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Sawing Veneers on the Bandsaw
October 25, 2005

To produce veneer slices on the bandsaw, we use a sharp blade, a tall rip fence aligned with the line of cut for each particular blade and an easily adjusted…
Thickness-Planing Short Pieces
October 25, 2005

Because feeding short boards through the planer may result in snipes and even kickbacks, the operation should be avoided. But when the job is necessary, here's a way to make…
Making Raised Panels on the Jointer
October 25, 2005

As a high-school woodworking teacher, my students and I have been cutting raised panels on the tablesaw for years. It's an altogether unsatisfactory method that at best is awkward, leaves…
Shopmade Bandsaw Fence
October 25, 2005

This bandsaw fence, made from scrap hardwood, locks in place with an ordinary horizontal toggle clamp. Size the components to fit your table and cutting requirements. It is easy to…
Auxiliary Planer Bed
October 25, 2005

I use a piece of 3/4-in. plywood over the bed of my thickness planer when I plane thin boards, to avoid lowering the head so tightly. This fixture also reduces…
Bandsaw Circle-Cutting Fixture
October 25, 2005

While I make no claims for reinventing the wheel, this bandsaw circle-cutting fixture has a few extra features that make it accurate, reliable and a pleasure to use. The fixture…
Center-Finding Jig for Bandsaw
October 25, 2005

Here is a simple bandsaw jig for finding the centers on square spindle stock. I have found this little jig so handy that I keep it right next to my…
Bandsaw Dovetail Fixture
October 25, 2005

To cut dovetail joints, I start with the pins, cutting everything on my bandsaw. One problem that I ran into was that the table on my bandsaw like that on…
Avoiding Planer Snipe on Short Stock
October 25, 2005

When you need to put a short piece of wood through the thickness planer, here's how to eliminate snipe at each end of the workpiece. Cut 1-in.-wide wood strips about…
Magnetic Drill-Press Fence
October 25, 2005

This shopmade magnetic fence is easy to build, simple to adjust, and locks down tight.

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