Table Saw Jointer Jig - Easy to Make

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If you don't have a jointer but you do have a table saw then this tablesaw jointer jig can get you by. It's easy to make and very effective. The jig isn't as good as a jointer, you can't adjust the depth and it doesn't leave as good a finish but it does square the timber up very well. It depends on the height of your saw blade but I get a 4" cut off my 12' saw blade, so not too bad!
Even if you have a jointer then this can still be of use, especially if you work with reclaimed timber. I'm happier to put that sort of material with its dust, dirt and debris through my saw blade and save the jointer blades for when I'm working with better timber.
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[@kevinsorensen367]

As a beginner hobbyist with a budget, I'm about to cry with happiness. This is genius!

[@drewhunt3692]

I am glad to see that the fist bump method of aligning the table saw fence is an internationally accepted standard.

[@skampp]

Yes and no - I'm struggling to find the metric-to-imperial fist bump conversion. You'd think he might include it, but no...

[@adg1017]

One of the coolest things I’ve ever seen done with a table saw! 🤯👏

[@someguynj]

This makes so much sense - no idea why everyone isn't doing this. Great idea!

[@glennburch1081]

Built the jig and purchased the T shirt.....thank you. Did not have $1K for a jointer nor the room in my small work shop. Will be using the jig to join a laminated work bench top. soon.......tomorrow probably. I like your personality and I really like that T-shirt. I built the jig in a day using Melamine and used .040" thick sheet metal as the outfeed table. I initially had problems getting the jig square to the table, solved that with a better jig fit to the fence..........it must be snug! Can't wait to use it.

[@rogermccaslin5963]

A friend of mine showed me a jig like this 20-25 years ago. I never needed to build one as I had a jointer available at work. Now that I'm no longer there, having one of these might come in handy. Thanks for reminding me of something long forgotten.

[@robertrobinson3597]

Great attitude! Makes a great video even better. About 15 yrs ago I was invited to visit a shop owned by a wealthy man. He had it all, and all the best. During our nice discussion I noted that I didn't have a jointer, and in fact my shop was so small I had no place for one. He asked me how I got by. I said I have a router table, a table saw and a plainer. Also I tried to buy wood that was SMS, or I had the lumber supplier cut one good straight edge on any board I bought. He was dubious about these solutions. I really admired his shop, except it was very full of all that expensive gear. leaving very little space for the woodworker. I was envious of his tools, many of which cost more than all of mine. I was sure that his skill level was every bit better than mine as his tools. He was a very nice fellow and I was glad to see his shop. I wasn't too envious because i knew his job didn't leave the shop time a retiree like me enjoys.

[@ghostrider31622]

As a new member of the woodworking community, I really like this jig... I am new retired and have never done any kind of toolwork and am eager to learn with a very modest budget... This will help reclaim some free lumber with minimal cost... now I will be able to get square edges to begin a project with.

[@dwayne6402]

Absolutely wonderful video, great way to use a table saw. Run a handplane over the final product and you got something there. I like it.

[@gaffguy8509]

Glad I found this channel! I made this today and it works great!!!!!

[@arasul]

My goodness! what an innovative way of using a table saw as a jointer. Neil, you are truly amazing, not only your craftsmanship but also you lovely Australian accent. Bravo!

[@brandonjohnson7787]

This will save people a bunch of money. Thanks

[@-grandsonofcarpenter5987]

Wow this jig can replace the planner completely. It is awesome.

[@george200099]

I really feel like you did a good job of covering all the salient points. I wish videos put out by the mfg of such products were as good! Thanks for an awesome job

[@richardseehausen5060]

I agree this is Brilliant. It took me half an hour to set it up, and it works perfectly. All I need - don't need face jointing, just edge jointing, and this does the trick. Thanks!

