Best Way to Cut an Oval || Cool Router Jig

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  • Опубликовано: 1 дек 2024

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  • @Bourbonmoth
    @Bourbonmoth  3 года назад +15

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    • @PetraKann
      @PetraKann 3 года назад

      Something similar found in Euclid's elements and also used by Archimedes.

    • @creamysbrianna
      @creamysbrianna 3 года назад

      In the material handling Industry we would call this an overhead bridge crane. Commonly seen in factories and foundries.
      The axis running the length of the wood is the bridge axis, which has a trolley axis that traverses the bridge girders that span between the two bridge rails. Then there is the hoist motion that allows one to raise or lower your load.

    • @creamysbrianna
      @creamysbrianna 3 года назад

      We live in a 3 dimensional world.
      Y AXIS =Vertical Axis Up/Down
      X Axis = Horizontal axis Left/Right
      Z Axus = Depth axis Forward/Backwards

    • @JamesGrim08
      @JamesGrim08 3 года назад

      How long did it take going back and forth leveling?

    • @alfredfox8535
      @alfredfox8535 3 года назад +1

      First time watching, found it 2 B slicker than snot

  • @iLikeMyOwnPosts
    @iLikeMyOwnPosts 3 года назад +68

    I literally don't have anywhere to even put something like this, but I still clicked, watched, liked, and commented, because this is the best wood working channel I watch.

    • @Bourbonmoth
      @Bourbonmoth  3 года назад +23

      There’s no way you watched the whole thing. It’s only been up for 8 minutes

    • @iLikeMyOwnPosts
      @iLikeMyOwnPosts 3 года назад +11

      @@Bourbonmoth Sheesh! No, I didn't finish watching it yet... but being the forward thinking individual I am I realized people would be reading my comment in the future. Being the astute youtuber I am, I realized it wouldn't make sense to explain to people in the future that I was GOING to watch the whole thing straight through. Now that I'm at 16:30 maybe I'll just pause and switch over to getting my new quote on policygenius.com.

    • @Bourbonmoth
      @Bourbonmoth  3 года назад +6

      🤣🤣

    • @mrtaylorrose
      @mrtaylorrose 3 года назад +3

      nah it went faster cuz you cut out the sanding bit

    • @devonmantimtim8263
      @devonmantimtim8263 3 года назад +6

      @@mrtaylorrose I found it so easy I watched it on 2x speed. I actually made the table top at the same time as the video played. I do admit I did skip the sanding bit too.. Now I have a heavy surf board till he uploads the next video to make the legs.

  • @markaltenburg5081
    @markaltenburg5081 2 года назад

    Agreed. "Flush on the bottom" is indeed the most important part! Such wisdom for oh so many things.

  • @gabemyers6811
    @gabemyers6811 3 года назад +3

    Thanks for taking the time to get your whole intro filmed in one take! easy to think you can do it, a whole lot less easy to actually do it. nice and fluid dialogue too. much appreciated!

  • @mrmike1700
    @mrmike1700 3 года назад +5

    I loved watching this old house and Norm abrams work shop when I was a kid .ive always loved to watch quality Craftsmen build all sorts of things that's why I started watching your channel it's great quality work but your humor makes it so much better .
    Keep it up love your work

  • @sanderschuringa1
    @sanderschuringa1 3 года назад +2

    HAHA! Perfect timing.. 😀😀 I am planning to finish my 7ft. plywood tabletop. Working on it for over a year and this was my last headache... thank you so much!!

  • @cosmolewandowski7860
    @cosmolewandowski7860 2 года назад

    An intricate ballet so full of form and function. Thank you Gary Oldman.

  • @lolcutiepie635
    @lolcutiepie635 3 года назад +3

    I mean, Can we be best buds already? Haha love the content. Without a doubt the most laid back, informative wood working videos yet. And I watch a BUNCH.

  • @BiggMo
    @BiggMo 3 года назад +31

    For the flattening jig…. To adjust the rails, you can also run string lines corner to corner- the rails are parallel when the strings just touch where they cross. This is how we used to set door frames before pre-hungs were a thing.

    • @frankwiddifield7520
      @frankwiddifield7520 3 года назад +2

      What do you think about using shims to fix any inaccuracies in the rails?

