Single Blade Box (Finger) Joint Jig - TheWoodfather

Woodfathers Box Joint Jig - download the plans: www.thewoodfat...
I've an updated version! MUCH better video! • The BEST Single Blade ...
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Want to make box joints on your tablesaw without a dado stack?
Free plans available on my site in both PDF and SketchUp form. bit.ly/1BTWneI
Leave a comment and let me know what you think!
Make this jig in an hour and you'll be able to make great fitting box joints using just a single blade on your tablesaw,
I've also got a follow up video which demonstrates how to create varied width fingers on the single joint, check it out here: • Single Blade Box (Fing...
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[@vkhombal]

several people can write brilliant music, but it takes a genius to conceive a piano that enables those people to do so.

[@woodfather]

Vr Hombal well that's the best comment i ever have or likely will ever receive! Cheers!

[@robertbutler8004]

And did this guy tell you that he might have copied this from other you tubers?

[@woodfather]

@@robertbutler8004 Not remotely true mate, I can hand on heart say this is my own design.

[@joesmith1574]

@@woodfatherrobert butler is just envious that he didn’t invent it.

[@joesmith1574]

Why am I seeing this eight years after you invented it? KZbin algorithm is such a mess! This thing is genius! Woodsmith magazine had an adjustable box joint jig that was ahead of anything I’ve seen, but it still required a stack dado blade. This jig is genius!

[@woodfather]

ahahaha, that's the type of comment I love to see, thanks! 😆 If only I understood the youtube algorithm but I've no idea. For some inexplicable reason three of my older box joint jig videos have exploded in popularity from around midday on the 25th. Must be a Merry Christmas present from KZbin to me! 😆

[@royster3345]

Same here.

[@Devil-Made]

Great plan! I just made one myself. I’ve got no real improvements to add that haven’t been said already, but it’s taking awhile to get the fingers sized just right. It may be the spacer I’m using, or the height of my blocks (they’re lower than yours - leaving some wiggle room between them and my spacer resulting in differently sized fingers). But I think I’ve got it sorted. I just wanted to say thanks for this plan. It’s really helped me!

[@woodfather]

Glad to hear it, well done. If you haven't stumbled across it, I have newer videos on the jig, much clearer and easier to understand, definitely worth a watch 👍

[@bertkraan2817]

I love the use of a bolt having the same width of your blade.

[@herbie219]

I have made the jig and it's fantastic. Thanks a lot. I filed down the key (bolt), using my drill press, into a taper. This meant that I could move it up and down and get a more precise measurement for the width of the circular saw blade. I hope you find this a useful addition

[@TaiChiPlay]

I've seen this done using spacers all cut the same size nut when lining them up across the back, alternate one standing up and the next lying down. Pretty cool and simple jig though. Excellent cutting two at once.

[@woodfather]

Once you start playing with it, you can do a lot more than two at once. Check the later videos of this jig from me 👍👍

[@glenadams9259]

Made this last night. Awesome! Thank you!

[@mariocorticeiro537]

Mario, thank you for having milimeters on your free plans. You know, there are woodworkers all around the world. I'm going to make my own. Thanks for sharing.

[@darbinorvar]

Nice job on the jig, very practical for me since I can't use a dado stack on my table saw.

[@woodfather]

***** Je vous en prie

[@woodfather]

Thankyou, I hope it works for you Darbin Orvar

[@simonderr4173]

I found your design on Jim Steinbrecher's channel. Simple to build and to use, and yet very accurate jig. Thank you.

[@woodfather]

+Simon Derr Thanks Simon, much appreciated!

[@mikewest712]

Thank you very much for donating the plans. As a new woodworker box joints are a way to make joints visually attractive and structural. The arbor on my saw is buggered and wont accept A dado stack. i have researched box joint jigs that use a single blade for a while and your jig is by far the best. thanks again , enjoy your summer

[@woodfather]

+Mike West Cheers mate, thanks for the kind words, hope it was useful for you.

[@neilyeag]

Excellent solution, seems easy to build and very effective. Will try to make one.

[@bigviper64]

This IS the Coolest Box Joint Jig ever! I hope to make one, we can make the Fingers different widths…too.

[@woodfather]

Thanks Larry, check the description for an updated and better version of the jig & video! 👍

[@mangkhai1458]

That is genius.. Since I am not a professional I don't have a nice table saw and dado blade like other you tubers. Plus I am not a fan of pocket hole jig. ( I think they are crappy and weak tho ) this video gave me an idea to use box joint for my drawers and boxes. I made one for myself ( still in progress) . I used half-inch blocks. I trim one piece at a time and add a piece of paper between blocks for the second cut. Everything fits right in. Thank for sharing and again that's brilliant idea.

