NO JIGS! -Turn a table saw into a jointer to straighten boards!

How to straighten an edge on a jobsite with just a table saw and a scrap of plywood.
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[@JackKirbyFan]

This is so genius I cannot believe I never thought of this myself. It's so obvious. Thank you!

[@bluebird451]

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[@StumpyNubs]

@@bluebird451 They are a UK company. Click the little flag at the top of the web page and change it to the UK.

[@sincerelyyours7538]

Unless I'm doing something wrong, "international" apparently only means Canada and the US. No other countries are offered that I can see. I live in Japan so does that leave me out?

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[@ts_woodcrafts]

This is the best “i dont have a jointer” video I’ve ever seen, and all of which I was desperately in need. Thanks A LOT for the lesson!

[@toddclare]

When you flipped the board I actually said “shut up!!” out loud to the video. Fantastic idea

[@MansterBear]

lol 2 years later, but I'm needing to turn 3 2x12's into a shelf and want them flush as possible without a jointer. When he flipped that over and used it as a new gate, in my head I said "oh my gosh..." then I scrolled down and saw your comment lol Like, so obvious, and simple, yet I never thought of that.

[@charlesdjones1]

*You* sir just saved me $300 on the cheapest jointer I could find. Thanks a million.

[@juneritchie2498]

Thanks for this clear, concise explanation for 'jointing' without a jointer.

[@SeamlessFab]

“Been woodworking for 173 years and always learning something new Thanks”

[@colmhain]

35 years and I still learn a new technique every now and then. Thank you, Mr Nubs!

[@jamesgallagher3317]

This was a fantastic explanation I've been in the business for 20plus years and it's the first time I've seen this way of straightening a board and I will definitely be using it. Thank you 💓

[@craigshrimpton5765]

The way he explains it makes it clear and obvious on how each step affects the work. I think it will be cheaper for me to buy some ply before I think about getting a jointer.

[@adamulias2315]

WHAAAAT?!?!? Just when you think the Stumpster can’t bring you any other brilliant suggestions that are beyond cost effective… he gives us this!! 😃👍

[@gga3053]

Brilliant idea and as usual, so clearly explained and demonstrated. Thank you!

[@phraun]

This is one of those "I can't believe this never occurred to me." videos. Massive help, thank you.

[@artswri]

A great technique for jointing. Filing it away with the several other ways of getting a straight edge. I feel like there are several, each having its pros and cons. This one is definitely going high on the list.

[@357magshooter]

Made one of these today and let me say, Mr. Nubs you are an absolute GENIUS!!! Worked a treat and and SO SIMPLE!! It saved me a bunch of money (and shop space) by not having to buy a jointer.

[@troykruse5161]

I’ve made this same comment many times, but once again, great tip. More of these will maybe get more people interested in woodworking that thought they had to have a lot of expensive tools 👍🏻

[@tonysheerness2427]

The problem of getting started is the lack of money. There some good cheap tools and others that are simply useless and put you off.A poor workman blames his tool but even a poor skilled man can get good results from top of the range equipment. You need tools with good powerful motors with torque not ones that stall as soon as it touches a piece of wood, and cheap guide fences are next to useless. What Stumpy has just shown is excellent but I doubt it could be done on a budget pressed tin table saw.

[@gnarthdarkanen7464]

