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Permalink Reply by Cause the Blue rat on May 31, 2018 at 7:24am

Awesome jig! You have got to be talented to get that nice of a straight cut.

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Permalink Reply by FoldedSoup on May 31, 2018 at 7:57am

Great jig Alan! I can appreciate the simplicity (and, the metal guide!)

Here's my low-tech jig. I don't own a table saw and after doing ~10 scarf joins by ruler line hand-cutting, I threw it together while cutting my 11th:

Quick and easy: sandwich your uncut neck with two scrap pieces, screw/glue them to a base, then cut the neck and the jig together (stopping at the base, of course!)

The first joint I cut with it was *perfect!* if you are using hand tools, you should seriously consider making yourself your own scarf cut jig - it saves a *lot* of time and headaches.

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Permalink Reply by Alan Dillard on May 31, 2018 at 8:33am

Yep.  Cheaper and in a small space, can't fit a chop saw/table saw in anyway.  Wife's car wouldn't go in the garage.  Not a good idea!  I call it "preventive maintenance".

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Permalink Reply by Alan Dillard on May 31, 2018 at 10:41am

I was using my jig without the brass "guide" and found that I cut into the jig wood at times, making for a "dip" in the cut.  The brass (or aluminum/copper, etc.) glued to the jig prevents the wallowing on the vertical of the cut.  Older you get, the longer it takes to go, "DUH!"

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