[@tnettekoven2]

This is a really fantastic design. It fits a "difficulty" niche for a box joint jig that I don't think exists elsewhere. There are a hundred videos on how to make a kerf-width only jig, and then much more complicated jigs such as Matthias Wandel's and others, but this is a beautifully simple design for variable width fingers. Well done, I think I'll be building this next weekend.

[@b3arwithm3]

This is by far the best box joint jig. Not only it is easy to make, but also flexible and easy to use. 🙏

[@woodfather]

Cheers mate, I'm actually working on v2 of this one. Managed to make a couple improvements to areas that I was never really happy with, hopefully I'll have a video out in the next week or two with the new model!

[@garrysmythe]

this is the first time I have seen your video and I'm very impressed, so simple too , well done,. and a big thanks from me , I can make a box joint jig tomorrow and wife can't complain because it will be my 65th birthday lol. so I get my own way for 24 hours lol. thanks again from Garry in the UK

[@woodfather]

hah good stuff Gary, hope you had an enjoyable birthday out in the workshop!

[@garrysmythe]

didn't get to build my box jig too many grand kids here lol, just watched your video again, the pin you use, I don't get the importance within your jig of the thickness, am I missing something

[@n8guy]

I really like your idea for spacing the fingers - much easier than many of the ideas out there. Thanks!

[@woodfather]

I was afraid I would forget how many times I turned the crank if I built one with a screw advance! If I end up with a dado stack one day I'll build one of them, but for now, these blocks work beautifully.

[@timhunter452]

Thank you for a great little box joint jig for those of us without Dado stacks or the desire to make something with

[@EscapeMCP]

This is what I've been looking for. A simple box joint that I can understand... not like the Wandel Wonder Wheel jig which, despite doing the job exceptionally well, I just can't wrap my head around!

[@woodfather]

haha, yes I had the same thought. I know I will spin the wheel once too many times and completely mess things up. Can't argue with his results though!

[@jaybbuilder]

Very cool approach. Simple ,quick and easy to build. I'm definitely going to build this jig. Thanks for sharing!

[@woodfather]

Great to hear, hope it works out well for you!

[@Scotty32355]

Did you build this jig? On the drawing it shows that the key is placed just over the first block. In this video it shows about 4 blocks over??? Does it matter? Having trouble making it work

[@mangkhai1458]

You are genius . I made one for myself ( still in progress) . I used half-inch blocks. I trim one piece at a time and add a piece of paper between blocks for the second cut. Everything fits right in. Thank for sharing and again that's brilliant idea.

[@JayBates]

Brilliant!

[@woodfather]

Cheers Jay Bates it came out so much better than I thought it would, really helpful for a lot of woodworkers too.

[@millsbrian55]

Great job! Innovative way to approach this.

[@DanT10]

Love this!

[@thoslwwillis]

What a great idea! You are a very sharp young chap!

[@garrysmythe]

for Jay to say its good is a huge compliments , Jay himself is top notch as we call it here in the UK

[@danielscheibe8694]

Thumbs up! I really like the approach of putting "templates" in the jig for different sized box joints...

[@woodfather]

+Daniel Scheibe It's good fun when you do it and it works!

[@springfieldjohny]

Such a simple and effective jig. Also looks fairly easy to change the spacers at the back to change the size of the joints

[@tassie7325]

That's great mate. I have a Triton workbench which will not accommodate a dado stack even if I wanted to buy one. All I have got to do now is work out a way to substitute for the fact that it hasn't got any runner channels either. Once I get that sorted I will definitely give this a go.

[@padriacmurray7226]

Mario, very cool. i thought I needed a dado blade which my makita mtl 100 does not allow for or a more expensive router table so , so more money. But now I know I can make a jig like yours. My makita mlt 100 has custom narrow mitre channels, yours seem to have 20 mm channels mine are T 12 mm at top and T of 15 below. But I can cut some 12 bars to make it work. Great to hear a no frills ozzie voice and no drama queen. Paddy

[@timhunter452]

Sorry that should read "without the desire to make something incredibly complex" Thank you for the free pdf plans as well. A simple effective idea and nicely shot build video to boot, you have another subscriber!

[@ericgustafson7287]

Beautiful design. You nailed it. I have seen so many complex jigs, but I think yours makes the most sense and looks easy to modify for different size fingers. Just change the thickness of the spacers. Brilliant.

[@woodfather]

Thanks Eric, the best thing about it is that the original version which I built in this video is still in use nearly two years later with no modifications! Did not expect that to be the case!

