Build a Stair Tread Jig
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- In this video I show how to build and use a jig that lets you cut out stair treads and risers with perfection. If you would like to order an improved and re-designed version of this jig then visit the link below or send me an email.
The jig I sell now is different than this one but is a much improved version with a better design and made of virtually indestructible high density plastic.. As always, thanks for your support.
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blazingnailgun@gmail.com
See the improved design of this jig here:
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Thanks for watching Jeremy. I really appreciate it. Your question is one of those where you might be reading into it a little too much. When I tell you the real reason I cut mine that way you are gonna be disappointed. :-) Ok, here goes, I planed my treads and my planer was acting up so it sniped the ends of the treads. I didn't want that part to show so I centered my cuts in a way that both of those bad ends would be cut off. Simple as that. Ha! If that were not the case I would have done exactly what you are wanting to do and save all that precious hardwood for another project!
blazingnailgun. I'm sure you know this but if you feed your boards at an angle it greatly reduces snipe on the ends. Great build by the way.
After watching I made my own jig. Had some wing nuts in my stash and ply wood scraps, so it cost virtually nothing. I am remodelling our house in Hickman, Tn. Just mounted the newell posts yesterday for railing of the loft/bonus room. I have mounted the risers but not the treads. Want to save some wear and tear on the new finish while work on the railing etc. You videos have given me loads of help. I was an auto mech. by trade so used to working with tools, but this construction stuff is a whole different ball game. Kind of stretches my tiny little brain. Thanks for the help and entertainment.
Man does it make me happy when Im looking up how to do something and you always have a video. Love it brother
tried to make your jig myself. I don't own a table router. I bought a handheld one for like $89 from home depot. I couldn't get it to route straight I even tried to make a jig but id have it tilted up or down some. I see jigs online for $80. cheapest most are closer to $189.00 so I just ordered yours for $75. Good deal because that includes shipping. I've wanted one of these for years will be happy to own one. I am a floor guy but I do mostly tile so I have only done maybe 3 sets of hardwood stairs in 15 years and I just kept re cutting and re adjusting my saw angle for stairs this jig will pay for its self in 1 job in time saved. Thank you for making my work easier.
I just ran into your work with the FWW miter saw table, and bet you wish you had that as you built this jig. I have an unfinished 2nd story with a VERY rough staircase, and was puzzling over how to do measure the treads and finish it up. You solved that for me. Now, if I can just find the time to get around to that project along with the 183 other projects I have to set up a woodshop in my basement and go to town on working on this 100 year old house with a remodel 60 years ago! I love your attitude, and your attention to detail as you explain your work, and I look forward to building this and other projects after my gardening season here in South Bend, IN.
Dave McCracken Thanks for watching and sending me some kind words and encouragement, Dave. Sounds like you got your work cut out for you ole bud. :-)
I built your jig about a month ago with the intent of "Uncarpeting" construction grade interior stairs. Just finished the risers today and thanks to your jig I put out 13 perfect risers on all 13 steps. Couldn't be easier. I am looking forward to cutting and installing the oak treads this week. Thanks for the awesome video and the great jig!!!
Outstanding! I told you she'd work great. Glad they turned out so good. Send me a pic once you get em all done. I'd like to see how they turn out.
Solid, helpful, useful, instructional video. No stupid music or intro clear delivery and you helped me out big time. Subscribed.
Alex Rodolfo Thanks! I appreciate the kind words.
Love this guys - direct and to the point -- and says whats on his mind.
Very good tips - thanks again, and again
Larry Manus Thanks, Larry. I appreciate the kind words!
I noticed you used sub treads and sub risers in your stairs. I wish more builders would plan them into their stairways. Makes the stairs usable throughout the construction process and really strong with no give what so ever. Great job
Great video! I was just trying to figure out how to use the jig, but to be shown how to make my own. Priceless!
It's thundering and raining here in rural south Texas right now. I can't wait till it clears a little so I can go to Home Depot to buy the the hardware so I can build this jig. Thanks for this detailed video.
That's the best model for a jig I've seen so far - although I would probably use a metal rule.
I think that's a great idea! Let me know how yours turns out. Thanks for watching!
I am in the process of doing my own treads and risers and I just happened across your video and it couldn't have been at a better time. Thank you for sharing this! I'm going to make one for myself and save myself a lot of headaches, especially since this house is an old farmhouse and nothing is square or plumb.
Paul Wheeler Outstanding. Glad it helped out. If you are in a pinch for time then I have several in stock and could get one out to you right away. Just follow the link in the video description box. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Man you gotta be kidding me. Amazing timing. Doing Stairs next week. This will be a huge help.