@@tonysheerness2427 Actually, most of his tips I've at least experimentally accomplished with decent results out of a hand-held circular saw. I don't have the space under cover to justify even a "cheap piece of crap" table saw, though I've restored several and even built custom cabinetry-tables for them to resell... Need better stability and torque? Get a "Worm drive" circular saw... The jig can be accomplished with a few 90-degree brackets clamped to the plate, and you can then use a much shorter piece of "sheet good" material for the guide... It's going to take some care and clamping to get it properly lined up and the cuts made, but once fashioned, you can "true up" quite a bit before you need to fix it or replace it... Skilsaw has always been a good one, and I haven't checked "Chicago Electric" yet... BUT my current is a Milwaukee, and I LOVE it... "Sidewinders" (with the blade directly attached to the motor-shaft) are a bit "all over the place" for quality, but I haven't bought a worm-drive that I didn't get excellent service from... AND yes, there's quite a lot to practice with a hand-held circular saw if you're planning to get good with it, but in my experience, it's definitely worth it... Don't forget to keep some notation or even mark out on the plate (bottom) with Sharpie to denote exactly what and where you're kerf is... It's a bitch, but also worth it... AND go ahead and shellac or something over the Sharpie to preserve it... It's better to clean it all off when you get a blade so different as to throw your mark(s) off than to let the Sharpie "rub out" and have to fix it all the time... especially if you don't frequently have a Sharpie or you're just not in the habit of checking your "custom markings" before you plug in and start up the circular saw. ;o)

[@pauleywog73]

Awesome video. Going to use this technique way easier and safer than my obsolete way.

[@hi13760]

Now Stumpy, show us how to turn a table saw into a CNC machine.

[@ryananthony4840]

Lol

[@DownloaderVideo]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@ewkelley]

Hahahahaha

[@davidnraychel1508]

If anyone can explain how.....he's the one

[@oliverer3]

I believe Jeremy fielding has a video on this 🤔

[@4legdfishman]

GENIUS! This is perfect for me in my limited space and equipment shop! Thanks for sharing.

[@TrevorDennis100]

Carl, I'd be interested in what saw you use if you have limited space. I have a DeWalt 7491 which I love, and I don't feel that I am particularly restrained by having to use it, but I would still love a small cabinet saw with cast iron table.

[@zacharyhamilton584]

This was so helpful. I had a bunch of 12' batu boards, all bowed, that I need to get a straight edge on. This worked beautifully.

[@stephenmcgeown]

I tried this and it worked great on my jobsite saw - very good results. I can't remember if it's mentioned but this method works so well on longer boards too which would otherwise be a little harder to affix to a 2 or 3ft sled and run through.

[@ricketsandscurvey]

Very clever for those of us without jointers. Thank you for showing how it's done. I just used this technique on some 8' lumber that had developed crooks and was very impressed. Thank you again.

[@rpavlik1]

Very smart! I especially liked the "start by straightening the concave edge" detail, useful principle beyond this specific application.

[@db0nn3r]

Hey, thanks for all your videos. Anytime you cover a topic, I consider it to be the authority on it. And the discount codes are always a nice touch.

[@Halloween111]

This is so brilliantly simple, I'm in awe. Genius!

[@billparrish4385]

Brilliant! I only knew of the one where you use the scrap plank as a sled, riding along the rip fence, and attach the board to be jointed to it with clamps, screws and scrap blocks, double-stick tape, etc. (essentially, a simple tapering jig). And of course, the disadvantage of that one is that the scrap/sled has to be longer than the board being jointed -- a neat trick when you're trying to joint an 8-foot board! This method, which turns the scrap plank into the infeed and outfeed tables of the jointer, removes that length restriction!

[@kalev60]

Looks really easy for smaller lengths of boards and relatively small tolerances of curves. With a 4 metre long boards that got 10cm(5 inch) bow to em in middle, I guess I can just cut the first cut by a marked line with a skillsaw and use a longer example of that plywood jig he made in the video to fix that edge.

[@CelDez1]

What a great educator you, are making woodworking life easier for so many of us. Many thanks for another great and informative video.

[@chriswoollen9723]

Have a small bench top jointer that couldnt handle a long board. This worked like a charm....saved a ton of time! Thanks!

[@rkdavenport]

Cutting an unwieldy 4x8 plywood sheet into 16 3.5" strips with a circular saw, used this trick to straightened my imperfect cuts. Much better results. Thanks much!

[@migmagingenieria]

Mega simple and mega useful hack, thanks for sharing sir!!!!

