Local Man's Jig Collection Now Outnumbers Actual Woodworking Projects 47 to 1

A comprehensive inventory of hobbyist woodworker Ron Fassett's workshop has revealed that his collection of custom-built jigs, fixtures, templates, and sleds now outnumbers his completed woodworking projects by a ratio of 47 to 1. The single completed project is a wall-mounted shelf unit designed to organize and display his jig collection. 'Every jig represents a capability,' Fassett explained, walking past a crosscut sled, a taper jig, a box joint jig, a tenoning jig, a circle-cutting jig, a finger joint jig, three different dovetail jigs, and a jig whose sole purpose is to cut replacement parts for other jigs. 'When I'm ready to build something, I'll be able to build anything. I'll have a jig for it.' Fassett's wife, Carol, has observed that the jig-building process appears to be self-sustaining. 'He builds a jig to make a specific cut,' Carol said. 'Then he realizes the jig needs a fence, so he builds a fence jig. Then the fence jig needs a stop block, so he builds a stop block jig. It's jigs all the way down.' Fassett disputed this characterization, noting that 'the stop block jig was a one-time build' and that his jig production rate has 'slowed considerably' to approximately one new jig per week. When asked what project he plans to build first once his jig inventory is complete, Fassett paused for eleven seconds before answering: 'Probably a better crosscut sled. The current one's fence isn't perfectly square. I'd need to build a squareness-checking jig first.' A woodworking forum post by Fassett titled 'Is my jig collection excessive? (Photos)' received 342 replies, 87 percent of which requested detailed plans for the jig shelf. Fassett has begun designing the plans, which he notes will require 'a small jig for consistent shelf-pin spacing.'