[@xSLWRTHNUx]

Great idea! One suggestion I can think to improve this would be to have everything on a platform, so making the sled bigger and protruding out the front so everything can be on it. That way you don't have to lift the wood off the table. Great build and video. Will definitely be trying this out!

[@woodfather]

No dado stack? No worries! You can still make accurate box joints easily with this jig and a single blade on your tablesaw, free plans are on my site too.

[@mpikas]

Clever design! This is the first single blade box joint jig that I've seen that won't take longer to make than all the box joints that you'll ever make with it combined ;-)

[@woodfather]

That's a good way of looking at it, simplicity for the win!

[@mpikas]

Mario Cappellano I'm the guy that can build anything, but am more of a gear head and machinist than a "serious woodworker." My woodworking goes as far as practical stuff, stuff I need and stuff for people like my kids and my parents. So even though I could easily make a screw advance setup with replaceable gears... I know that I'm not likely to make 50, or even 10 boxes with box joints (Unless I was just playing with a box joint jig ;-) ) so something that becomes it's own project to build, possibly even making more than one iteration refining it doesn't make sense for me. On the other hand, circle cutting... I've been making speaker enclosures since I was 10 or 11, I have multiple other applications for it... and I'm anal retentive (the machinist part in the first paragraph). You should see the circle cutting jig I built/machined for my router. It's all about precision, 1 turn of the adjustment = 1/16" and 1/4 turns are easy (1/64"), maybe even 1/8 turns (1/128"). ;-)

[@gmarc166]

Made this over the weekend. Instead of using a bolt as a key, I cut a piece of hardwood and screwed it to the end of the lip so it hangs down to contact the template. You can then sand it to get the perfect fit. Alternatively, if the key is too thin, you can add aluminium tape to thicken it until you get the fit you're looking for.

[@paulho4066]

Great video, and awesome work showing how to do this! Your design and work make good sense with these joints; Greatly appreciated, and well done man!

[@pricemichael79]

Bought an inexpensive first table saw recently, and wanted to start a project box. However, I was not looking to spend the same on a dado set as I spent on my saw, so I did a little research and came across your video. I must admit I was skeptical at first, but figured give it a shot, nothing to lose. Built the jig in a couple of ours completely out of scrap left over from building my computer desk, and it WORKS LIKE A CHAMP! Much more effective and accurate than I expected. Cuts are still a little wide, trying to get the key dialed in, but it is getting there. Thank you for saving me about a hundred bucks. Only addition I did make is a kind of backer bar on the back side of the blocks to keep them nice and snug to the front fence. Other than that, very solid design.

[@skeeveman]

This is perfect! Can't wait to get one built for my shop and try out your design. Thanks for sharing!

[@atmloginvideos]

Congratulations. By far the simplest of all I've ever seen on the Internet. Fantastic ! Thank you for sharing this idea.

[@woodfather]

cheers mate, glad you like it!

[@RTH1122]

Great, simple idea. I don't have a dado stack so I'll be making this. Nice one.

[@woodfather]

Hope it works well for you!

[@cyrillemehaute2400]

Thanks very much for this jig, I'll go make one for myself right away.

[@cindyharrison4191]

I'm in the UK and we dont have dado blads. This is great😀

[@woodfather]

cheers Cindy, check out the newer version of this jig and video, far better quality 😊 kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJC2fWqdbdtjq9U

[@wamcll57]

great Job Mario...this is by far the easiest box joint I have seen on here. I will definitely make this to use in my shop. thanks a lot

[@MD-wh2nh]

Thanks for sharing this it is a clever design, more versatile than a normal peg jig with a dado. Thank you.

[@southribblemuseum8002]

Thanks for this. Just what I was looking for, a simple jig that works well. I'm off to my wood shop now with your PDF plans! Much appreciated :-)

[@woodfather]

Cheers mate, I hope it worked out for you. Mario

[@jimz748]

Very simple jig with a lot of flexibility. Good job!

[@woodfather]

Thanks Jim, much appreciated!

[@albreit69]

Great job Mario on the box jig, Thank you so much for sharing your idea !

[@rogerk9050]

A good solution and easy on the wallet. Nice job

[@woodfather]

Pretty much any project I take on has to be easy on the wallet Roger :-) Cheers!

[@haakonharnes]

I've been looking to make a simple box joint jig for a long time now... Thanks for making this video, I'm going to go make it right now! :)

[@woodfather]

Håkon Harnes No problem, good luck!

[@quietguy6562]

Excellent video. Concise yet complete. I'll be building one of these this week. Thank you.

[@jemglen]

Simple, practical and very, very clever. A great jig! Thank you for posting.