[@errolpereira8292]

Thanks so much for sharing! I have been trying to get by in a small shop without room for another tool. This is golden

[@patrickharmon9459]

Great idea, an awesome way to make due with what got, and to substitute for what you don't have. Thank you and God bless 🙏

[@Jeff-0621]

More useful than you know! New to woodworking and can’t afford certain things. Just recently got a table saw and came across this video. Thank you

[@fa18mhr]

I have seen videos using screws to attach a straight board to the warped/twisted piece and then put the straight board against the fence. That works but you waste a lot of lumber when you cut out the screw holes. Your solution is much more elegant and I like it much better. I keep weighing the cost of a good jointer (cheap ones are a waste of money in my opinion) and the significant shop space they take up and I just can't justify buying one, either new or old. Your method will save me money and frustration. Thanks mate. (Roseburg, Oregon USA)

[@H0bbit1983]

Great idea for people not having a real planing machine. It does a nice job and costs only a few bucks and a little bit of effort.

[@Shagratt71]

Seriously I don't know how I missed this Channel!. You are seriously one of the best craftsmen / designers on KZbin/Internet in my opinion!. We need more Ozzies/Poms like you doing this!.

[@canadianyogi]

Thanks a million from Canada

[@romanjohnston]

Hello from a fellow landscape photographer that woodworks as well. Thanks for this. I have a planer but not a jointer.....This will take up that slack. Peace!!

[@shotfromafar]

Thanks for a no B.S. To The Point video without 30 minutes of fluff. Simple explanations and excellent video angles. Going to build one myself and use the box idea for a router fence for my side table mounted router also.

[@jayoliver3734]

The best kind of jig. So simple and elegant it makes you say “why didn’t I think of that?!”

[@robertrobinson3597]

Simple things are best! Elegant things are always simple.

[@paytonjohnson660]

This is my favorite video and I can hardly wait to make my own jointer jig. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience.

[@waltzubak9575]

Made one this morning , took all of 2 hours and it works like a charm and SO easy to use. Did a test and all was flat and square.

[@KrisDeVo]

Just what I needed! Definitely going to make one. Thanks

[@iwayini]

Came across your video by accident. What a gem of a jig! This has to win the jig of the month. Thank you for sharing!

[@PaskMakes]

No worries Andy - glad you liked it! :)

[@jbylin]

This is a wonderful idea. This will be done after I make the dowel making jig. I plan to make two, and give the best one to my father.

[@ezza88ster]

Nice! You made the whole process very clear and quick - no annoying video edits or waffle gets a big thumbs up from me.

[@michaelgibson2163]

God bless you sir. My woodworking space is a 10x10 shed. My tools are almost all free castaways i fixed and i struggle horribly with squareness and have no room. This is the answer i needed.

[@HBSuccess]

Great idea - even if you have a jointer this would be perfect to square up the gnarly stuff you'd just as soon not have tearing up your good blades.

[@PaskMakes]

Thanks - that's what I use mine for. :)

[@rayrussell3216]

Thank you for sharing, It is a pleasure to watch different woodworkers share little tricks that will help those of us on a retirement budget. Thank you, my friend, for the great tip.

[@lucfunicelli3009]

That is very cool. For people that dont have a lot of space or people that dont want to invest in another big machine, this is a great alternative. Plus a little bit of sanding and none the weiser. You always make great content. Evytime i see a new video its kind of like Christmas and what new goodies has Pask made now.

[@PaskMakes]

Thank you Luc - glad you liked it! :)

[@vkess1]

After looking at many vids about this subject, I’m really glad to have found this. You can always tell a true craftsmen by the way they do things. This is the best I’ve seen on how to make a table saw jointer. Thanks!

[@crackerjack3359]

Fist time on You tube I have seen someone use side pressure on the cut. Essential I think. I use a piece of 2 x 4 but the effect is the same to keep the wood against the fence. Good job.

[@maryannblankley2077]

you can use feather boards to do that as well, I set up mine to use the mitre slot.

[@robsonwoodwork]

This is brilliant! Never seen a jointing jig like this before, ingenious! Great work! 👍

[@osvaldocristo]

Thank you. I had a similar idea to use my table saw as a jointer but before to construct a jig I decided to search in the internet... your implementation is way better than the one I was considering. Thanks for share your ideas!

[@PaskMakes]

No worries - Glad you liked it Osvaldo! :)

[@butthole_glory6939]

Just built this jig and confirm it does work excellently.

