Woodworker's Journal 2008-32-1, страница 52

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Easy-to-Make Tapering Jigs

Multi-sided Jig

(Top View)

By Sandor Nagyszalanczy

Single-sided Tapering Jig

(all notches)

Multi-sided Tapering Jig

2nd cut

NOTE: To make symmetrical tapers on a workpiece. the two notches on the multi-sided jig are not the same. The second notch accommodates the formed by the first cut.

taper

1st cut

Single-sided Tapering Jig

Here the author demonstrates a single-sided tapering jig. It has just one notched edge to hold workpieces at the correct taper angle. The other side remains flat and rides against the fence.

There's no sense spending a lot of time making a fancy tapering jig. All you really need is a piece of scrap with one or two notches.

Taper cuts are necessary for creating a variety of parts, from simple wedges to elegant legs for a demi-lune table. The table saw and a tapering jig are ideal partners for making these parts safely and accurately. A basic tapering jig need be little more than a rectangular piece of scrap with an angled notch cut in it (see photo, left). The notch holds the workpiece at an angle, while the jig's straight edge bears against the rip fence as one edge of the work is cut to a taj^er. A single-sided jig is great for cutting a wedge or a right triangle, but it

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February 2008 Woodworker's Journal