[@TrevorDennis100]

Wow James. That's another genuinely useful and clever idea. I use the similar trick with my router table by sandwiching large OD fender washers behind the sliding outfeed panel on my router table, but the saw idea would be easier to set up, and can do thicker boards. Yes _another_ real winner. I had to smile when you mentioned carving while travelling. It left me with a mind picture of the hotel house cleaners trying to work out why there were slithers of wood on the carpet. Or, taking it a stage further, how the wood bed posts (if there such things in this day and age) had become intricately carved totem-poles.

[@gnarthdarkanen7464]

In the original "Blade Runner" movie, with Harrison Ford, there was a character named "Gaff" who had a thing for Origamy, and he left little folded paper animals and stuff everywhere he went... SO I had the mental imagery of hotel staff finding little wooden crafts, from dollhouse furnishings to animals and even figurines (people) showing up in any room or rental where James had stayed... ;o)

[@TrevorDennis100]

@@gnarthdarkanen7464 I remember Gaff, although I didn't know that was his name. A thin faced Johnny Depp lookalike with a fancy fedora hat. I think your mind picture of the little carvings left in James' wake is better than the carved bedposts.

[@VitorMadeira]

@@gnarthdarkanen7464 Harrison Ford was, himself in real life, a carpenter before being cast to act as Han Solo in the first Star Wars movie.

[@gnarthdarkanen7464]

@@TrevorDennis100 Edward James Olmos played Gaff, if I recall correctly... AND you have a point on his looks, aside from the acne scars... Nothing against them... He is/was a damn decent actor in the shows I saw with him... Anyways... It was just kinda the thing I thought of at the time, and since you were sharing, I kinda figured you'd like it... especially if you happened to remember the reference. ;o)

[@gnarthdarkanen7464]

@@VitorMadeira Yeah, I heard that story... Even a version where he was often reading up on carpentry techniques while he was working, because he'd aspired to go to California and become an actor... but was imminently faced with starving to death before "the big break"... depending on who you put stock it... I'd love to hear his version though... ...of course... It could be the connection of Ford to carpentry that spurred me to thinking about James leaving the little carvings around like Gaff and his Origamy creatures... ;o)

[@wooddogg8]

That's the most simple table saw jointing jig I've seen! I have a jointer but when it comes time to glue up a panel there's often that one stubborn board that doesn't want to play nice. What a quick and easy way to whip it back into shape. Thanks for the tip!!!

[@clemoniii]

Man there have been a LOT of jointing without a jointer videos this year. This is the best I've seen, thanks. Also, I almost ordered the M Power sharpening kit because it is brilliant... REALLY! Then I remembered I already have 2 double side diamond plates and 4 glass plates w/ 3M lapping film and three strops. The only thing new I would have had was a case and 3 sticks of stopping paste.. So I went to LeeValley and ordered the Veritas $185 Large Router Plane. Today was a good day!

[@Jjsamool]

Thank you! That looks easier than any other method I’ve seen.

[@styloroc2000]

This might be the best quick tip I've seen on this channel (and maybe anywhere else), although I'm just a novice casual woodworker, it's so obvious I feel dumb for not thinking about it before

[@Emondotcalm]

Great idea for folks that don't have a jointer! Coincidently I recently dreamed up a similar system that works on an oscillating spindle sander. It came about when I had to shave 1/32" off the length of some tiny pieces that fit inside a box I was making but the pieces were too small to safely shave on my table saw or jointer. And had no practical way to hold them while trying to either hand sand them or use my little block plane. Plus the parts needed to be very accurate. (straight and square) Same concept except it just required finding a scrap piece of plywood long enough to span the table for clamping. Then simply drilled a hole slightly larger than the sanding spindle right on the edge of the straight edge of the plywood so the bit extended out past the edge about 1/4". Then after determining which half of the board would be the "infeed"... i.e. You want to feed the pieces into or against the rotation of the sander... Took it to the table saw and shaved 1/32" off the "in-feed" half of the board. To set it up simply drop the plywood over the spindle, and holding a straight edge against the "out-feed" side of the board, position it so the straightedge is just touching the sanding spindle and clamp it. Worked like a charm! You just have to take your time and give the sandpaper time to do its thing. You can feel when there's no more resistance from the sandpaper. Also (like a jointer) make sure your piece is pressed flat against the "in-feed" side of the jig until it spans the gap. Then gradually shift the pressure to the "out-feed" side.

