Box Joint Jig | Build It | Ask This Old House

[@robinbrown3523]

I’m a 70 yr old woman, recently retired. I’ve taken on rehabbing a 100 yr old garage. I’ve got so much to learn and this is the best place to do so. Thank you so much, Mr. Silva ❤

[@adamphillips6747]

Some kids watched cartoons on Saturday morning… I watched This Old House and New Yankee Workshop. Tom and Norm were like Uncles to me.

[@rickscarpellotherapy]

Im not sure why I watch other videos for this kind of guidance. I always come back to Tommy's teachings.

[@0blivioniox864]

Tommy's Jigs / Sleds are genuis. Love watching this master of carpentry at work.

[@sleepforeveryone]

Love hearing Tommy's voice. So relaxing. 😌😌🤤

[@stevenmalcomb4168]

Really enjoy Tom Silva projects. He is a wealth of knowledge. Thank you Tom for many years of sharing!

[@davidmotley4207]

That old Tommy the master of carpentry at work. They make it like him anymore.

[@kosta34y2]

I love every single show.

[@Firefighter1997]

I am new to woodworking and I watch a lot of videos and must of them confuse the hell out of me. But I I do understand your videos a lot better. I still watch them a couple times because I want to be safe and not lose a finger

[@jamesstynes6634]

Tommy you inspired me to become obsessed with carpentry and woodworking so thanks from ireland for all your inspirational videos

[@craiglist308]

6:08 kinda lost track of what was happening and why before this, but it all became clear and it makes so much sense... yes!!

[@nusermane1076]

Great job guys! Tommys way of explaining, the way he works and the calmness he shows, combined with the relaxed way Kevin moderates the show really make up for good videos! Please keep more good content coming! Classic content like this one here is perfect and also modern, electrical, plumbing and modern technologies are very interesting!!!!!

[@williamnasser8404]

Slow is smooth, smooth is fast

[@winnebagus4476]

This video/channel brings happiness to me

[@skippylippy547]

Love the video! Great presentation as usual. Thank you.

[@toddsievers277]

What a great teacher. I wish I had half that knowledge and skill.

[@Token_Civilian]

Nice jig and nice tray. Well done Tommy and TOH.

[@prilep5]

Very simple tool for making quality joinery

[@TheWoodFly]

Box joints are awesome and while you can make them with a router, this is a MUCH better way to do it. Thanks for getting out on line Tommy - we've missed you! (And you too Kevin!)

[@randythayer8440]

Why?

[@TheWoodFly]

@@randythayer8440 Sorry: Why What?

[@briefcasefullofbacon7291]

Hey TOH I had a dream Tommy and Kevin were helping me build a barn last night! haha

[@deanehill9730]

That Tommy is a great showman who knows all the tricks. Never get sick of seeing him do his thing. Thanks for the video.

[@atlakatl3555]

Thank you, Simplicity of a sled 👍🏻 really like it. You got me lost in your explanation when matching the dado corners. 🤔

[@whocares0692]

He is a MASTER of his craft ! WOW

[@warrenvalentino5763]

Awesome video. Thank You So Very Much for showing how to make a box joint jig. my Great Grandfather was a box maker when everything came in wooden boxes. now i can make some wooden boxes to put my tools in for my workshop. :)

[@angiereyna3738]

When are guys coming to California to do your videos. Love them I ve learned many things because of you guys 👍

[@BruceAUlrich]

Such an easy jig and beautiful tray! Thanks for sharing how you made it.

[@aaudain1]

Great idea 💡 👍 👏 👌 😀

[@nw6gmp]

One of Tommy's favorite words....... dado... 😂😂

[@rickhissen1904]

I made some small boxes using box joints a while back and put a contrasting wood Dowell in each corner

[@robertbamford8266]

Beautiful serving tray. Simple jig. I think squaring the fence may have been understated (over simplified?). Base was probably squared. Base was squared to fence when it was mounted on rails. No reason it wouldn’t work. But, … a lot of sled construction examples use one screw to “temporarily” mount the fence, make a series of test cuts, and fine tune the squaring.

[@mking3219]

Such a great teacher Tom

[@ronevans3663]

That’s so nice to be able too do that.

[@arth.4196]

Tommy, As a long time fan. This project 👌 It just hit me how easy it is. I could make a few for other needed sizes. Thanks again Professor 👍👍👍👍👍

[@shea9960]

Not to take away from Tommy's sled this just reminded me I once had to make 8000 small finger-jointed jewelry boxes starting from 8/4 rough cut cherry. I had a custom 3 inch tall shaper bit fabricated that would cut all the finger slots in each end in a single pass. 8 passes per box as opposed to about 80 individual cuts per box. The sled is a much better option for joints with 1/2 inch teeth like the ones in this video though.

[@andrewc6385]

Dang, what a job

[@kosta34y2]

You guys are awesome!

[@mattpinto2351]

Steve Ramsey on Wood Working for Mere Mortals also has a good group of videos on how to make sleds. Not that much different, but he has more of a hobbyist vibe

[@nathanmitchell4839]

This jig has a second purpose as a door stile tenon jig without changing anything so long as the fence is square, I like to build a more substantial fence with a cap screw on the back corner for fine tuning square and attach the fence with machine screws and threaded inserts on the base to be able to loosen to make said adjustment, but then it's more intimidating for beginners and that's who this was aimed at.