  • @massoodmokhtar1717
    @massoodmokhtar1717 2 года назад

    As skilled as you are; I am glad you don't take yourself too seriously. Very refreshing bro. Excellent project, learned a lot! Thank you!

  • @scottwright388
    @scottwright388 3 года назад +4

    I have built a handful of elliptical stairs over the years. I'm no math genius, but I thoroughly enjoyed having to figure it out, with nothing more than a book to understand an ellipse. Your jig worked very smooth, and I understand your fascination with how it works.

  • @AshGCG
    @AshGCG 3 года назад +1

    Never a dull moment. Some of the jigs you make are far better quality than the furniture I've built.

  • @richardcollins6271
    @richardcollins6271 3 года назад

    I just like to say thank you to bourbon moth as I enjoy your videos and my wife was down one day and told her to watch this man and he cheered her up thanks keep doing videos

  • @RonLeedy
    @RonLeedy 3 года назад +2

    Everyone needs a friend like you 👏

  • @raydriver7300
    @raydriver7300 3 года назад +1

    Another beautifully executed video. A nice gentle half hour in your company. Thank you Jason 🌞

  • @mattevans-koch9353
    @mattevans-koch9353 3 года назад +2

    Love the sled idea. Thank you for showing that. Table top came out looking great.

  • @johnjensen8560
    @johnjensen8560 2 года назад +5

    Thanks Jason for a fantastic explanation of how to make an oval jig. I would like to share a method that I use on ellipse jigs and jigs. Instead of fastening the router base to the jig I drill a 3/4” hole in the jig and then use a router with a 3/4” guide bushing installed. The router remains oriented in the same direction as you rotate around the work so that your cord doesn’t twist with every revolution and any router that will accept a 3/4” guide bushing can be used. John Jensen

  • @fractionmeister
    @fractionmeister 2 года назад +1

    You are a master builder, Mate. I love your work. And I love your sense of humor- you pretty well crack me up, thanks!! 😊💙😊💙😊💙😊💙😊💙😊💙😊💙😊💙😊

  • @epicweasley
    @epicweasley 2 года назад

    Friend comes over for a little help… thinking it’s gonna be an hour maybe if we chat and have a coffee in between.😂 Love your videos. I’ve learned so much. Thank you.

  • @tedtolentino4955
    @tedtolentino4955 3 года назад +3

    My compliments to you: you have a knack for explaining your project with just the right amount of humor to make it quite entertaining. Seriously, you are a master woodcraftsman, IMHO. Thank you for sharing this video.

  • @kellyb7321
    @kellyb7321 3 года назад +1

    That slab started out looking like something I would make and finished looking like something I wish I could make. Great work cleaning it up and you're right, watching the whole thing work was very satisfying.

  • @barryirby8609
    @barryirby8609 3 года назад +1

    Great Jig, just found out today that Rockler makes a bigger base you can buy to expand the size of the Ellipse you can do. I made one like yours and learned you can make the sliders longer , like a foot or eighteen inches, just so they don't run into each other in the middle. Then you can cut longer and wider ellipses. You could have made his top use the entire piece both length and width. Lots of possibilities. Great video.

  • @MikeyDonna
    @MikeyDonna 3 года назад +1

    I bought a Rockler jig some time ago because , like you it was fun to play with until I found a use for it, a small oval table. I had the opposite problem that you had, it wouldn’t make a small enough oval for my table top. I had to make my Center cross section “do hickey” smaller by chopping the corners off. Biggest difference was I had a pile of black plastic saw dust. Seriously the stuff inside your head is very cool 😎!

  • @claudeelliott3993
    @claudeelliott3993 2 года назад

    Thoroughly enjoy your commentary and your obvious sense of humor! Your woodworking skills are exceptional and I learn from you each time I watch your videos. Keep up the great work and (try?) to enjoy life!! (That'a joke, son!! )

  • @irenebrowning
    @irenebrowning 3 года назад

    Thanks for showing the final product first. Very helpful video.

  • @johnlee7085
    @johnlee7085 2 года назад

    I look forward to each new video, even if they’re not new at all; just to me. I think this is one of the best.