Outstanding. If you don't have time to make one of these then let me know. I have several already made up and can get one out to you next week. Jig, packaging, shipping probably be about $54 to get it to you in Cali.
you are not only very clever and professional but also very kind heart to share it with all of us so thank you very very much for wonderful people like your selfe
seroor007 Wow, I'm blushing. :-) Thanks for watching.
You inspired me to build my shed. Unfortunately I ordered my lumber from Lowes and got complete junk. They failed to pick it up as well. My dream is mostly ruined but I will try and salvage what I have. I'm going to Home Depot or a local lumber yard for future lumber.
Genius idea brother!!! You make it look easy.
Thanks!
Good idea! We all have a way to get it done. Coming up with solutions and them working is golden!
"Perfecter"
Love it...
I really admire your intellect and talent.
Thanks! I appreciate you watching.
I did some stairs for the first time last year. Two steps have gaps. This tool would have prevented that. Now I'm deciding whether to replace the threads and DO IT RIGHT! Awesome videos and explanations!
Yes!!!
I've been doing stairs for many years using scrap and then striping in the edges your jig is great and a time-saver good job on your invention
Thank you, man! Very detailed video and pretty easy to follow steps. You've made my entire stair work explained in a few minutes. Thanks.
Tanks a lot now I know how to make a precise cut. Heading out to Home Depot to give a shot.
Thank you for the stair video. Just finished oak stair tread/riser project using a home made jig like the one you described. Everything fit well and the project turned out great. Could not have done it without the jig.
Regards, Ray
I am an Electrician with a habit of buying wood power tools all for DIY. I have a few jigs like this that i have made over the years and they do come in very handy. Keep up the good work and a big thumbs up to you.
Bill Parker Thanks for the encouragement, Bill. I appreciate you watching!
This could be the great video I ever watched before starting to install hardwood on my three sets of stair well. Many thanks for sharing your thoughts as experts on building stairs to finish. Thank you
Thanks for the great feedback and kind words. I appreciate you watching!
Thanks for watching and for the compliment! I've never made one to sale but I might be willing to cut the parts out for you if you are really interested. Just let me know. You can find my direct email address on my website. There's a link on the my UA-cam page that will take you there.
Thanks Mr.Nailgun. What a ridiculously simple solution to a problem that can be so complicated. Good thing you came up with it because I certainly couldn't have worked it out! Cheers from Downunder.
David Handley Thanks for watching, David. I appreciate the kind words.
Thank you!!! Building this today has been a life saver for my nightmare stair project.
+motomome Yes!!!!!
This was a great video. You did a great job of explaining how to make a stair jig. Thanks for keeping the step by step instructions simple. This was very helpful.
Excellent! Very clear and precise demo on the tread and riser installation as well as the building of the jig.
+John Glista Thanks!
Hey Feddie, great video for an easy solution to get a great fit on treads and risers. Just a thought, if someone mentioned it in a earlier post my apologizes; when your marking the finished tread if you put a piece of blue painters on the tread it makes it much easier to see the line and helps to not get tear out when you cut it. Nice job with your channel and website by the way, I know it is a lot of work and you do a very good job explaining things.
Thanks for the kind words and for watching the video, Tom. I appreciate it. Yep, the painters tape tip has come up a couple of times in the comments. Great tip. Thanks for sharing it again.
I'm building my jig right now thanks for the info very helpful, your video is good and the sound/voice very good.
Outstanding! Thanks for watching and good luck!
love this video. went to the hardware store and bought all the material and built one myself that looks more like the version 2.0 you have on the other video.
also bought some 9 volt batteries thinking my smoke detectors in my house needed new batteries. came home and watched your video again and realized it was your smoke detector beeping. haha
Michael Redfern That dang detector drove me crazy until I found out that some hardwire detectors go hinky if you locate them too close to a fluorescent light. Yep, that's my problem....
AM VERY
GLAD I SAW this, I am going to retread our stairs AND this jig will be just dandy,
thank you very much
Thanks for checking it out, Harold. I have a much improved version of the jig for sale if you need one. There's a link in the video description box. I have em in stock ready to ship!
That's a great tip. Thanks for sharing and for watching my video. I appreciate it!
PERFECT!! I was shocked at the cost of these gigs or templates. $20.00 for just the two ends which are plastic. And then u have to provide the wood for the main frame? I only have 13 steps and I'm not paying $105.00 for a nice aluminum one that I will only use once!! So thank u for sharing ur DIY template. Simple and it fits my budget!!!
Outstanding! Glad it helped out. Thanks for watching!
I mean what kind of moron gives a video like this a thumbs down. Someone that was not hugged enough by his mother. Great video and thanks for your time to make it.
