jig to plane wood.

I have been wanting to build one of these jigs, for I’m in the same position as you – use a lot of other than 4/4 or larger stock, no jointer, no planer, and no room for them even if I could afford them. Do you find that the two clamps sufficiently hold the router down to the slider? Also, do you have any problems with reach of the router bit to the board you are working on? Your side walls look fairly tall and I’d be somewhat concerned that if I wanted to finish with 1/4” stock, the bit might not reach.

Nice jig – now you’ve got me eager to make one for myself.

Jim

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Nice work on the jig – I do have a thicknesser planer, but still using this type of sled. Short stocks usually difficult to control (in fact is dangerous) to run through thicknesser planer.

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

Hi Jim, I use a clamp on the end to keep the jig in place. If the stock is 12” or longer I use the same clamp to hold the stock down also. As for the height I have a board that will fit right into the bottom of the jig 3/4” thick for the really thin stock. You are right, you can only set the router bit so deep.

-- Donnie-- listen to the wood.

Good jig

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Here is a little different version thats works on the same principal. I too use short peices of wood to make novelty items, and I needed a way to plane them down. I made mine out of two peices of angle iron, tempered hardboard, and 3/4 inch boards. The way mine works, is the router slides inside of the angle irons, and the height is acquired by raising the jig up off of the work bench to smooth out a board. A 1 inch mortising bit works real good because it takes off a fair amount of wood with each pass. Another little bit of advice is to go with the grain and not across it. The jig is 24inches long and the width will be whatever your router base measures. I also wipe down all the sliding surfaces with paste wax for smoother operation. Be sure to fasten down the board your planeing. Will be happy to answer any questions.

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I am kinda new to this, and would like to post a picture. Could someone tell me what they mean when they ask for url address?

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If you have your own website that is the place to list it.

-- Donnie-- listen to the wood.

ingenious!

-- John in Arizona (but it's a dry heat!)

I am very glad that you posted your jig. I have been planning to build one of these, but had not figured out a method to secure the stock. The wedge blocks are the perfect solution. I will have to make my jig a little bit longer for boards up to 3ft in length, but otherwise this is just what I need. Thanks for posting.

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thank you for posting this. I have been wanting to make one for a while. have not been able to get my brain wrapped around the finer workings of it. this gets me inspired. good job.

-- Tim, Nevada MO

Very cool. I have an old jig that is made up of pipes, rails etc. that uses a router to do the same. I’m going to assemble it a try it now. Thanks!

-- jack -- ...measure once, curse twice!

I like your planing jig and the toggle clamps to secure your router in place. I do have a jointer and a planer, but I am planning to make myself a similar jig in the very near future. I think every shop could use one of these. Thanks for posting this one.

-- Mike, an American living in Norway.

There are a lot of variants on this theme. Using another piece under the piece to be planed can solve the problem of a router bit that is not long enough to plane stock down to smaller thicknesses. Here are two other examples of LJs who have used this same concept.

http://lumberjocks.com/projects/11212
lumberjocks.com/projects/10177

I have built one similar to GHazard’s. I’ve found that it also works well for planing stock that has a twist – by shimming the fourth corner that does not make contact with the of the jig. Note that I use sacrificial blocks that are screwed down onto the base to hold the work piece.

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