[@owenquinn2161]

Thank you sir! Im working with pallet wood and can't afford a planer or a jointer! You just made my work 100x easier

[@Blenderite]

I'm looking to build one for the same purpose. Any tips or modifications you would make since you've been using it?

[@spasticsirch]

You sir, are a life saver! I have searched and searched for jigs to help square up lumber on a table saw. Such a simple and effective method. Thanks so much!

[@bike.rebel2297]

I must say, this is brilliant. I’ve been searching the internet for the past couple weeks trying to figure out how I could joint a twisted board for my projects. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@davemarriott9332]

great video....my jointer went down and this is exactly what I needed. Cheers

[@keirfarnum6811]

Smart idea for small pieces. Thanks for sharing!

[@theosmits1141]

You are quickly becoming my favorite woodworking channel! So many great ideas ive never seen anywhere else! Thanks so much

[@PaskMakes]

Thank you very much Theo - glad you're enjoying my content! :)

[@tuomasjjrasanen]

Theo Smits You took the words right out of my mouth! Pask doesn't just make, he also rocks!

[@nicholasphelps7489]

I agree completely witch Theo Smits!

[@nickpedro6797]

Theo Smits

[@SteifWood]

agree

[@bluesalamander8351]

Very useful !!!! Thanks mate ! If I ever make it back to Aussie land I will look for ya. Spent 3 months traveling in a van from perth up to darwin along the coast---stopped in Broome for two months....enchantingly eerie lndscapes and the giant ant hills look like spirits frozen on the land Big UP from Mississippi !

[@RyuujinZeke]

I came across this video at the perfect time! I'm getting into woodworking and the thought of thousands of dollars of tools to get into small projects here and there was rather daunting. This, however, looks simple enough to make and seems very handy to use until I have the funds saved up for a real jointer.

[@ChadHyett]

Who downvoted this. It's genius. Building it now.

[@siruskargar4886]

Just commited to buy a jointer thicknesser combo. Had I have seen this earlier I would have saved a bunch of time and money. Anyway genius idea. You about to save a lot of people a bunch of money. Especially the casual woodworker

[@jimsmint]

man, I love these videos. I also really appreciate how you don't hide your occasional stuff-ups.

[@BjarneFich]

That was really useful. I have a saw but no jointer. Fantastic!

[@metaspencer]

I love it. What I typically do is use the table saw to simple cut down the stock until it's squared up ... but that loses a lot of wood. Your method is much better. Thanks for the video!

[@Xonikz]

This is a project I will definitely be making this summer. Warped wood is all I can afford these days.

[@sassygil6675]

I'm a newby and found this to be AWESOME. Can't wait to build it. I just recently acquired interest in woodworking and am wanting to build many of the basic jigs I would need to help me do what I need to do, before I even start making stuff. Already built a sled for my table saw. Now, I was building a quick jointer for the table saw and came across this. I will finish it first, but can't wait to build this one. Thank you for sharing your ideas and knowledge. I appreciate it. 🙂

[@utubelover2000]

Hi sassy gil. I am in the same boat as you. Finished building a router table, an out feed work bench with table saw built in. Now time for the fences and jigs. How did your build go?

[@luctoulouse]

I just finish this project. The result is awesome. Thanks Neil. Cheers from Canada

[@micahhowell4432]

Very easy to follow along with and you didn’t make it complicated. I will be building one of these in the future! You just save me a ton of money lol

[@TeacherDavidDigginTaiwan]

Nicely explained! Clear and concise. Thanks!

[@NYWoodworker]

Good timing Neil. I just sold my jointer due to lack of space in my new house. A must make for me.

[@judsonkr]

Nice. You just saved me $700 or so and about 12 squat feet of flood space. Subbed

[@briancaelleigh299]

Pask, I was so frustrated with you after making one of these myself. SO FRUSTRATED. None of my edges were coming out straight AT ALL and I watched the video over and over trying to figure out what I had done wrong and not finding it. Until I realised that I hadn't bothered to align my saw with the outfeed table. Small detail. Big difference. I'm still not getting quite a perfect edge, but it's much more perfect than when my outfeed was sticking out a millimetre or so from my blade. In short, I'm an idiot, you're amazing, and thank you for taking the time to teach my dumbass, even when I fail to pay attention to those little details.

