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Default Buy a jig or have them done by CNC?

On Sun, 4 Apr 2010 21:09:36 +0100, the infamous "Stuart Pearson"
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Hi All

I am hoping someone may be able to give some insight, I wish to make some
fitted book selves. I intend to use pegs to support / adjust the shelves,
and I am concerned about how to drill the holes accurately. I am currently
considering two options, buying a jig like this
http://www.axminster.co.uk/product.a...55&src=froogle and using
this or sending them to a local CNC routing company and having them do it.
As way of background I would say I am ok when it comes to woodwork but I am
certainly no cabinet maker. I am likely to build shelves again but not on a
regular basis. Any advice or alternative options would be appreciated.


You can save your $130 if you build one. Here's a freebie:
http://www.benchnotes.com/Shelf%20Ho...illing_jig.htm

Got pegboard?
http://www.binkyswoodworking.com/ShelfPinHoles.php

Or buy a cheaper model:
http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=5876 $25

http://fwd4.me/6wG $13

--
In order that people may be happy in their work, these three things are
needed: They must be fit for it. They must not do too much of it. And
they must have a sense of success in it.
-- John Ruskin, Pre-Raphaelitism, 1850