[@dragonstonegemironworkscra4740]

Reckon one w a router table could accomplish the same basic technique and end result, with a little thought and process

[@Emondotcalm]

@@dragonstonegemironworkscra4740 YUP! Now that you mention it that probably would have been a better way to go for my project. It would be basically just like a small jointer flipped on its side. Great for parts and pieces too small to use regular jointer. Sounds like my next jig-makers project! While I'm at it an adjustable in-feed fence would be nice too.

[@ipick4fun27]

This is by far the best idea I have seen. Still it’s not going to stop me from making a tapering jig. I’ll just have more weapons in my arsenal. Thank you.

[@meilyn22]

You are the GOAT of woodworking.

[@jerry4249]

Maaaaaaaaaaaaaan! THAT was awesome! I have a planer, a router and a table saw. I've watched just about every single video on KZbin about a workaround to get a straight edge. This was awesome. I've watched your videos and learned a lot from you. But this might be the best. Thanks man. Great thinking.

[@frankvargasIII]

Great use of the K.I.S.S system!

[@Ostap1974]

Very interesting idea and completely new for me. Another thing that I find interesting is that in last few weeks, I have seen the exact same tip from multiple ww channels without any cross-referencing to each other. Awesome that all the creators came up with the same idea at the same time.

[@StumpyNubs]

I don't watch many woodworking videos and didn't see anyone post it recently. But this tip, like pretty much everything else, is WAY older than KZbin. If I knew who invented it, I would give him credit.

[@williamwalters3796]

At first I thought it was just another video on a tapering jig used to make a straight edge but this is insanely useful. No need to use specialized clamps to clamp down every board you want to “joint” to a jig.

[@profcah]

Very, very well put tutorial. Again, thank you James for the best how tos in woodworking. And the sharpening system is the bomb too!

[@edgarloike]

I just spent days on the floor, rubbing my wood against a flat surface covered in sand paper, and a level. It took alot of time, but it gave me plenty opportunity to day dream about owning a jointer, tablesaw, or even a workbench.

[@deancitroni4447]

What I like about this method is I don't have to have a sled the size of my work piece to maneuver through the table saw. Perfect idea

[@MartinMosman]

Wow man. I have a jointer and I think I’m going to use your method anyway.. Nice tip!

[@jackt5617]

This worked like a charm. Thanks!

[@alanr745]

Nice, innovative, and safe way to straighten edges. Sweet!

[@andyeveritt9003]

good video stumpy all the best from England

[@sschrybu]

Thanks 👍🏻 I used a 4' OSB to make the fence. It worked great to make straight edges on some cheap 8'x10"x1" "barn-board-look" boards I got at HD. These had a nice rough look that I wanted, but were horribly curved. Once I milled them nice & straight, I used the finished boards to trim out my new shed.

[@-Honeybee]

This is really quite clever - good to have some of these creative solutions in one's toolbox.

[@freestyleski4]

As seen on Inspire Woodcraft last week!

[@1deerndingo]

That is a great idea. It's simple and safe to perform, conserves material and would be real handy for a hobbyist. Great tip.

[@glenhoddinott3799]

This is brilliant. I can't fit a jointer in my shop, and have limited space for storing large jigs, so will absolutely be using this

[@Hiro2k]

Thank you Stumpy you saved my bacon. I had a cheap table saw that cut my boards all crooked and once I upgraded the saw I had to fix those boards and this jig did the trick and was so much simpler than the jointer sleds I've seen in other videos.