  • @djbrowning
    @djbrowning 3 года назад +7

    Your timing is incredible as I’m building an elliptical table top and had planned to figure this jig out on my own. Thanks for saving me time!
    By the way, my kids refer to you as the “easy peasy” guy and love those lines in some of your other videos 😆.

  • @bradymcphail9690
    @bradymcphail9690 3 года назад

    Both of your descriptions are by far the best instructions on how to make something I’ve ever gotten. For an Ellipsis jig and the router flattening jig! Thanks man, really exceptional!

  • @gordonwiley2006
    @gordonwiley2006 3 года назад +7

    Don't think I didn't notice that train sounding music. Because I did. Nice job.

  • @lauramarshall6376
    @lauramarshall6376 3 года назад +4

    I love everything you do. I will never do most of it, but I always learn something to use somewhere. You are talented in wood working and in entertaining.

  • @mcseforsale
    @mcseforsale 3 года назад +10

    I've made a lot of tops from dimensional lumber. Pine is very underrated as a table material. Sure, it dents and scratches, but it looks lived with. The ellipse jig is awesome and simple. And, I'm going to totally steal that router sled design. Thanks!

    • @Lord9Genesis
      @Lord9Genesis 3 года назад

      Ahem...that would be a router *train*...

    • @JasonRosensweig
      @JasonRosensweig 2 года назад

      I agree. I've made desks and even countertops with a 2x4 glue up. Yes it is cheaper material but if you are going for a rustic, worn-in look, other harder woods just don't cut it.

  • @jonhatchcirclejfarms1628
    @jonhatchcirclejfarms1628 3 года назад +4

    I built a "router train" to flatten a cut out from a maple tree. Worked pretty good. Now I'm going to make an elliptical jig.

  • @scottthepiper
    @scottthepiper 3 года назад +3

    This will work great on river tables and pallet wood furniture!

  • @lafaina79
    @lafaina79 2 года назад

    My shop is 200 sf, on a slope, tablesaw out of square, plywood around here scary expensive, so satisfying watching someone doing things smooth and right.

  • @earlelzy7243
    @earlelzy7243 3 года назад +2

    You crack me up. I enjoyed watching from start to an outstanding finish.

  • @lorenklein8093
    @lorenklein8093 2 года назад

    Thanks Jason, for sharing this really good Video. Your patience to detail is going to be very helpful to a person not familiar with cutting ovals.

  • @dannybrown7928
    @dannybrown7928 3 года назад

    Thank’s you’re videos with your humor have help me on something. Well maybe a lot of thing maybe

  • @Johnniewilliams20
    @Johnniewilliams20 3 года назад

    I like how you said "I got this one from Bits & Bits, I'll put a link in the description" and linked a $10 cheaper bit on Amazon.
    Damn Bits & Bits, sponsor the man.

  • @karamathussain3488
    @karamathussain3488 3 года назад

    lovely how wood can be manipulated into any thing with the correct tools and a bit of thought. loved the video please continue

  • @johnleins5593
    @johnleins5593 3 года назад

    I first made this jig 15 years ago by copying one from the Trend catalogue. I lent it to a friend to make 30 elliptical card playing tables for a local club. Highly successful so I then made mini version which I have used ever since. It, s easier to make the sliding dovetail on the router table with a suitable bit. Good Video.

  • @drunkenirishmstr
    @drunkenirishmstr Год назад +1

    I really love these videos. It’s starts off with a quest and along the way are all these side missions that add cool shit to your inventory

  • @eod7012
    @eod7012 2 года назад

    My favorite woodworking channel!

  • @MrWoody17309
    @MrWoody17309 Год назад

    Did you know you can’t buy an elliptical router jig in the uk. Go figure. This is invaluable to me thanks for all the fun tutorials. Watch them constantly

  • @dominikmarlenafilipiak4085
    @dominikmarlenafilipiak4085 2 года назад

    ....that's loyalty - i'm loving it.

  • @quadsquadracingable
    @quadsquadracingable 3 года назад +1

    What's up? I'm glad you posted this! I wanted to do this and have thinking about doing this in my head but you're way cooler than I am! Lol

  • @sparkyprojects
    @sparkyprojects 3 года назад +10

    If you wanted to make the table longer, you can cut the slider that moves across the width longer, when the router is cutting the sides, the end pivot will be outside the width of the jig ;)

    • @paulparker1425
      @paulparker1425 3 года назад

      Yeah, that annoyed me too!