[@whosaidthat5236]

That is a great idea for a tablesaw jointer

[@hansdegroot8549]

I'm impressed! Thanks for sharing. A "poor men's " jointer solution, provided by a rich man (at least in ideas) I'm going to try to make this for my "poor men's" table saw.

[@Normal1855]

All the affordable jointers I've looked at, have horrible reviews. Anything with good reviews, cost over $1,000.

[@dorshem-tov2470]

i really like your simple approach to woodworking that jig is awsome

[@jonathanfryer9377]

Awesome, thanks so much. Not having a jointer has been a real problem for me. Not any more! Thank you.

[@PaskMakes]

No worries Jonathan - glad it was helpful! :)

[@JoeL-yf4ee]

I modified this jig and I can adjust the thickness of the scarf now. Thanks for the idea.

[@adambachmann2633]

What was the method yoj used to make if adjustable?

[@Tasmanian1st]

Best jig I found online so far! Thanks for an awesome and well explained video

[@magicdaveable]

Very cool table saw accessory.

[@AlphaNerd132]

Just got done building this. Works great! one thing to note, it helps if you have an in feed table with a fence on it. Otherwise you will follow the outside of a bow. You can work with it, it just makes it harder to use.

[@diegofnu]

Same problem. I had to use a chalkline on 8ft long boards and eyeball it through multiple pases on the concave ends. End result was decent but it was too much work and it still needs a millimeter or two of hand planing.

[@AlphaNerd132]

@@diegofnu yaaa, i ended up with some boards where you have 2-3 inches of warpage (old pallets) and its just feeding an angry buzz saw at that stage until you get it somewhat flat. then can start feeding through

[@negotiableaffections]

I am that guy, in that situation [old nail encrusted roof rafters need turning into 'fairly' acurate 1 1/2" x 2 1/2" posts for framing] and I keep passing out when I look at jointer/planer prices. But, I have the tablesaw and the ingenuity, so you've saved my day, thankyou. p.s. I love your scrapwood challenge series.

[@danmitchell5897]

This is a real and usable build. Well done and appreciate the video. Your shop skills and procedures tho are most entertaining and will get my like and subscribe. Spot on good job friend.

[@chrisgriffith1573]

I made one of these about 12 years ago! It is about half the size of yours, and just made of half inch ply, but you are right, this does the trick on crappy wood!

[@Frithgar]

I've watched a number of your videos now, small things like stating you're from Aus so you're used to reading things upside down (in your mitre saw station video) make me chuckle and remind me of a number of friends that live upside down there with you. I also really like how many things you do that make me ask 'Why didn't I think of that?'. Good stuff sir.

[@DubsteadyMusic]

Funny I watched this video about 3 years ago when I had that god awful harbor freight table saw and no jointer and now coming back to it 3 years later with much better tools and as a fan of this channel lol

[@L3o4u5]

Thanks from me too Pask, LOVE your vids, always really inspiring. Yes, I'll be making one of these, such a simple and effective idea. Hey Pask, BTW, girls also do this stuff you know! So I guess you could say lots of people out there, rather than lots of blokes....?

[@PaskMakes]

Thank you very much Louise and great to hear you'll be making one! Hopefully I didn't offend you. Without rewatching I don't think I said 'blokes' I think I said 'guys' which I interpret as people in a informal sense. Some of my very favourite makers are women, I love watching Cris (Get Hands Dirty) and Laura Kampf especially and I comment regularly on their videos. :)

[@L3o4u5]

me too. all good.

[@fishrrelaxing9361]

This is way better then using a sled jig to joint! Only thing I would do different.. I would laminate two pieces of ply together on the work side to keep it from any possible warping or bowing over time and to insure the piece you’re working with is as flat as possible for a wood fence surface.

[@enshongmiranda]

Just what I was looking for! Can't afford anything else right now but the table saw I just ordered. This'll be a very nice jig to joint the lumber we get here.

