Came across an oldie but goodie tool. Dad dropped a few things off at my place a year ago, I stashed them for later. During my cleaning I came back across this neat old Kreg Jig.

I don't think he ever used it. 

He loved Wood Magazine, this would have been in the late 80's he purchased this, no doubt because it was Wood Magazine top choice rated. Even says so on the box lid. 

Pretty cool eh!

Cool!

nice...

Very Cool

All metal, no plastic.  Has to be original version. Sweet!

Nicer than mine!

5 minutes ago, HandyDan said:

All metal, no plastic.  Has to be original version. Sweet!

It looks like it Dan, I believe this one dates back to the mid the late 80's. Very cool indeed.

sweet find

 

That sir is a keeper rather you ever use it or not just because it came from pops...but I already know you know that too.

 

Thanks for sharing such a cool find...

 

BTW...did you re-find that after looking at your shop pictures post too? 

Edited January 3, 20179 yr by Grandpadave52

1 hour ago, Grandpadave52 said:

BTW...did you re-find that after looking at your shop pictures post too?

Danged near Dave, seeing the images prompted me to delve into the workbench storage and I dug these out! Thanks for the kind comments regarding pops, you hit it dead on.

That is a real treasure John. I'll bet if you send that photo to Kreg they could give you more info on it.

7 hours ago, Joeb41 said:

That is a real treasure John. I'll bet if you send that photo to Kreg they could give you more info on it.

Thanks Joe, or they may want it back for their museum!

Its neat to see a tool from recent times that has evolved into a go to tool in many shops. It seems that every year or two they come out with a new revolutionary tool that vanishes a year or two later.

Very cool John. A true treasure passed down. 

I have that model!! It in the same box and with the same instructions. Oops, if it's a museum piece, what does that make me?

8 hours ago, scarletjim said:

Oops, if it's a museum piece, what does that make me?

Lucky?

18 hours ago, scarletjim said:

I have that model!! It in the same box and with the same instructions. Oops, if it's a museum piece, what does that make me?

Well, a, well, we won't go there!

23 hours ago, John Moody said:

Very cool John. A true treasure pasted down. 

Thanks John, I'll hold on to it for sure. I don't use pocket hole joinery at all, I did awhile back when I was building casework, I used my own modern day Kreg for the face frames, but I have not used pocket holes in years. That being said, it's a piece of ol dad, I'll keep it.

On 1/3/2017 at 0:34 PM, Kelso Chris said:

Its neat to see a tool from recent times that has evolved into a go to tool in many shops. It seems that every year or two they come out with a new revolutionary tool that vanishes a year or two later.

Sure nuff Chris, it's neat for sure. Just a glimpse into what the past was with this revolutionary tool.

I have one of those too. I don't have the box or the instructions and the jig it's self doesn't say K 4 on it. I'm pretty sure this is the same jig.  It still my go jig unless I use Kreg Jig 3 that i carry in my tools box.