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Consistent Dadoes on the Tablesaw
Oct 25, 2005
The secret of this simple wooden tablesaw insert is the hump in the middle. Because the work will touch only at the high point of the hump, dadoes and grooves will be consistently the same depth regardless of slight waves and warps in the wood.
David Ward, Loveland, Colo.
Fine Woodworking Magazine, August 1986 No. 59
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