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Basic jig construction

Almost all woodworking jigs are simple, cheap and very quick to make, and this one is no exception.

A: The main support board. I used MDF. It needs to be about 100mm wider than the width of the set of timbers to be planed and about 1200mm (3ft 11in) long to give good support. It should have a good clean square edge.

B: A longitudinal clamping piece. This should be screwed and glued to the underside of A with its edges parallel. It is used to clamp the jig into a Workmate.

C: Stop end support. An offcut from B for supporting the temporary end stop.

D: Stop end hinge support. Another offcut from B fixed flush to the end of A. E: End stop. This is used only when loading the jig with the timbers to be planed. It is screwed into D such that it can be swung out of the way whenever work starts.