How to Make Tapered Legs with a Table Saw
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Learn how to build a simple tapering jig for the table saw to make tapered furniture legs. My next furniture project will be making a solid cherry entrance table that features classic tapered legs. The tapered leg jig is simple to make is designed to help you make the legs for this project. This jig is one that you will use on furniture builds for years to come.
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Those clamping blocks are pretty ingenious! I’ve never seen it done that way.
I agree. I use toggle clamps on my tapering jig, but that's a great DIY solution!
I love simple quick jigs without all the fancy over the top add ons. Thanks for sharing and can’t wait to see the table build,
Thank you for this, probably the easiest taper jig I've seen, I made it and it works. Only thing I did differently was that I didn't glue the strips. I thought that if I could remove them I could adjust to a different size leg. This way I don't need several different size jigs.
Extremely helpful. Just what I was looking for, thank you.
Thank you for a well communicated video on a simple way to do this. I watch guys on here that spend more time showing how to make something like this with a million adjustments and unnecessary features that it makes it difficult to actually understand the foundation of how the thing actually works. This was more helpful that hundreds of other videos i have seen on the same subject, and it was done so in such a way that I can figure out (on my own) what adjustments i could make to fit (my) needs. Truly, sometimes less is more. GREAT video. 10 stars and THANK YOU! Cheers from Florida!
Thank you! Really appreciate it have a nice weekend 👍
Nice sharp blade - no burn marks on that cherry. Looks great
Thank you, I ended up gluing some pieces together and having to trim it down enough for my blade to reach, but it worked like a charm.
Used this method for the first time yesterday and worked like a charm. Another item from UA-cam U in my bag of tricks. Thanks so much for sharing Jon.
Thanks I made this jig and it worked well. I made a writing desk for my mother in law
This is definitely the best woodworking video I’ve seen. Thank you a lot I will use this in my shop for future projects.
Very nice I loved your work since 2016
Good looking and functional jig for this project. As a side note, Norm Abram made an adjustable tapering jig on his show "The New Yankee Workshop". It can be used over and over again for any taper your project requires. That might be advantageous for the woodworker who creates different leg sizes and tapers. Not trying to take anything away from your jig. Thoroughly enjoy watching your videos.
Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge. This jig takes my woodworking to another level! 🙂
Nicely done Jon! Simple & gets the job done with no worries of kickback! 👍👍😉😉
exactly what I was looking for. I am making a ladies writing desk for my daughter, and this was perfect. Thank you for posting.
Excellent video; easy to follow and very pragmatic.
First time seeing your videos. You have my subscription in no small part because there was no distracting music, and it wasn't wildly speeded up in editing. BTW, the camera work and editing here are great. Just enough of a clip to get a good idea, thanks to camera positioning, and at a moving pace. It was great to watch you work from step to step, and the sound of saws and tools were music to my ears!
Thank you Eric, that is really nice to hear. I have a new project video coming out next and hope you’ll tune in.
Congratulations on 500k subscribers!!
Am I the only one that loves the sound of that table saw? 😂🤣 Excellent video as usual Jon, thanks for sharing!
This is a wonderful tutorial. Thank you for making my life exciting!
This is cool! Love the simplicity of it!
Nice clean and simple. I like your version of the toggle clamps also.
Love the simplicity!
Nice simple and useful jig! Looking forward to the full table video.
A couple of handles on the other side of the clamps would be awesome. Another cool project. Love it!!
Awesome video! Been looking for a easy build to make a tapering jig
Simple is the key for newbies like me as well as the potential for modification, .ie. I used a 3/4 X 10 for my base and used 1X3's for the stops. These legs while simple and basic do wonders for legged projects. I have been looking for something like this for months; other taper jigs construction on You Tube can get complicated or lack enough instructions. Thanks for a useful solution.
Thank you so much! This was awesome!
Beautiful!
Great little jig! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Bruce
Great video. I have found your videos to be some of the most pleasant to watch - great method with enough detail to explain what your doing. Thanks.
Thanks Brian.
Wow sweet. Very helpful. Ty
Excelente. Lo pondré en prectica
Jon, great video. An chance you can show how to make a 4 sided taper jig? tapers 3 and 4 get goofy when you lose the original flat reference from sides 1 and 2.
Good post - I was thinking the same thing!
I crossed my mind to use the offcuts from the first 2 cuts to compensate for the new angled face, but the saw kerf wouldn't be allowed for
I've seen some nice adjustable jigs made for this but I tend to get put off as they get too complicated. This is a great way to do, thanks.
