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Jigs can be pretty simple, or they can be more elaborate. Depends on what you want them to do. A couple of examples for poppers. I do the angle cut on the band saw. To insure the angle is always the same, I took a scrap piece of lumber and cut one end at the angle I wanted the popper face. Set up the fence on the saw, popper blank lays against the jig (still has the square ends on), and I make the front cut. Set the jig aside and cut the square end off the back., I do the popper mouths on the drill press. To keep the plug lined up verticle, I have a jig set up on the drill press. Basically, a section of 2x4 for the base, and two scrap pieces of lumber that form a side. Clamp the popper blank into corner formed by the side of the jig, and I know the blank it held verticle as I scoop out the face. Same jig can be used for center drilling on the drill press too. Lip slots, do them while the blank still has the square ends attached. Same for darters. Often best to do any additional angle cuts and mark weight/belly holes while the square ends are still on the plug. Probably each builder has a slightly different way of doing things. Try to think of things that will help you keep things lined up. You'll come up with some of your own.
Jigman
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