Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
A common problem I run into is trying to get a straight edge on rough stock. It could be from a cutoff from plywood, or a slice of a log I’ve cut with the bandsaw. Either way, it’s difficult to get a straight edge. And without having parallel edges, the stock is unusable.
To fix this I borrowed a design from a tapering jig. It works like this. I take a rough board and clamp it down. Now here’s the key. The back edge of my jig is straight, so it automatically gives me a reference edge I can push against the table saw fence. When the cut is done, I’ve mirrored my fence onto my stock.Now I can remove the board, flip it and run the new edge against the fence and make a second cut. No jointer needed and it’s ready to be used. And because it is a tapering jig, I can still use it to make tapers later.If you're limited with tools, you’re going to love this, you can very easily make this jig with just a table saw. The arm or fence on top is just 3 boards that are glued together to create a slot for your t-bolts.
Then to make the slots that you can easily attach t-tracks to, you're doing a cut flip cut using the miter gauge. Then the t-track can easily be screwed in with just a screwdriver.
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A common problem I run into is trying to get a straight edge on rough stock. It could be from a cutoff from plywood, or a slice of a log I’ve cut with the bandsaw. Either way, it’s difficult to get a straight edge. And without having parallel edges, the stock is unusable.
To fix this I borrowed a design from a tapering jig. It works like this. I take a rough board and clamp it down. Now here’s the key. The back edge of my jig is straight, so it automatically gives me a reference edge I can push against the table saw fence. When the cut is done, I’ve mirrored my fence onto my stock.Now I can remove the board, flip it and run the new edge against the fence and make a second cut. No jointer needed and it’s ready to be used. And because it is a tapering jig, I can still use it to make tapers later.If you're limited with tools, you’re going to love this, you can very easily make this jig with just a table saw. The arm or fence on top is just 3 boards that are glued together to create a slot for your t-bolts.
Then to make the slots that you can easily attach t-tracks to, you're doing a cut flip cut using the miter gauge. Then the t-track can easily be screwed in with just a screwdriver.
Check out my other channel! → @makethingswithrob
Become a patron! → patreon.com/makethings ←
Huge thank you to my patrons that keep this thing going!
*MAKER TEAM*
Michelle B
Keith Current
Rich Lightfoot
Tutor the Barbarian
Aubrey G.
Nukebert
Sam W.
Aaron Knows DIY
G. Salazar
David B.
Marc B.
Richard B.
Ben. K
Bill Patterson
D. Lundman
Make Things
#MakeThings #mtbitesize