Holy Cow. You have a winner
Nice Job Jon 😁👍
Excellent as always. Looking forward to seeing the hall table!
Jon, I've been both baffled and a fit intimidated about tapering my table lets simply because I held no concept of how to build a jig. I knew companies like Rockler offered adjustable jigs...but would their product suit my next build? This video made all of that uncertainty vaporize instantly. Thanks so very much!
nice bit of planning there to rip that knot off the second leg with the jig.
Thanks Art! .... That’s an observation from a seasoned Woodworker👍👍 be well Bud!
When I saw that it felt like it couldnt be luck. I was going to ask if he would include a discussion in the build video about selecting the stock and making sure he cuts off the parts he doesn't like on each leg.
Thank you so much
this morning my wife hit me with “i want the dining room table to have tapered legs” so i found your video. thank you. here was my additional dilemma: my legs are 3” thick and my table saw only goes up 2-1/4” (safely with an insert). so the first two legs i finished with a jig saw (horrible control) and i fixed the irregularities with a hand planer. THEN I figured out the solution by creating your same jig on the other side of the plywood and flip the leg around. so one side the taper jig starts cuts near the back, the other side the taper starts cuts near the front. 🤙🏼😊
oh yah….also bc this table is using upcycled old factory flooring wood and it’s “rustic”, i left out the clamps and just screwed the legs from the bottom of the jig. the small holes filled with wood putty later
Thanks for this video!!
Can't wait to see this table Bro. I can already tell it's gonna look Dope!! Hoping all is well Bud. Dirty Jersey out!!
Thanks Brother 👍
Belle video bravo,très instructive merci à bientôt salut Jeannot 😉🛠
Thank you for this informative video. The double arm tapering jig is too dangerous, can drift away from the fence, and is not very efficient. This one is very safe and accurate.
Fantastic!
awesome. Thanks for sharing.
Nice and simple. Appreciate the way you explained the process. Question though, why not use the miter slot on the table saw instead of the fence to keep the orientation of the sled? Like you would do for a miter sled. Again, thank you for sharing!!
That's a nice jig Jon. I've made one with a pivoting base so it's adjustable for various projects. I just subscribed and I look forward to your entrance hall table build! Scott
Made several of these jigs but for consistency and ease of set up I prefer to use a strip for the TS miter slot ... I like the home made hold downs though I myself prefer toggle clamps for exceptional pressure (especially on bigger pieces)
Hi thanks a lot for this simple method. I want to request if you could teach us on how to make him for scooping out a chair seat in table saw please. Thanks a lot
I like it.👍👏👏👏👏👏
Awesome.
Useful as always. I made a similar jig but made the mistake of starting the cut at the wide end of the taper leaving the thin edge of the cutoff to instantly be pulled by the blade into the small gap between the blade and insert jamming the saw...yikes! No damage done but I cut em the other way now.
Very nice video !! Greetings
thaks its essy i like that jig
Спасибо!
Excellent 👍🏼🇺🇸👁
That's a nice little jig you made. How are you holding up with the quarantine? I am glad we got to go to the show before this whole lock down thing its been crazy for the last couple of weeks at the firehouse but its finally starting to settle down.
Hi Dan, it was great seeing you and Mike at the show. Wow a lot of things have changed since then. It’s funny later that night I went to a birthday dinner for a friend at a restaurant with about 24 people at one table... just crazy to think how fast things have changed. Doing either of those things now just wouldn’t happen. Hope your doing well Bud and stay safe. On the plus side It is nice to have all my kids home.
@@JonPetersArtHome yeah you don't need to home school yours lol. On the plus side I am getting things done at home and hopefully will be starting a bathroom reno this week.
I wonder how to do it if you want a symetrical taper on the two opposing sides of a board. After you cut the first taper, this side is no longer parallel to the other. So you could not just flip the board around and cut the other side with the same jig.
With the jig he made, take the off cut from your first cut and place it on your jig. With the bottom of your off cut where the bottom of the leg is. Now, place your leg in the jig with the cut side facing your off cut and clamp it down. Now, you can get a repeat cut on the other side of your leg.
My issue with this jig is... there is only one cut you can make. You can't adjust this jig for a different size taper
Cool but if you are in a hurry or on the field you can drive some screws on a piece of plywood to hold your stock on the correct position, that will work as well
Practical!
Where do you get your leg stock from?
Nice video. I'm building a two shelve hallway table but I'm confused on how to use tapered legs with dowels and cross members, since the surface of the legs is no longer straight?
