Tips & Tricks

Important: always read and follow the "Important Safety Information" section in your Katie Jig manual and the safety guidelines for your woodworking tools!

Keep Those Guide Forks Gliding!

Our thanks to Randy Moon from Akron, Ohio, for sharing this tip with us:

While cleaning up my Katie Jig and routers I applied a thin coat of Johnson's Paste Wax on the forks as well as my acrylic router bases. What a dramatic difference it made in moving the router from fork to fork!! They glided smoothly and effortlessly from side to side and definitely cut down my time. Maybe you already knew this but thought I'd pass it on.

Love that Jig.

Simple Way to Get Half Blind Look

Make Drawers with that "Half Blind" Look with the Katie Jig

Make drawers that look like they were made with half blind joints--it's simple with the Katie Jig!

Dovetail Boards of Any Width

With the standard Katie Jig, you can make dovetails on boards up to 12" wide. Here is a tip to make dovetails with the Katie Jig for any width material without the blanket chest kit.