I was thinking that. Why would you not like a video???? If you don't like it, guess what, just move on. Life will go on.
@@95ffd well, I've seen some videos out there that definitely earned thumbs down from me but, trust me, they earned it! I can't see why someone would give this video a thumbs down.
It is the 5% rule. It means most video get an average of about 5% thumbs down.
I think the thumbs down are from employees of companies that make stair jigs 😜
OK, I had given you a thumbs up, and I left a comment, then I finished the very last trailer and heard your exit music. I subscribed. Couldn't have been any more perfecter 🤣
Hahah. Thanks Jerry!
You could make wooden knobs to keep the cost down for people building them for themselves. awesome jig idea.
+Art Connolly Thanks for watching, Art!
+Art Connolly
It would be easier and cheaper to just buy them for the majority of people. Knobs can be bought in any diy store.
I like how you took the time to explain how to make it! thanks. I'll try to make one tomorrow.
Perfect. Gonna do mine as well. But will try to find couple used mudding knifes instead of using a piece of ruler.
BNG, that was the video I have been looking for. Your jig is a great idea. You gave me the confidence to move forward with replacing the stairs in my new home. I will let you know how it turns out. Keep the videos coming. I like the format and pace. I will keep my eye out for your other videos. Thanks
Excellent video. you are one geared down guy. I liked your teaching method.
James Weissbach Thanks, James. I appreciate the kind words!
making this jig tomorrow, all very helpful info....snow storm expected, perfect day to replace the stairs
Good deal. It's a handy little device. Let me know if you run into any problems making it. I have several made up and can send you one if you need me to. Thanks for watching and good luck on your project!
thank you very much for this great video. I made one just like the one you have and it works great. Thank you
great idea. not only for stairs but anytime you need exact fit between two sides, i.e. counter tops, etc. thank you.
Thanks dude. I copied your jig and it worked great. Amazing what a difference a half degree makes.
Outstanding! Thanks for the feedback. Yep, miss it by a smidge and you burn a $40 tread!
Man, I love listening to your accent. Where are you located Sir? I really appreciate this video. I was shopping on Amazon and this tool costs 100$ in Canada, and I figured I could build one myself. Thanks to your video, I have a plan, so thank you. You saved me a lot of money, so next time your driving thru Ottawa, I buy the coffee. Cheers ☕️
They say English accents make ppl sound smarter. Well the Southern accent this gentleman speaks with makes em sound friendly/hospitable. Who knows...maybe he drowns kittens for a hobbie...but I doubt it. Cheers from Canada! Thanks for posting. Great video.
Great job all the way around. Stumbled onto your channel because I was renovating my stairs. But now I plan on sticking around, subscribing and am really looking forward to checking out your other videos. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and expertise.
Thanks for watching my videos. I appreciate it and thanks for the kind words. Glad to have you as a subscriber! Good luck on your stairs and lemme know how it goes.
Man that's a great idea I made two of them by watching your video one for countertops and one for my stairs
Just watched you make the stair tread/riser jig. Very clear instructions, and I'm going to make one! Thanks for sharing...great tool!
John Hamilton Thanks for watching. Lemme know how it turns out. If you find any improvements then let me know!
BNG - That's a nice jig. Gonna build me one and I'm thinking that those black knobs might be replaced with the knobs you find on lawnmower handles. Lots of folks just chuck their mowers out when their beat so I'll watch the trash or stop by the nearest lawnmower scrap yard to check it. Absolutely great detail and explanation to the video!
Nice work, man. You can work on my old house any time. Nothin' perfecter than a guy that cares about what he does!
Ha! Nice play on words there. I appreciate you watching and commenting.
Thank you so much!
I’ll be saving thousands by doing my house stairs my self !
I bought your Jig and am very happy with the results! Thanks for your videos and the jig. My only beef is that my wife saw your video on wainscoting and now I have another project! :-)
+Troy Woodford Hahaha! Thank you for the order! I really appreciate the support, encouragement, and kind words!
Repair Extraordinaire Well fitted & done, Great job !
Built your jig today works great thanks.
I like to put down a strip of white masking tape over dark woods then scribe it. Great video, you certainly don't need tips- appreciate you sharing
It also helps prevent small chips from the cuts.
Love it, well done. Merry Christmas
thanks for the info on the jig i made it to for about 11 dollars n it works slick as a whistles thank you very much
Beautiful. Good job! Thank you for your video.
Very cool. Thanks for watching!
Great jig idea. Thx for posting the video!