[@tubescream]

This method completely blew my mind.

[@blahdiblah2169]

I've been trying all kinds of methods to joint boards without a jointer, and so far this is the best way I've found but it's still far from being ideal there are some caveats. Firstly the end result is going to really depend on a) the quality of your saw and saw blade and b) the setup. The blade really needs to be at 90 degrees, you need a well adjusted fence. Anything less than almost perfect and you're not going to get good results. I suspect too if you're using softwood you should up the teeth on your sawblade rather than using a general purpose rough cut blade. Next caveat is for narrow planks it can get kind of dangerous, even with a gripper. Don't take any chances, make your own push block specifically for this operation, ideally something with a non slip rubber where it contacts the piece. Keep your hands well out of reach. And if you're jointing taller stock, ideally make the plywood piece higher. You could do this by using 2 or 3 pieces of plywood and having some solid wood blocks inbetween. This way you increase the height of the jig without using up all your plywood. Last caveat is that ideally you want the entire work piece contacting with the fake fence piece for the duration of the cut.

[@MMWoodworking]

Just an add on... I cannot recommend enough the Freud, full-kerf Glue Line Rip Blade for literally getting glue ready rips after you use this jointing method. I have never seen a blade able to make a glue line disappear so well right off of the cut. I finally caved and bought one, and it has been a game changer. I plan to get a jointer later this year, but for now, once you have the edge, this is a gamechanger. I use the blade exclusively for doing glue edges, to keep it fresh for longer between sharpening, but for $60 it lives up to the reputation. I should note that a jobsite saw may not perform as well, due to the full kerf, but you can get around this by making one rip slightly over sized, then using the GLR to clean that edge with a light pass. I cannot comment on the thin kerf, but I find thin kerf blades generally just do not provide as consistently clean of a cut due to occasional vibration. It does, however, have pretty good reviews, so maybe it is worth a shot if you have a jobsite saw.

[@billboy7390]

Learn something new everyday. Glad I have a large jointer though.

[@peterboardman6407]

God bless Stumpy! Another incredibly helpful technique especially in my shop with no jointer. I’ve use other techniques with the table saw but this seems to be best practice.

[@glennleader8880]

That was a bloody clever for straightening the edges of boards... And well presented too.

[@woodworksbygrampies1284]

Hola! 🖐 This is genius!!! I always wondered and tried to envision EXACTLY what you just showed on this video and I could just not put it together. Thank you much for this video, it's going to help me a ton. Take care and have a good one, Adios! 👊

[@goodtobehandy]

Thanks for making me look brilliant by using your tips and tricks.

[@PerrynBecky]

What an awesome tip. I don't have a jointer, and even if I could afford one, I don't have the room for it in my little cubby... Saved this tip, and will DEFINITELY be putting it into practice when I go to glue boards together in the future.

[@raybruneski3931]

Man, you are a genius! What a useful skill. This is awesome, thank you!

[@tonykennedy9811]

Good lord man !! Is there no end to your genius? 👏👏 I’m just starting out in woodworking and like a typical man dived straight into the deep end and decided to build a writing desk. Turns out straightening 5’ long board on a 6” bench top jointer doesn’t work to well. This video saved both the day and my sanity! 👏👏👍

[@billabram8512]

Wow! I'll be making one of these.

[@cafedolcevita]

Just what I needed thank you

[@alanhill4334]

I use my track saw to get a straight edge and run that on my table saw fence for. Been doing it for years, works great. For sharpening I use a Norton combination ( 100/280 grit ) stone along with homemade 3 in 1 oil (mixture of auto lube oil and a little white spirit) also works great. Unless your name is Chippendale you don't need fancy sharpening systems, just a little practice with basic stuff.........it's very therapeutic 😀

[@josephfrank4382]

This is a brilliant idea. I made a small jig for my job site table saw that works, but requires clamps and more time to run multiple pieces. I’ll be making one of these as soon as it warms up out there.

