Improved Bandsaw Dovetail Jig


rmac

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Resurrecting an older thread.

 

I finally got around to making a DT jig for my bandsaw, based on Russ' post. Instead of using individual 'feet' for the base, I used long wedges which I cut on my TS using the taper jig part of this set.  This way the angles matched perfectly. It took me a few tries to get to the sample joint shown in the picture - when someone says 'cut to the waste side of the line', it *really* means leave the line alone.  My first two were very loose because I took away a little bit of the line. FWIW that's the same issue I have with cutting by hand.  

 

I have some ideas on how to make the jig adjustable in order to fine tune the cut, because bumping the fence small amounts is tedious.

 

 

 

 

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