How To Joint WITHOUT a Jointer - Edge Joint 3 EASY Ways!

Hey, Colin, I used a 48" level with grip tape on one edge to joint a couple of boards and it seemed to work fine. I also used a 12" level with Temu double sticky tape (trying it out) with a small piece, and it too worked fine. Is that advisable?

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I'm not sure about those thin kerf blades. I've been getting wobble with them. I changed to a thicker blade and the wobble was gone. This was even on a brand new saw with no bearing wear. any comments/suggestions?

Really enjoyed it 😊. Very informative 👍

if the board is only 1 and 1/4 thick how would you join that?

Fabulous video how-to Colin.

I like the router idea where the cutter is moving rather than the piece. I've also found it easier to use a straight edge and circular saw when handling longer pieces because I find it difficult to run longer pieces tight against the fence all the way through a table saw cut. Moving the motor instead of the piece is an advantage to me.

I'm thinking about a 4 piece 3" thick table top, 10" wide each and about 5 feet long and how to join with limited tools. My worries are the handling of heavy material on a table saw and keeping straight against the fence with of course a long enough jig. We are rather unseasoned with jigs and table saw helper pieces at the moment. Panel or track saws have this advantage when pieces get big, heavy, or even long.

As my knowledge increases of wood techniques I can always glean something from your videos or a light bulb turns on to an idea.

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Another technique: Router table with Spiral bit (up to 2"!) with the out feed face of the fence set (shimmed) forward 1/64" or 1/32" beyond the in feed fence face, and then set the face of the out feed flush to the cutting edge of the but - and run the wood piece edge through it till it is straight! Real simple set up - perfect results - really appreciate your topic/content!! Thanks

Merci Très bonne information.

Does anybody know what kind of wood that was?

Genius. I need to make a tapering jig like that. My table saw miter tracks are garbage so i cant use any jig that requires the slots

Thank you, I really appreciate it

Wow unbelievable! This guy is the woodworker guru. His knowledge is beyond real. Great video!!

plywood against the fence
double sided tape the board onto the plywood with the fence set to rip atleast a little bit of the board off the entire length
pass it though
pull off plywood, flip board so straight cut edge is against the fence
do step 2 without the plywood in place
done- also works for squaring off the ends as well

as usual, perfect. thank you.

Thank you

I could use this technique to make new planks that are of the same dimensions as the older one.

Is it not possible to continue with ONLY a router to make this join?

Old knowledge never dies.

This is super helpful. Again... I only saw this because I searched for videos on jointing without a jointer. It didn’t show in my top searches. But it showed up as a suggestion as the next video. I don’t know why your videos don’t sow more.

Why do we use jigs to hat reference the fence when we could just use the fence?

What is the thickest board you can joint with a router?

Not fond of the third method. Seems over kill, just run it with the tapering jig and done. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Just buy a jointer. You wont regret it.

My router is the "all purpose tool". I use it as a saw, router, planer, drill, jointer etc.

Cool!!! Thank You For The Info!!!! 😎👍😃

Thank you great video

“Purchasing wood” Funny how people will use the word “purchase” whenever they are on TV or radio, video, etc. I guess it sounds more official or proper sounding but I guarantee you they won’t use the word “purchase” in every day life with friends, etc. I’m going to the lumber store to purchase some 2x4’s. No way, friends would laugh you silly. I’m going to BUY some 2x4’s That’s better. Do you purchase cheeseburgers too? Funny things people say.

Curious question don’t know if I missed it but with the router what speed do you have it set to ? Thank you so much for all of your videos !!!

You have to depend on your fence being absolutely 90% square, better to use a sliding sled that uses mitre guides instead!!

Thanks for the great video Colin. 👍

After using the first jig to get the first straight edge. Why not just use the fence to get the second straight edge? I do filling get why we need the second jig in this video. Thanks!

Not Freud Diablo. Freud Industrial. The thin one may be Diablo though. But I believe Freud Industrial also makes thin kerf blades. I think they are much better than the Diablo blades. Also may want to mention using a blade stabilizer with the thin kerf blades to prevent wobble. Great video though, as usual.

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My jointer is just an old 6" cast iron Craftsman but I'm glad to have it. I can at least flatten on it. Your techniques #1 and #2 look like they would work really well for lumber that's longer than I would care to joint on a smaller jointer, a situation that I see coming like a freight train.

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I needed this, I'm new to building things like this, I can't afford to pay for a planer and really don't have the room for it too. Thanks for what you do on this channel, I've learned a lot

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I always look forward to your videos. I have only been woodworking for about 40 years, but I almost always learn a new tip, trick, technique or something else from you. Thanks.

The third example is ridicules. It is very unsafe. Why not use the fence as the straight edge and not use the jig at all.

I've watched and loved many of your videos but lately the number of commercials is really too much. I know you need to earn a living off of this but there are so many it really kills the joy (for me). :(

I’m confused on the primary reason to use version 3 instead of the sled. Seems like it is more complicated than a sled or a router

Great information thank you!

Making a bigger plexi glass plate for the trim router would do as well though ..

Jus a suggestion.....

Great tips as always! Thanks!

From all my trials with different jointing methods I have found that you need almost a perfectly flat board in order to joint well. If it has a cup, forget it, you will not get a straight edge until you flatten it. I now use my router sled to flatten it, then take it to either my TS sled or router table to joint. It will never be as good as a real jointer, but it does a pretty good job.

My point is that for anyone thinking this is an easy way to get around needing a jointer, just be prepared to run into issues if you don't have at least one really, really flat face to place on the table or sled. if your board is turned due to a cup, or whatever, your jointed edge will be at an angle.

So basically you either need to find a perfect board and try to joint it before the moisture changes in your shop, or be prepared to have to take time to flatten one side.

You and Steve Ramsey are my go-to guys, Colin.

You both take so much of the nonsense and tool snobbery out of woodworking , which makes it so much more accessible for normal people. For this I thank you!

Nice!