[@justinvanhook]

Excellent content and excellent production.

[@MESTER47]

Really well explained! Tommy nailed it again!

[@MrDfurlong]

Excellent technique. Thanks

[@homemadehofer-hoferbernhard]

Hello. Very Nice. Thank you for this Video. LG dein Austria

[@Off-Grid]

Joints on my bee boxes are this way. Holds good.

[@spiridondimaris465]

Wonderful job guys

[@pf5658]

Great job as always Tommy. It’s absolutely beautiful and its made out of my favorite wood too.

[@justarandum7959]

That looks awesome

[@cleokey]

Very nicely done ✔

[@tylerblouin3513]

i guarantee i couldnt do this! you guys rock though

[@joetaddonio288]

I made this jig and been using a few times. One problem. I keep getting break away on the back of each finger joint from the dado blades. I used tape and it works alittle bit but still some. How did he get his with no break away. And with no tape or anything. Any suggestions?

[@slopes83]

Same here - some things to try: his fence looked planed, meaning his stock and fence probably sit very flush and his fence is acting like a backer board. Try that or try using a planes scrap piece as a backer board to support the wood fibers. He was also using a dado set WAY nicer (i.e. sharper) than mine… I’m sure that helps!

[@newlibertarian139]

no mention of squaring the fence on the jig to the dado recommend to install dado first make cut on scrap measure hole then cut pug to that hole dimension don't ask why if you don't know already....of course you can just skip these steps...hehehehehehehe

[@ALAPINO]

I'm not a big fan of wet lubrication on my cast iron top: Paste wax or similar is just cleaner and longer lasting (beeswax is nice also but can be stickier grabbing fine dust). Also, much less likely to contaminate my work pieces with a drier lubricant. Aside from that: a good jig to start down the rabbit hole of joinery.

[@cliffgrando859]

Hey Tommy, love what you do....im in Washington St and beginning to build epoxy tables. I would love to learn from you. I have a construction degree but haven't used it in years

[@2loco]

Yeah i don't think Tommy personally reads these comments, but hey whatever floats your boat.

[@MyGarageWorkshop]

@@2loco actually I do, you Wascally Wabbit. Cliff, how about next week? Tom, a.k.a Mark.

[@jomangeee]

What is a "construction" paper degree? aren't they all!

[@KaliBlaz]

1/2 walnut, euuh about $6000 per linear inch..

[@RichardGreco]

I've loved This Old House since I was a kid and watch your KZbin videos all the time, love the updates. But, ya'll about a decade late on the box joint jig video, there is a million of them. How about a review of a circular saw guides or how to on them.

[@mccalejk2]

They should have showed everyone how to do it with a router table.

[@robertf6344]

I wonder if Norm got some of his stuff from Tommy or the other way around or did both learn independently. Regardless, some great projects from these guys found their way into our house.

[@msmith2961]

Does this need much altering to be able to use on a router table?

[@bobicard2503]

I'm a bit unclear as to what the pencil marks are for... I'm a beginner to this stuff

[@jamesbeattie1342]

Great onfo

[@Guardducks]

A bee's wax mani by hell probably use bri wax, which is very good .

[@michaelmcgrath7465]

Now try that on a sliding table saw without a dado set, which are not available in Europe or Australia.

[@rawbacon]

I actually need one of these, I guess I'm gonna finally have to break down and make one..............Or TOH can just send me that one, signed of course!

[@joaoluis1744]

muito fixe

[@benparry5318]

Like a complete idiot I threw away my late father's box joint sled. This is going to be a project that I tackle very soon!

[@Mikidy303]

I just looked up the definition of the word skill and they had a picture of Tommy.

[@clearcut6818]

Table saws are too dangerous for the average woodworkers. I recommend a track saw.

[@billmactiernan6304]

I note that you use the table saw without a guard of even a riving knife. I guess that safe use of power tools isn't your forte.

[@zloungeact]

My table saw can't take dado blades 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 What now?

[@DrAvEn1990]

kevin starting to look like tommy age wise lol

[@randythayer8440]

Ok, boys, who's your daddy? C'mon, who's your daddy?

[@herbsu4330]

He oversimplifies a lot of the steps. I make a lot of box joints and it takes a lot ore sneaking up on settings to get the joints to come out tight but not too tight etc.

[@doolinmoranphotography4461]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@onegutterguy560]

Good job old man now pass the torch to the young guys.. Just kidding love your content but it would be cool to see 1/100 of your audience come check out my vids🙃

[@袁绍民-w6r]

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[@davidharris2178]

Wood is expensive now

[@Yorkie285]

Video seems too short from start to finish?

[@geoffreymills9932]

I'm gonna really miss Tommy when he retires, this new staff is getting hard to understand and really not worth watching anymore, sounds like a horror movie and all the new players are Dracula

[@rmcdaniel423]

blah, blah, blah, " . . . dado blade . . . " --- ok. I guess we're done here. On to the next box joint video suggestion.