Taunton's Complete Illustrated Guide to Jigs & Fixtures (Complete Illustrated Guides) [Hardcover]

Sandor Nagyszalanczy (Author)

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This book, in the "Complete Illustrated Guide" format covers jigs and fixtures, a subject of perennial interest to woodworkers. Jigs are like clamps. As the saying goes, "You can never have enough of them." Jigs, simply put, are devices, sometimes shop-made but now often available commercially to enable woodworkers to do something more than once. For example, some jigs are fences that ensure straight cuts or templates capable of guiding tools to create a certain shape time after time. Woodworkers love jigs and fixtures for the same reason they are drawn to woodworking-designing them is about figuring out how to do something. All woodworkers are secretly engineers and inventors, and jig design and construction is a way to indulge that need. Some woodworkers love jig-making so much, they never build anything but. Simple or elaborate, jigs are an essential part of woodworking. This book, authored by prominent woodworking author, Sandor Nagyszalanczy, is organized like his successful 1994 book "Workshop Jigs and Fixtures," according to function. This approach allows woodworkers to either build the jig exactly as shown or modify it to suit a wide variety of purposes. (Another thing woodworkers like is having choices.)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 265 pages
• Publisher: Taunton Press (March 21, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1561587702
• ISBN-13: 978-1561587704
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 9.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #170,196 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Winner, October 2, 2006

By	Michael W. OBrien "Pathdoc60" (Valley Head, Alabama) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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Sandor Nagyszalanczy has just added another excellent book to his growing and versatile collection of woodworking guides.The organization of his Jigs and Fixtures book is first rate,logical and easy to follow.It starts out with a short section on how to use the book and then follows with sections organized in a very useable way.Safety notes are interspersed throughtout and are appropriate for novice and professional woodworkers alike.I have several other jigs and fixtures books which are generally boring to read and used only to look up a specific jig. However,this is not true for Mr.Nagyszalanczy most readable and informative works which I enjoy cover to cover. I have another of his books on built-ins which is also great, and have preordered his new shop organization book.He is a frequent visitor on DIY Network's "Tools and Techniques" hosted by Popular Woodworking's David Thiel . He is as enjoyable to watch and listen to as his books are to read.I rate this book at 5 stars and my only minor critique is that the many color photos, while excellent and instructional, tend to be a bit smaller than my 64 year old eyes like to see, but that's not a big deal.As an aside,most Taunton Press woodworking guides,of which I have many,are typically of very high quality. I look forward to more guides from this extremely knowledgeable and entertaining professional woodworker.
M.W. O'Brien, Valley Head, Alabama

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best of Jigs & Fixture Books, September 13, 2007

By	Nick J. Tuzzolino "Woodworker" (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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This is the best yet. Very well illustrated, cross referenced, written extremely well and superb photos.. The hardcover is worth the extra money just for the fact that it lies flat while opened, making reading on a bench very easy. Highly recommended.

5.0 out of 5 stars My husband loves it, April 12, 2010

By	Katherine S. Sweeney "KCKatwoman" (Kansas City, MO) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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Just what my do-it-yourself hubby wanted as a companion with his new table saw. It's his Bible now!