    • @jeremyspecce
      @jeremyspecce 3 года назад

      Am I not mistaken or doesn’t placing the pivot for the long side as far as possible, like he did, mean that if it was any farther out it would come out the end of the track? You’d need to make the jig bigger I think, and that point the router would want to cut the jig when it came to cut the short side. I think you’d have to cut the long side and then cut the jig down to get the short sides down.

    • @sparkyprojects
      @sparkyprojects 3 года назад

      @@jeremyspecce With the method i stated, you want longer reach on the lends, but keep the sides the same, the only way to do this is to have a longer bar without changing the pivot closest to the router, which means the other pivot needs to be outside the current jig without making the jig wider.
      It may be the case that the other slider needs to be longer too as the jig is 'square'

    • @paulparker1425
      @paulparker1425 3 года назад

      @@jeremyspecce you're right, the track for the minor axis is as long as it can get already. The major axis track can be lengthened, but it would cause the shuttle on the minor axis to slip out the end every time the router approached the minor axis. To fix that you can make the minor axis shuttle longer to allow the pivot point to travel beyond the end of the minor axis track without the shuttle falling out.

  • @rickybusby6123
    @rickybusby6123 3 года назад +1

    After watching your videos it does seem like you would really do that for a friend! Great job I love your work!

  • @christopherking2999
    @christopherking2999 3 года назад +7

    Do I want to you to read from a phone book? No. Would I watch a video of you doing it? Yes. Nice job.

  • @theclosetcarpenter7172
    @theclosetcarpenter7172 3 года назад +1

    Omg he put the grain going the same direction on 3 of the 4 pieces! My ocd is high gear right now

    • @beefan2528
      @beefan2528 3 года назад +1

      I kept thinking - "He's playin', he won't leave it...

  • @tjohnson8127
    @tjohnson8127 3 года назад

    Interestingly satisfying to watch the elliptical movement 👌
    You're a good friend!

  • @stevefieldski3988
    @stevefieldski3988 3 года назад +1

    got to love a bourbon moth video drop

  • @mattedwards4533
    @mattedwards4533 3 года назад

    You had me laughing because You reminded me of myself only I don't verbalize my thoughts! Loved the video , nice work!

  • @robpoole1947
    @robpoole1947 Год назад

    Man you do great work, nice to see how the finished product is so nice. Congrats on solving the elliptical shape.

  • @seibert1234
    @seibert1234 3 года назад +3

    Stars and stones, that's a lot of 2x4 to flatten...
    Yer a wizard

    • @TheRPhelps24
      @TheRPhelps24 3 года назад +1

      I was wondering if the "Hells Bells" was a Dresden Files reference! Looks like another Jim Butcher fan caught it as well!

  • @Mr_Z_Man
    @Mr_Z_Man 3 года назад +16

    Jason's quote: "Shut up and say yes to your friends." But what if your friend's table top choice was a glued up mess from a pallet? 😂

    • @tektrixter
      @tektrixter 3 года назад +2

      any friend of his would know better than use pallet wood!

  • @twistedlimb4053
    @twistedlimb4053 3 года назад +8

    Finally, you can build an oval river table!

    • @Mark_Wood
      @Mark_Wood 3 года назад +3

      Yes! The internet demands this!!! 🤣🤣🤣

  • @lefthandeddoghouse3586
    @lefthandeddoghouse3586 2 года назад

    Thank you so much for the jig design for doing ovals - that will come in handy. It will be intimidating to attempt that first oval table - but that is how I will learn and get better. Thank you Jason.

  • @77pixels64
    @77pixels64 3 года назад

    Pro tip from a pro video guy - when turning from camera shot 1 to camera shot 2, as in your Policy Genius commercial, look down while turning. You’ll notice that all news anchors do this while turning camera angles. It smooths the turn and gives it that pro look!

  • @tteot1wph
    @tteot1wph 3 года назад

    definitely my favorite video of yours so far.

  • @aaron82435
    @aaron82435 3 года назад

    That is awesome....think I will make a half oval table for my wife. you have my brain thinking now. thank you sir!

