Through Dovetails on the Leigh D4R Pro

It is no secret I like working with high quality jigs to make joinery. In the shop I have the Leigh D4R Pro, the older D4, and more recently I have been using the… [more]
Hang it out to dry

Many woodworkers are making holiday gifts in their shops. Are you one of them? Please remember to exercise caution with rags used to apply the finish. What is the… [more]
All holidays wrapped into one at Leigh

I chuckled — Leigh says "We've got an app for that!": And why not? I bought a new smart phone (only) a few months ago, and finally learned about apps.… [more]
We thank our troops for upholding our freedom

Words alone cannot express our gratitude for everything you do. You are our Heroes. Thank You! Al Navas U.S. Army, '66-'68 … [more]
Black Friday at Woodcraft

I wish all my readers a Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you and your family will have wonderful loved ones around you. Sandy and I are lucky to have our daughter,… [more]
Invert the R9Plus joinery jig at the router table

A joinery jig that works well both right-side-up, and also upside-down, is a huge plus. I have already shown the Leigh R9Plus "right-side-up". It worked great. But… [more]
New video about a new joinery system

I received an e-mail from Leigh, letting me know about a new video just posted on YouTube. The video is about their new R9Plus joinery jig, and was produced to show… [more]
Finger joints on the new R9Plus jig

The concept to machine finger joints using the Leigh R9Plus jig is very straight forward. Machining finger joints I machined 3/8-inch joinery as follows: Set… [more]
Through dovetails using the Leigh R9Plus jig

Now that the setup of the R9Plus jig is complete, it is time to machine through dovetails. The following steps are essential to accomplish good, tight joinery. It… [more]
Thank you, Veterans – we honor you today

. Thank you all who have served, and those who serve today! . — Al Navas, U.S. Army, '66-'68 … [more]
The Leigh R9Plus jig, Part 2. Final preparations

In this episode: Optimizing workholding of the beam by changing out the right-hand Leigh surface clamp for the Leigh bench clamp. This done, the beam slid to the… [more]
The Leigh R9Plus jig – assembling the beam

Leigh has developed a new jig, to make dovetail and finger joinery easy in the shop. The fact that it is also easy on the pocketbook will likely be welcome by woodworkers… [more]
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Through Dovetails on the Leigh D4R Pro
It is no secret I like working with high quality jigs to make joinery. In the shop I have the Leigh D4R Pro, the older D4, and more recently I have been using the new R9Plus. More than a few readers have written to me asking whether buying the R9Plus would mean giving up [...]

Hang it out to dry
Many woodworkers are making holiday gifts in their shops. Are you one of them? Please remember to exercise caution with rags used to apply the finish. What is the safety issue? Varnish used in the shop in some cases will self-ignite, given proper conditions. Why? As a varnish containing linseed oil, or Danish and [...]

All holidays wrapped into one at Leigh
I chuckled — Leigh says “We’ve got an app for that!”: And why not? I bought a new smart phone (only) a few months ago, and finally learned about apps. Now even my granddaughters know that I know what an app is. Leigh has it all set up for YOUR holidays – get YOUR app, [...]

We thank our troops for upholding our freedom
Words alone cannot express our gratitude for everything you do. You are our Heroes. Thank You! Al Navas U.S. Army, ’66-’68
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