Jiggedy jig

Before our little break, Brian was ready to make up one of the sets of shelves, however, he was still undecided about how he wanted the shelves to be attached. His initial intention was to screw them in, but having played with his biscuit jointer for a while he started to feel that that might be an option. It would certainly deliver a better finish. So whilst we were away he gave it some thought, and decided the best way to do it was with a jig. I’m not really sure I understood what he meant by this, but when we returned he set about making one.

It’s a simple little device that clamps around the uprights and has two marks where the holes have to be cut. He made it big enough to be clamped into place, as he needs two hands for the jointer.

Jig in place, he simply adjusts the gate on the front of the jointer for upright cuts and voila! It sometimes helps to stand back from a job and take a rest, and solutions can pop up when you aren’t thinking about them.

This is starting to make sense to me now, I can start to see how it’s all going to come together.