  • @Mark_Wood
    @Mark_Wood 3 года назад +1

    Thanks Jason. Always the best!

  • @kieranjones3696
    @kieranjones3696 3 года назад

    You're a cool man fella! Love the videos. Support from the UK

  • @MartyKeil
    @MartyKeil 3 года назад +2

    Very cool. In geometry class, we learned this type of ellipse construction was based on the "trammel of Archimedes".

    • @RenotSemaj
      @RenotSemaj 3 года назад +1

      And the wee slidy things are called shuttle. I was so pleased to see that someone made the association with Archimedes. I've made smaller versions and kids love to play with them, I do to, they are mesmerizing.

  • @rameshshah7899
    @rameshshah7899 3 года назад

    Excellent, Bourbon !! From Toronto , Canada

  • @rodcormier7428
    @rodcormier7428 3 года назад +1

    Great video ... definitely making this jig .... awesome job .... thank you again

  • @RobertEchten
    @RobertEchten 3 года назад +1

    Nice. Makes me think back of a 80 inch by 40 inch oval table top I made using pretty much the same jig. Not quite as spiffy as yours, but it got the job done. Maybe some day I'll get to use it again....

  • @raffaelesala992
    @raffaelesala992 3 года назад

    As usual, a great job. It's always a pleasure and fun to see you at work and I have decided that from now on, I will evaluate your projects with a scale between 1 and 5 hammers "🔨".
    This time, like all the others, you deserve 🔨🔨🔨🔨🔨. Thanks for your sympathy my friend. 👍👍👍

  • @kocken2009
    @kocken2009 3 года назад

    Your videos are both funny and educational!
    I like them a lot!
    You’ve got some badass skills man 👏🏻👍🏻

  • @HayderAlNaqqash1964
    @HayderAlNaqqash1964 3 года назад

    One of the very best educational and informative videos.
    Thank you sir,

  • @sulpher9
    @sulpher9 3 года назад

    I love all the technical terms.

  • @DawnDBoyerPhD
    @DawnDBoyerPhD 3 года назад +1

    Wow - pure genius and geometry!!!

  • @windsonghillranch4306
    @windsonghillranch4306 3 года назад

    Just a tip. I have a 6 socket cord hanging over the center of each of my work tables. Saves me having to grab a cord, jump up on my table and wrap a cord around a ceiling hook. Your way is fine too, however at 75 my table hopping days are long past. Enjoy your videos, thanks and Merry Christmas to you and your family.

  • @maurolimaok
    @maurolimaok 2 года назад

    Nice peace for a table. I liked it very much!

  • @apowell389
    @apowell389 3 года назад

    Bro, that jig was boss level work

  • @jk-video2716
    @jk-video2716 2 года назад

    Just LOVE the router sled!

  • @cedarcrosswoodworks2096
    @cedarcrosswoodworks2096 3 года назад +53

    I was legit trying to think the other day how I might make one of these elliptical jigs for the router. Now I know! Thanks for the great tips and the awesome videos! But I don't know why Neil Patrick Harris would send you those 2x4s glued up like that! Such a noob!

    • @sphinxfpv
      @sphinxfpv 3 года назад +1

      Because he knew the final product would be LEGEN.....I hope you're not lactose intolerant.......DARY!!!

  • @jdbca5
    @jdbca5 3 года назад +1

    It’s almost like you’ve done it before. Very creative jig

  • @tomloran1884
    @tomloran1884 3 года назад +2

    When he finds out CNC routers exist lol
    Always love watching the videos and commentary! Cheers

    • @demigodnogood1595
      @demigodnogood1595 3 года назад

      Came here to say the same. XD. Yea, nice to watch these videos, and it gives you rush of "I can do that, challenge accepted." But how many times will you really use it? Is it worth the hassle? If I need an oval shape, I just take it to a CNC cutter. 5 minutes and 5 bucks later i have the perfect oval shape.

  • @captain34ca
    @captain34ca Год назад +1

    i spent the last three nights trying to figure out how to make a jig to make elliptical window frames out of big slabs of wood from a tree that was cut in my father in law\s front yard instead of sleeping. thanks for this.

  • @jordangreen1646
    @jordangreen1646 3 года назад +1

    Same! This is exactly what I needed right now! Thank you sir!

