Router Jar Lid Cover and Coaster Jig

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Router Jar Lid Cover and Coaster Jig

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Though I have an over-arm pin router and it's great for many projects, I wanted to experiment with projects like covers for jar lids and coasters using just a router. This VERY simple jig is what I came up with. The entire plan for making it from scraps is posted on the Instructables web site at:

https://www.instructables.com/Router-Ji ... od-Covers/
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I should have included some photos of finished wood lids that slip over metal and plastic lids. Here they are:
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Those a so cool, are the actual screwtop lids recessed into the wooden top?
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Yep, Herb. Just short, sweet and simple.
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