[@nowherebrain]

finally, a useful finger joint jig design...I thought of doing something similar...not as well though...been looking for video's on this for a few days(in off time)just to see what others have tried, what seems flexible, what works and what doesn't...and this is the first one I saw with a solid no nonsense approach that can be accomplished in a relatively short time with results right off the bat. Thank you.

[@woodfather]

Cheers Justin. I'm surprised it holds up so well but can confirm that I'm still using this exact jig with no modifications almost 2 years later. Works a treat!

[@trevormerton2090]

Well done Mario cool looking jig. Trevor from AU

[@datadev1]

Nice build. There are certainly more complicate box joint jids out ther but this gets the job done. Well done.

[@woodfather]

Simple suits my IQ mate :-) Cheers!

[@MrMMANSONN]

love this simple, yet accurate design, will build one myself one of these days.

[@benjiimon]

Health & Safety regs forbid fun things like dado stacks - been looking for an alternative that seemed practical and it looks like you've nailed it mate! well done and thanks - will give it a whirl tonight!

[@woodfather]

+ben reynolds I think I'd be too lazy to even install one when I need it to be honest, single blade for the win!

[@anandram6974]

Great idea woodfather .Have one without the additional features.Am going to make your model.Thanks.

[@oohsam]

This is awesome. Thanks for posting. Good to hear an Aussie accent in the ocean of youtubers! . cheers

[@SmokeFlame1]

Brilliant design and quick build. The complicated one I was going to build is out the window. I'll go with yours.

[@woodfather]

This started off really complicated to be honest; levers, springs, flux capacitors and more :-)

[@Dave51262]

Mario - great idea and thank you for sharing the free plans.

[@frankorona1]

Wonderful and great idea, thanks for sharing.

[@woodfather]

Thankyou Francisco Corona, much appreciated!

[@JohnAndrews_nz]

love it, building one tomorrow. Probably just use some t nuts and secure a small board horizontally to hold the pieces in place.

[@JMTosses]

I really like your approach to this and I love that your joints don't have to be same width as you show in your follow-up. Thanks for sharing!

[@woodfather]

+JM Tosses It's a cool feature. I'm yet to use it in anything really worthwhile, need to come up with something to show what it can do.

[@BDL090754]

Very good, Thanks for the video, thats what I call a really simplified single blade box joint jig, If and when I bother to make one for my tablesaw, this will be it.

[@TheAriarob33]

Just brilliant. Building one of these this weekend.

[@woodfather]

Cheers mate, best of luck!

[@woodfather]

+TheAriarob33 cheers mate,hope it worked out for you!

[@derekstephens6768]

Many thanks for sharing. Great design, with great explanation for build and execution. I will be making one this weekend.

[@danpaskdesigns1946]

Hey mate! Obviously VERY late to the party here, but that has blown my mind! 👏👏👏

[@woodfather]

aahahaha, cheer smate, yeah this is my high point in design :) New and improved version coming in a few months too.

[@godu1111]

Excellent idea! I've been looking for a finger joint jig solution like this for quite some time as my saw cannot be mounted with a dado stack. I already built a jig based on screw movement but your idea is better! I got here from Jays site BTW. Anyway, you got my thumb up and my subscription.

[@woodfather]

Cheers mate, hope it works for you!

[@martinbrandin6677]

Brilliant jig! I love simple solutions to tricky problems, those are always the most beautiful ones. (Subscribed!)

[@woodfather]

Thanks a lot Martin Brandin much appreciated! Must admit it didn't start off this simple but I kept dumbing it down until even I could build it accurately!

[@antoniobavia6167]

Bravo Mario! Very smart jig, beautiful design. I'll try to do one similar to yours.

[@dockazoo8582]

Thanks for sharing the vid and the pdf instructions. I am going to give this a try today. Fantastic idea and great video.

[@arthurcrosby5755]

Nice one Mario. Great idea and well presented.

[@michaelconolly4429]

Great video. Nice and simple and to the point. Brilliant box jig as well. Thanks for sharing. I'm definitely going to build one.

[@kimkristiansen2838]

I need this! I suppose you can make the plywood interval spacing any size you desire, for different boxjoint patterns. Hmmm.. Thumbs up man!

[@woodfather]

I'll do a new video on that in the next week or two. There's a little trick to it but certainly works easily.

[@drawvenmusket]

I have just found your channel and love this jig thanks so much for saying me lots of money and time trying to find the right dado set for my saw ... and thanks too to Jay Bates for bring you to my attention

[@woodfather]

You're most welcome and yep, a huge thanks to Jay Bates for sharing this video around!

[@TheMediocreGeek]

thank you for making the plans for everyone. I cant wait to make this!