  • @doxdoomsday4948
    @doxdoomsday4948 3 года назад

    Thanks for the laughs and hard work!

  • @kmc8804
    @kmc8804 11 месяцев назад

    Love love love your narration!

  • @jayspell179
    @jayspell179 3 года назад +1

    Love this jig, but if you connect the hold-down screw holes with a slot, you'll have an adjustable oval jig. It's advisable to add a ruler next to the slot for easy setup. Likewise, I'd paint one of the knows and run a line dyed the same color next to the track It is on, just for easier referencing when setting up the adjustable oval jig. Maybe you could explore that upgrade in a future video. I love your workmanship.

  • @alexandershearer
    @alexandershearer Год назад

    Brilliantly done👍enjoyed every bit of it.

  • @protect.your.digits.creations
    @protect.your.digits.creations 3 года назад +1

    Great video and funny too .
    I learned new things and that's all that counts . Thank you

  • @kavemanisabeachbum
    @kavemanisabeachbum 7 дней назад

    God bless you for this, exactly the video I needed and by someone I trust! Thank you!

  • @newrootswoodwork7458
    @newrootswoodwork7458 3 года назад

    Nicely done. Thanks for your videos. Hope to follow in your footsteps.

  • @Thansen2132
    @Thansen2132 3 года назад

    Dude your simply amazing, I love all your videos, I have learned so much

  • @alwaysinblue
    @alwaysinblue 3 года назад +1

    PERFECT! This is just what we needed

  • @JF0913
    @JF0913 3 года назад +1

    Man awesome job as usual!

  • @fishon7301
    @fishon7301 3 года назад

    Who hoo! My slab is full-dimension 2x6 Alaskan Yellow Cedar. It's 8' long and 36" wide. I think I'm gonna do this. Nice job.

  • @cindyharrison4191
    @cindyharrison4191 3 года назад

    Love your show! Especially the funny adds. Me! I just left my kids my house. No problem, no policy. 😎😘

  • @olumideola
    @olumideola 3 года назад +1

    Nice table saw change in the middle

  • @donaldjclaxton
    @donaldjclaxton 10 месяцев назад

    Jason, when I was a kid in the mid-1970s, my grandfather gave me a 5" x 5" piece of black walnut that had the grooves cut into it and the sliding pieces, a 1/8" x 6" x 1" piece of alternatively colored wood with a dowel glued into a hole on one end and on the bottom was a piece of paper the clued to the bottom that said the product was called, "The Do Nothing," I just looked on Etsy and there are a number of shops making something approximating the 1970's version; there's even a "Tremmel of Archamedias," that has pieces moving in and across at 45° angles simultaneously. You looked like you were enjoying the function of the "do nothing machine" so much, I couldn't help but recommend this to you. I recall as a third grader even being mind-numbingly intrigued by the device and no doubt wasted an accumulation of hours and days trying to get those two damned pieces to run into each other. Strangest thing that they never did, ha ha.

  • @klmbuilders5385
    @klmbuilders5385 3 года назад

    My company logo utilizes an oval. I'm definitely going to try this! Thanks!

  • @georgiemae11
    @georgiemae11 3 года назад

    Bloody excellent, this will be my next project.Great video.

  • @inspiringbuilds
    @inspiringbuilds 3 года назад +1

    Lol no wonder houses are so heavy to pickup. You’re a good friend. 👊🏼 Jigs make our lives so much easier. Do you happen to have a favorite router bit if you had this project planned? In a perfect world you’d want one that takes off more material width wise with each pass.

  • @stanleydenning
    @stanleydenning 3 года назад

    It's called a Router Bridge. I made and used one last Summer. I was making window ledges out of Eucalyptus. The Eucalyptus was roughly cut. With a chain saw. I don't have a thickness planer. It worked out well.

  • @MrArcher0
    @MrArcher0 2 года назад

    I did this 20 years ago to make a free standing dressing mirror for my wife. Only difference was a second pass 3” inside the first pass. 3/8” deep with a 3/4” straight bit then through with a 1/4” bit. This made the recess for the mirror glass itself as I cut it out.

  • @andywood7599
    @andywood7599 3 года назад

    Awesome job Jason - well done!