. Thank you!

[@SanAndFe]

Great video, well explained. Added to my favourites for future reference.

[@KingsFineWoodworking]

Thank you!

[@rksmith5273]

Your instructions were perfect as well as your performance. My first attempt showed the fingers ranged from 0.375 to 0.368. My blade was 0.369 to 0.376. At its worse, it still falls into the 0.006 range. My issue is that the fingers are simply to tight with a dry fit let alone a glue fit. I tried this four times and continue to have the same issue. Do you have a recommendation?

[@84tiger]

Why would the blade measurement change? If you are using a dado stack that number should be constant. The finger width is controlled by the distance between the pin and the blade. I had the same issue as you with the fit - too tight. The solution was to move the pin closer to the blade resulting in narrower fingers and a good fit.

[@jakecarter2414]

Thats a pretty awesome jig very simple and you don't have to have a dedicated sled. Keep up the good work, I always enjoy your videos and look forward to them.

[@KingsFineWoodworking]

Hi Jake. Thank you!