The tapper in on the outside of the legs
Hi Jon.. great work. A question for you...what make or brand of Dado Blade do you use or recommend?
Hi Jake, I have CMT but I don’t use it that often
Good looking jig, Jon. How do you like the Ridge Carbide blade.
Thanks Steve, I like it... I like CMT too but I picked this up at a woodworking show and wanted to try it out.
Is this possible with a circular saw?
I know it’s an old video but how many times do you rotate the leg piece?
sometimes genius is simplicity. I'll be making this tomorrow, thank you very much for the video! The angle of taper is fixed on that side, so if i want another angle of taper would i need to replicate what you did on the other side of the jig but to a new angle, then i could move the wooden clamps over?
just curious why you glued and nailed it. Will you be cutting that exact taper often?
I was thinking of screwing mine with no glue, so I can change taper as desired. Or not a good idea?
I made one recently with an adjustable fence using t-track so I can cut multiple widths stock. I use mine more for jointing than tapering though.
@@badgiles I also wanted to do some jointing. I only have a portable contractor size saw, and a tiny garage...so I'm pretty limited for size & space. The more a jig can do the better.
@@badgiles I did the same thing after watching Tamar at 3x3 Custom build one. The adjustability feature has paid off for me doing multiple projects. And yes, it is great for jointing as well!
Are tapering only 2 sides.If its 4 sides dont you have to change the measurement to cut non adjacent sides?
HI if I need to short leg around 6" what dimension should be ?
is it necessary to make the base so thick? My table saw is smaller, and I need as much blade height possible for the leg cut.
No, you could use 1/2 “ but I probably wouldn’t use 1/4
Do you taper two sides or all four sides
No just the two outside
Excellent video as usual. The only problem I see with that jig is that it is not at all adjustable. You are only going to get
one thickness and one taper out of it. It will always have to be from 1 3/4 down to 1 inch.
Thats exactly what i was thinking. I scrolled through the comments to see if someone else had noticed it before i had commented on it myself.
I just wish Jon Peters would chime in every now and then!
Hi guys, yes I thought about making the jig adjustable but I wanted to make something very simple and every time I’ve made a 29.25” tapered leg I always cut the same taper. So I thought I’d just make this simple jig for one purpose and hang it on the wall so I have it when I need it . Thanks for watching I appreciate it 👍.
All that wood and it isn’t adjustable to do other cut?
It seems to me the first 6" - 8" should be left square (not on edge of jig) otherwise you'll need to miter the apron that meets the leg
Only tapering two sides, the inside is square
@@JonPetersArtHome Right. But, that means the tapered faces will be displayed outside. Legs will look top-heavy \| |/ vs |/ \| - Nice jig. It works and looks good. Nice job.
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Jon I have a question for you. You're obviously a very good woodworker, but I have no idea why you're comfortable running a table saw without a riving knife. I understand that i has to come off when you use a dado stack or a shaper blade, or running a cove jig. Any kind of non through cut. But I do NOT feel comfortable whatsoever making rips without my riving knife installed. Wood grain can be unpredictable and it can obviously pinch the blade no matter how well calibrated your fence is. I lost a finger working in a shop that didn't use riving knifes and I knew what I was doing. Freak accidents do happen. I just want to know why talented woodworkers like your self and a couple of others on UA-cam don't use a simple riving knife or splitter.
This old saw didn’t have one… my new Sawstop does. You will see in in my newer videos.
no splitting knife?
What about if I am making a different ticknes of leg? I'll answer myself. Make another jig.😂😂😂😂😂😂 or make an adjustable tapering jig.
Hello, I just want to say that the jig is great and fit for purpose, however, my problem is the lack of crown guard on your table saw and the lengths of the push stick, I'm pretty sure you are doing this for a long time and are an experienced woodworker but still, it only takes 1 second for things to go horribly wrong. To further emphasize what I sai please check out another UA-camr the Perkins Builder brothers the latest few videos especially. I don't want to sound like a smartass all I'm saying is that safety must be a priority in any workshop big or small home or professional.
Idea is great, but you're setting up your viewers for lost digits with your table saw technique.
So you spent the whole time creating this jig that is for only one project? Unless you plan on running a ship load of the same size legs, it doesn't make sense to me.
Most that build this jig will use it over and over.also it can be adjusted to make different size legs.
How else would you do this accurately? For one-off use the bolts and clamps would be OTT. But three piece of ply and some means to hold down seems the bare minimum for a single project.