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Making Dowels with the Table Saw
October 25, 2005

I prefer to make my own dowels for several good reasons. I can make any size dowel in any length from any wood. My system is simpler and certainly less…
Routed Miter Joint
October 25, 2005

I recently had to make two 24-in. long splined 45¡ miter joints to join a coffee-table top to its sides. Since the tabletop was too large for me to use…
Increasing the Bandsaw’s Throat Capacity
October 25, 2005

To increase the throat capacity of my bandsaw, I designed two blade guides to replace those provided with the saw. The new guides twist the blade outward 25¡, as is…
Making Sectional Molding
October 25, 2005

Sectional molding for cabinet doors is easy to make on the tablesaw and lathe. Cut the straight sections on the tablesaw with a molding head. To make the semicircular section…
Miter-Gauge Setting Jig
October 25, 2005

Some tablesaw miter-gauge settings are the result of tedious trial-and-error, cut-and-fit procedures. Here's how to preserve that hard-won setting for future use. Cut two 1x2 strips about 1 ft. long.…
Table Saw Jointing Fixture
October 25, 2005

I wouldn't try this setup on a board shorter than 10 ft., but one of the handiest jigs in my shop is a tablesaw setup for straightening the edges of…
Trig Jig for Accurate Angles
October 25, 2005

With this simple jig and a little trigonometry, you can cut odd angles on the tablesaw more accurately than with the saw's miter gauge. First, construct a sliding table using…
Knock Down Router Table
October 25, 2005

I made my router table with a plywood top and a pair of sawhorses as legs. In order to allow easy knockdown, the tops of the sawhorses simply fit into…
Rip-Fence Extensions, Two Ways
October 25, 2005

My decision to extend the rip-fence tails on my Rockwell contractors' tablesaw came after a 4x8 sheet of plywood I was cutting "freehand" kicked back on me. I removed the…
Stationary Jig for Cutting Open Mortises
October 25, 2005

This jig is used to cut open bridle-joint mortises in frame members. It solves many of the problems inherent with sliding jigs, which tend to be complicated to make and…

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