Key Features
Fits Your Router Setup The Woodpeckers Handle Jig Plus is built to work with any router that accepts a guide bushing attachment and any router bit that matches your handle design. That gives you a lot more freedom than a fixed-pattern handle jig. Built for Repeat Work Machined phenolic plates and stainless steel stops are there for one reason: consistent handle placement from board to board. If you are making multiple cutting boards or trays, that repeatability matters. Clamp Where It Makes Sense Integrated tracks let you clamp from the front or the side, so the jig is easier to position on different board sizes and workbench setups. Less fighting the setup means faster routing.
Overview
Woodpeckers Handle Jig Plus is a router handle jig for cutting clean, repeatable handles in boards, trays, and similar woodworking projects. This is a router jig designed for routing handle cutouts in wood. Model Number: HJP. If you build cutting boards, charcuterie boards, serving trays, or custom shop pieces and want a cleaner, more controlled way to add handles, this jig is aimed right at that job.
What makes this jig useful is that it is not locked into one exact router and bit combination. Based on the product images, the Woodpeckers Handle Jig Plus works with any router that uses a guide bushing attachment, and it can be used with whatever router bit fits the handle shape you want to make. That matters because it lets you keep using the router you already trust instead of buying into a one-off setup. It also means the jig can keep working as your cutting board designs change over time.
The working surfaces are machined from highly durable phenolic, which is a smart choice for a jig that sees repeated contact with routers, workpieces, dust, and clamping pressure. In plain terms, you want a jig like this to stay flat, stable, and predictable after a lot of use. The phenolic plates shown in the product images are built for exactly that kind of shop duty, especially if you are routing batches instead of one-off pieces.
Woodpeckers also built in stainless steel stops that index off the edge of your board. That is one of those features that saves more time than it looks like on paper. Instead of measuring and fussing with every setup, you can reference the board edge and get the jig located consistently. For anybody making matching handles across multiple boards, that means better repeatability and fewer throwaways.
Jobsite practicality is really shop practicality here, and the clamping setup deserves mention. The Handle Jig Plus can be clamped from the front or side tracks, which gives you more options depending on bench layout, board size, and where the router body needs clearance. That flexibility is useful when you are working with larger panels or odd-shaped serving boards that do not always cooperate with a fixed clamping position.
This is not a powered tool by itself. It is a woodworking jig that helps your router make cleaner, more consistent handle cutouts. The best fit is for woodworkers, cutting board makers, small-shop production work, and serious DIY users who want their finished pieces to look more deliberate and professional. If you are freehand-routing handles now and want a cleaner process with better repeatability, this is the kind of jig that earns its spot on the bench.
Route Cleaner Handles with Better Control
The whole point of a handle routing jig is control. The Woodpeckers Handle Jig Plus gives the router a guided path so your handle cutout is more consistent than trying to freehand the shape.
- Designed for routing handle cutouts in wooden boards and trays
- Shown in use with a router and dust extraction for cleaner shop work
Set Fast and Clamp from More Than One Direction
Setup speed matters if you are making more than one board. Stainless steel stops register off the board edge, and the track layout gives you front or side clamping options depending on the workpiece and bench setup.
- Stainless steel stops help place the jig consistently on the board edge
- Track clamps can be positioned from the front or the side
Use the Router and Bit Style You Prefer
This jig keeps your router choices open. If your router accepts a guide bushing attachment, the Handle Jig Plus is built to work with it, and you can choose a router bit that matches the handle profile you want.
- Compatible with routers that use a guide bushing attachment
- Works with router bits selected for your own handle design
Key Specifications
| Product Type | Router handle jig |
|---|---|
| Primary Material | Machined phenolic plates |
| Stops Material | Stainless steel |
| Router Compatibility | Routers with guide bushing attachment |
| Bit Compatibility | Works with router bits that fit your handle design |
| Clamping Options | Front or side track clamping |
| Application | Routing handles in boards and trays |
| Made In | USA |
Compatibility
Router Compatibility Works with routers that have a guide bushing attachment. Bit Selection Can be used with router bits chosen to match the handle profile you want to cut. Project Fit Well suited to cutting boards, serving boards, trays, and similar woodworking projects that need repeatable handle openings.
Built For
Woodworking Cutting Boards Serving Trays Charcuterie Boards Small-Shop Production Repeat Handle Routing DIY / Hobbyist Custom Board Making
Pro Tip
Use the edge stops to register the jig first, then center the jig on your handle layout line before routing. That small setup step is what gives you handles that actually look matched from board to board.
Tool Nut’s Take
Tool Nut’s Take
Woodpeckers Handle Jig Plus makes repeat handle routing a lot less fussy
If you build boards regularly, this jig does the part that matters most: it helps you get cleaner, more repeatable handles without locking you into a super-specific router setup.
- Who it’s for: Woodworkers and makers producing cutting boards, trays, and serving pieces who want a more consistent handle-routing process.
- Why it stands out: The combination of phenolic plates, stainless edge stops, and compatibility with guide-bushing routers gives it real long-term usefulness instead of one-project-only value.
- Worth knowing: Clamps, router, and bits are shown in use but not stated as included, so treat this as the jig component of the setup.
Common Questions
- What kind of tool is this? It is a router jig made for routing handle cutouts in wood boards and similar projects.
- Will it work with any router? The product images state that it works with any router that has a guide bushing attachment.
- Do I have to use one specific router bit? No. The product images indicate it works with any router bit that fits your handle design.
- Where is it made? The product images identify it as made in the USA.
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