[@ianthompson9058]

Yhis is the best make shift jointer idea I have seen yet. Many thanks

[@gatekeeper84]

A simple and effective design indeed, those are the hardest to come up with :D There are plenty of ways to make the thickness of the outfeed table adjustable, sliding wedges that can be locked, a set of changeable sheets in varying thickness, mounting the outfeed table on threaded rods... Gives more versatility but makes the build more complicated.

[@mcswordfish]

That's bloody brilliant. I recently picked up a tablesaw on FaceBay and once I get it up and running (it needs a bit of TLC first), I'll definitely look at making one of these. I'm reasonably good at prepping surfaces with a hand-plane, but it can take a long time with rough wood- if a jig like this might get me 80-90% there, I'm laughing. Thanks for this

[@joedejesus6363]

Great video & tutorial. What I appreciate about wood workers is that no two are alike, everyone has their own unique way of craftsmanship such as yourself. Thank You.

[@PaskMakes]

Thank you Joe! :)

[@FishersShop]

Absolutely brilliant, my friend! Great vid

[@richardradford2036]

Fisher's Shop ii

[@mincento]

My thoughts exactly, gotta make me one of those...

[@MrMalthusMusic]

Mate, your videos are really superb. The pacing is just right, your explanations are clear and the projects you make are things I want to make myself. I was on youtube looking for designs for a jointer made out of an electric hand planer but this looks much quicker, easier and space-efficient. Thanks so much for sharing and keep up the fantastic work.

[@PaskMakes]

Thank you very much Travis - glad you're finding the videos helpful! :)

[@stephengriffith1605]

That helps me a lot with something I have to do at home but I don’t have a jointer

[@martinpook5707]

I have a planer/thicknesser and very often I want a piece flattened/squared and I have to reset the machine. With this Iwon't - brilliant!

[@bobbyvisconti6769]

Fantastic idea. I'm definitely building that

[@flymrc77]

Stopped at 0.02, ordered t-shirt then continued to watch : )

[@PaskMakes]

Thank you very much - much appreciated! :D

[@sawdustandsurvival]

How have I never seen this channel before!? Brilliant work and down to earth with no showboating! Love iy

[@patm434]

Made this and put to work on a hefty chunk of maple. Ended up with very nice squared edges. Worked great!

[@frankieg999]

Hello from South Africa. This video came up on my suggested list and I immediately put it in my watch list because this is something I've been trying to achieve with my table saw. However, and I mean no disrespect at all, I am completely confused by the technical details you present in the video. I only mention this because I'm a supporter of the feedback methodology that may enable you to improve your content. If I'm not in your target audience then no harm/no foul... Thank you none-the-less for the cool video.

[@chrislay3827]

Love it as usual, you have a gift for teaching

[@PaskMakes]

Thank you! :)

[@Dorweaver]

You are a poet, man. That jig is *exactly* what I was looking for!

[@rrf899]

Look at those beautiful Milwaukee's. A real man indeed. Not a wimpy man that uses dewalt. ;~}

[@donkeydiehard879]

This is amazing! I have been using a router fence jig, with a similar concept. The problem with the router is it only has the capacity to do 3/4 at the very most! This is exactly what I need. Such a simple yet amazingly effect solution. You have a new subscriber and I look forward to seeing more videos! Time to go out and make this jig!

[@PaskMakes]

Glad it was helpful Matthew! :)

[@whomadethatsaltysoup]

Brilliant idea! Thanks for sharing. I'm one of those out there who does not own a jointer - no space in my wee workshop - but this is definitely an easy win, and another great way to expand the usefulness of the good ol' table saw. 👍

[@helmutlive]

Best jointing rig I have seen so far! Beats all the other power plane jointer hacks! High five Australia!

[@cobracar1]

Wow! I watch several how-to woodworking videos, and this is one of the better ones I have seen! Really useful, very practical... nice job!

[@hssn124815030]

When the blade comes up it is just like sunrise

[@SQLRYAN]

Great idea. Simple jig and looks like it's easier to square up a timber than using router table. Thanks for the video mate from California.

[@designer-garb572]

Your videos are bloody excellent.