Inanimate Wingman

Although the technical term for this type device might not necessarily be "jig", that's what my brothers and I would call it. We learned everything we know about jigs from our Dad. We've from time to time referred to Dad as "The King of Jigs", due to his rather extensive experience on the subject. In our family vernacular, "jig" is any type of hand made apparatus that assist an individual in completing a task; usually a woodworking task. In this particular operation, I employed this jig set-up to allow for enough downward pressure to straighten out this bowed 1"x12"x8' rough cut pine board that I was installing on the barn interior. I must say, this method works nicely and I've used it several times on the barn upgrade project. If it weren't for knowing that the right jig can help one guy do something it might otherwise take 2 or 3 guys to accomplish, I'd probably have to cull a lot more of these rough cut boards than so far has been necessary. I've actually had only 2 boards so far that even the best jig man would likely have had trouble straightening out. The bowed and curved boards are still usable if sawn, ripped, planed etc. But I'm using them primarily in their largest possible dimension, thus the need for the various jig formats.

The jig: a woodman's inanimate wingman. I'll keep you posted....