5 Quick Router Jigs
You can unlock the hidden potential of your router with these five top-notch router jigs.
The trick to getting more from your router is a few simple shop-made jigs. With these five jigs you can: rout large circles, cut perfect-fitting dadoes, quickly rout mortises, create decorative edge profiles, and trim edging flush with plywood. All the jigs are simple to make and they don’t require a lot of expensive materials or hardware. In fact, you can probably build most of these jigs from scrap materials you already have in your shop.
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- 7 printable (digital) pages of step-by-step instructions
- 35 full-color photos, illustration and exploded views
- Retail sources for hardware and supplies
- Shop-tested guarantee from the editors of Woodsmith and ShopNotes magazines

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Imperial Plans
The United States Customary System of Units (USCS or USC), more commonly referred to as the English or Imperial system, is the standard set of units for our plans. It uses inches and feet for measurement. This is the one you probably want if you are in the United States, and it is the one we have traditionally offered on this website.

Metric Plans
The International System of Units (SI), more commonly referred to as the metric system, is the alternative set of units that we have available for some of our plans. It uses millimeters, centimeters, and meters for measurement. This is the one you probably want if you are outside the United States. These plans are provided by our business partner, Australian Woodsmith, and are based on the original Woodsmith plan. However, dimensions and other elements of the plan may vary between the metric and standard versions. Be sure to double-check the plan before building.


Premium Plans
All of the information that you need to build our plans can be found in the standard plan. However, if you want even more granular detail to make your job easier, you should consider our premium plans. These come with additional shop diagrams that we drew when creating the prototypes. Shop drawings are not available for every plan.