Drill-Press Jigs
Both jigs rely on a V-groove that you cut into a piece of 3⁄4 x3x20" scrapwood. To cut the V, tilt the blade of your tablesaw to 30° from vertical, and set the cutting depth to 3⁄8 ", as shown in the illustration. Adjust the fence to place the top of the cut on the centerline of the board. Make one pass over the saw blade, turn the board around, and run it through again, creating a 60° V-groove.
Crosscut a 41⁄4 " piece off one end. The longer piece holds your dowels flat on the table, as shown in the photo. The shorter piece forms the basis for the second jig, which holds dowels vertically for drilling into their ends.
To complete the vertical jig, cut a 11⁄2 x3x3" block, clamp it to the back of the 41⁄4 " piece, and check to make sure that the V-groove is perpendicular to the base. Then glue and screw the two pieces together, as shown in the Vertical Jig drawing. Use the vertical jig as shown.
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