[@makeyourfaith]

man this is epic! I didn't want to take the time to make a jig. And there it is, you have the perfect answer!

[@feelthepayne88]

This is a way better method than using a sled or a 4 foot level. Great tip

[@rightwingsafetysquad9872]

Gonna need a very long jig for jointing long boards. Awesome that it's possible though.

[@StumpyNubs]

A stationary jointer is only a few feet long. Works fine. It just takes an extra pass or two.

[@stevengroetken]

Just made one of these and holy crap it works great. Thank you!!!

[@ykkfamily]

Just blew my mind with this approach 👏👏👏 thank you so much

[@charleshoward5465]

WOW!!! That was really helpful for a "jobsite" solution for a jointer! Thanks-

[@danieldean8953]

Wow what an elegant solution! Love it

[@chadmaphis6821]

👍 nice simple joining tip! I made a split router fence with an outfeed which is adjustable similar to a jointer table.

[@lpanebr]

I knew you would have a way to join with the saw. I just did not imagine it would be this awesome! You've essentially transformed the saw in a jointer. I can't wait to try it out. Thank you! What about fixing a twisted board on a saw?? Is there a magic for that up your sleeve??

[@tompatrick9070]

Very nice method. Well explained. I am finishing up a 54x54 black walnut pedestal table this weekend and have used this method for the table top boards. Easy and effective! Thank you.

[@Themheals]

This idea is amazing

[@DoubleplusUngoodthinkful]

Whoah...mind blown.

[@imover9999]

Ho lee crap. I thought you were going to make a jointer sled. I thought "I'll watch it anyway cause I haven't seen this one yet." MAN! Second time today you've absolutely blown my mind! The other video was a table saw L jig or something like that. Amazing...

[@williamellis8993]

Great idea, James. That part downstream of the riving knife is the jointer outfeed table equivalent. I thought you were going to double stick the straight piece on the top of the board to be jointed, overhanding the side away from the blade and run the straight piece against the fence.

[@kirokcarnahan1268]

Made one and it worked well for a while. What I found is that after you use it a few times, placing it back on the table multiple times, you dig just a bit deeper into the wood and your work hits the end of the jig after the riving knife. I just end up making another one.

[@donlindholm6486]

Me too, but now I put a .003 feeler gauge between blade and jig while setting up.

[@luismartindelcampo9510]

Thank you for uploading this, I used your method and it worked great.

[@lloydpoole1787]

Thanks Stumpy made this item with a few mods work like a treat. Regards LLoyd from Australia.

[@ACDoesIt247]

Great video! Definitely going to check out more videos on your channel.

[@joeltower5964]

That's new to me but makes so much sense! So cool

[@JDnBeastlet]

An excellent technique for jointing - thanks so much! I've saved this video and will use this technique in future.

[@balliballieryufdf]

Ah wow. This is amazing

[@thomasbrovarone7136]

Just subscribed to your channel. This advice on jointing is timely and EXTREMELY helpful. I have 10 red cedar boards to mill and no jointer in my shop to do it. Thanks 😀

[@rickswizzle4824]

Every time I watch your videos I can't stop wondering how you have accumulated so many tools behind you. You're at level 99 and I'm at maybe level 10

[@StumpyNubs]

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[@pteddie6965]

The jointing tip was a good one and the M-Power sharpening system looks great. Thanks.

[@suedfrucht44]

This is how the saw tables!

[@qapla]

Great video - thanks for the explanation of how to do this without a jointer.

[@vids290]

Thank you this was really helpful 🙏🏾

[@marklastname380]

That is absolute genius.

[@Bardo420]

Wow what that's a nifty little trick!

[@EBHood]

So weird, I've been doing this for 15 years, thought I came up with it. Super cool you made a video about it. Been threatening to do my own woodworking channel, but it would be hard to be having good has this one. Thanks for all the tips even the ones I knew.

[@StumpyNubs]

Pretty much every woodworking tip has been done before.