[@woodfather]

My pleasure, enjoy!

[@amyscott-pillow9131]

Thank you so much!!! Will be making this tomorrow morning!

[@Walt1119]

Great jig!! Simple but very versatile!!! I'll download and build, thanks so much for sharing with us!!!!! W

[@Clungedoctor]

This is brilliant and thanks for sharing the sketch up. Will be making this jig this week! subscribed!!

[@Caminoguys]

Thanks for this great innovative design. I just completed building one and it works really well.

[@TheJammer213]

I'm going to have to make one of these, since I don't have a Dado stack, and you just got another subscriber :)

[@longshot789]

Oh boy, thanks for the ideas. I'm going to draw some stuff up in sketchup and send it to ya.

[@TheWoodYogi]

How did I miss this? Fantastic :)

[@woodfather]

Certainly comes in handy I can tell you that, Cheers Yogi!

[@AlexanderWunschik]

My favoriten finger joint jig so far! nice!

[@BruceAUlrich]

Cool jig! Thanks!

[@RobertEchten]

I like it. I'm going to try to figure out a way to use the concept for cutting dados accurately on a tablesaw. Thanks!

[@woodfather]

If you figure that out let me know too!

[@RobertEchten]

Mario Cappellano Will do

[@woodworkingtao4246]

This is an excellent idea! Thanks for sharing!

[@woodfather]

No problem, cheers!

[@Hick4Life]

Very nice! I will build this tomorrow forsure. Especially since I do not own a Dato stack.

[@woodfather]

Great stuff, let me know how you go!

[@Hick4Life]

+Mario Cappellano (The Woodfather) okay finally got to print the plans and wanted to start, but there is no mention on dimensions on the triangle side nor the blocks. please advise, thanks

[@plemieux7237]

That jig would be fantastic for making wood hinges on gate leg tables.

[@woodfather]

That's an interesting use, probably not something I would ever make but would be cool to see nonetheless.

[@kennith.nielsen]

I’ve watched somewhere around 40 or 50 videos (I know I’m a geek, but if you wanna make something you might as well make it right, and learn from those who’ve already made all the mistakes). I can without a doubt say that this is the best box joint jig available. Maybe apart the version two :) Great job, really useful jig that will save me a lot of time. I don’t know if you’ve solved the “problem” with holding the pieces in please but I just got an idea. I’m going to build the jig in a couple of days and I’ll tryout my idea, if it works I’ll send you a description so you can implement it.

[@woodfather]

Hi Kennith, thanks for the kind words mate 👍 no judgement from me on watching too many woodworking videos lol I know I'm biased, but it really is a super useful jig, everytime I use it I'm amazed at how well it works. V2 does improve on the clamping method slightly, but if you have a cool method, definitely hit me up! 👍 Cheers, Mario

[@HeadCodeMonkey82]

Amazing! I love how simple and functional it is. Thank you for sharing!

[@paulsummer8874]

I have built about 6-7 different types of box joint jigs, but this type seems to work best for me. It is about the 3rd using this modified body for the jig.

[@donfinch862]

yeh, what I'm looking for too. Bewdy. Good to see an Aussie doing this youtube stuff. oi oi oi! Have to look thru your clips

[@woodfather]

+Don Finch Cheers Don, much appreciated.

[@jonwheatley]

Love this design. I'm going to attempt to make this on the weekend. Thank you so much for posting!

[@chrisyi5456]

Dude, brilliant. Bravo!

[@woodfather]

Cheers Chris 🙂 New (and even better) version coming real soon.

[@twistandturn02]

Just what I've been searching for. Thanks

[@craigpereira6381]

very cool. How about adding a strip of wood on the front with two bolts where you can tighten it to you panel that moves, Jay Bates did something similar to one of his jigs.

[@woodfather]

yep a screw tighten makes perfect sense, I was after instant gratification though so I just cut and jammed wood in there :-) If I redo it one day, I probably will have a screw to tighten it up.

[@josephseewald4687]

Thanks for sharing, this was really good thinking.

[@woodfather]

Thanks Joseph Seewald, much appreciated!

[@Yahoomediaclub]

Awesome Jig, great well explained ( no faffing ) Video....⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@christunks7512]

Great jig! Thanks Mario!

[@lsmft9576]

Nice. Very creative. Good job!!

[@WilburGoltermann]

Mario, I find that most jobs requiring cutting dadoes can be done with easier-to-control results with multiple passes of a high-quality standard blade. I've made something like the "kerf maker" from Bridge City Tool Works, and have wanted something similar for doing box joints. Your jig looks as though it may be the answer. Thanks!