Great piece of kit, extremely well explained , I like the way you showed how to use it then build it. Also liked the tip about using the chop saw with 3 plunges. Thanks really enjoyed watching. Dek Alan UK
+Derek Alan Thanks for watching and sending me some kind words, Derek. I really appreciate it!
Thank you Sir. Exactly what I need for my stair renovation. I sincerely appreciate the time and effort you spent explaining this jig and creating a video for my use. Best Wishes.
Awesome. Glad it helped out!
You're welcome. I appreciate you watching and for the great compliment!
Excellent Video. Nice instructions on making the jig.
Debra Ross Thanks! I appreciate you watching.
These are next,the flight I'm on now, treads go beyond the stringer,the ear around the stringer adds that much more complexity,it's literally one at a time as was replacing the risers,there's a time capsule like paragraph scribbled from the builder of the stairs in 63.There's nothing true or square anywhere,makes me appreciate master carpenter woodworkers that much more,I rely somewhat on fillers & soft wood,I can't even imagine expensive high end hard woods having to be perfect with little no fillers & customers looking for perfection day after day.
Tjfreak Thanks for watching, TJ. Stairs are touch without some kind of scribing device like this. If you want one the click the link in the video description box and I'll get one on the way for you. Good luck!
Very cool stair jig, thx 4 sharing w/ the internet. Just finished doing a staircase, & wich II had that jig, would had come in handy.
junk8punk Thanks for watching. I wish I could have gotten one to you before your project.
I loved your video!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
I really enjoyed watching this video.
DeepOne Thanks!
Simple and Smart, Thanks for amazing idea. 2nd year in carpentry.
This is awesome ... thanks a ton BNG. Works like a charm and much faster than using a tape measure.
Outstanding! Thanks for the great feedback. I'm glad you have gotten some use out of this little device. I found it very helpful when I did my stairs.
I loved this video. You did an excellent job. Fine craftsmanship my friend. Thank you for taking the time to do this video.
Thanks!
Thank you. Great video with great instructions. I hope you've patented your device and the bucks are rolling in. You rock!
Nice work. I appreciate the lesson.
Excellent. Thanks for taking the time to show this.
Chad Beaudin Thanks! I appreciate the encouragement. Glad you liked it.
Great explanation on a very useful tool.
Gordon Hebron Thanks. I appreciate the great feedback.
Ive watched enough of these to know that you’re doing good work
Excellent explanation - Thank you for sharing with the world :)
Even if you think up better ideas, I wonder why some people are so stuck up that they have to give this a thumbs down? Are they jealous? Are they upset that it wasn't filmed as a professional Hollywood film? 36 people must live a sad life.
Just for the lazy...like me. Use a piece of 1x4 (ish) just short of narrowist point on stair.
Lay 2 nice straight pieces of 1x4 against stringers. Place first board over those and screw
through to stringer boards. You have your template.
Those stringer boards should also have nice square edges, so nice cut edges.
i like that riser/tread jig !
you should patent that if they already. you could make it out of cheap recycled garbage plastic and keep your production costs at a minimum, and the hardware doesn’t have to be water proof or resistant and that will also keep that cost down. draw it, put your name and date on it and mail it back to yourself as proof of the day you thought of it. contact a manufacturer for pricing, and a prototype.
document all your conversations, and costs.
do that already make them? am i getting into this too deep or nothing. lolololol
I think I am going to build one of these for an inside the box drawer measurer. I recently did some improvements to a kitchen and had a cabinet that was an 1/8" narrower in the back then the front. Sure can mess up the fit of a drawer. Thanks.
perfeker! You learn new words every day. Great jig. It's perfeker!
I almost bought one I glad I came across this video of yours Thanks saved me
Some money.
You're welcome. I'm glad you found some inspiration from the video. I have an updated design and there's a video of what it looks like on my main channel page. If you get to needing it right away and don't have time to build it then let me know. I keep several of the new ones made up and can send you one out right away. Thanks for watching!
well this video just saved me a pile of money thanks a bunch
Another great video. You do a great job in teaching how to do a project, keep up the good work.
Thanks. I was just about to tackle a DIY stair job. This will really help.
Hey buddy I built the Jig and used it to put wood on my stairs very similar to yours! Made the process very simple and easy to manage! Thanks for the awesome videos, love your channel! Keep them coming
Thanks for sharing this video👍
That's one fine video ! Thank you so much for doing a great job of communicating how to get great results. You're a wonderful instructor. So, now that you've taught us how to do a really neat stair tread installation, do you think you can put together a few videos to teach my kid Algebra :-) ?
Good job sr thanks for sharing your amazing ideas 💡
Great Video. Thank you for the tips
Nice jig. But how about making the corners pointy so they geally get into those corners?