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The Ruud Complement Jig

Demonstration

This is a quick iPhone video demonstrating the Ruud Complement Jig. I am cutting a complementary board for a box joint with variably spaced pins and sockets. The jig is essentially a modified template-based jig where the indexing pin can be offset.

Sketchup Animation

This Sketchup animation gives an idea of how the jig is made. It's pretty simple. The key to getting a good box-joint fit with this jig is to use shims to adjust the position of the index pin. Here is a link to the Sketchup file.

Downloads

The PDF file linked below contains my notes for a presentation at Showcase 2023, Northeastern Woodworkers Association (NWA). The event was held in Saratoga Springs, NY on May 25-26.

Ruud Complement Showcase 2023-03-26 - Google Docs (pdf)

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Photo Gallery

Lumber sitting in a rack.
My great grandfather's old Regulator wall clock on a white shop wall.
Double-door entrance to woodshop.
Woodshop with triangular window, bandsaws, dust collector, drill press, and thickness planer.
Hand planes and mallets hanging in cabinet lined with French cleats.
Wooden box sides before glue up.
Wooden box on table with box joints, poplar sides, and African mahogany top and bottom
Workbench drawers with spalted ash handles.
Wood offcuts in shelves.
Paul Ruud presenting at Northeastern Woodworkers Association's Showcase, Saratoga Springs, March 25,

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