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Ripping Crooked Stock on the Bandsaw
October 25, 2005

Here is a cheap, easy way to straighten a rough-edged or crooked board on the bandsaw. Screw a length of aluminum or steel-bar stock to the bottom of the board.…
Extension Fence Helps Straighten Crooked Stock
October 25, 2005

I put off building one of those carriage fixtures for straightening crooked-edged boards for several years. The fixtures require expensive hold-down clamps, and they reduce the possible depth of cut…
Squaring Up Rough Lumber
October 25, 2005

Learn the four-square technique for milling lumber
Cutting Wide Panels
October 25, 2005

A simple wooden strip tacked to the bottom of the workpiece will let you rip panels that are too wide for the rip fence on your table saw. Size the…
Straightening Curved Lumber
October 25, 2005

Here's a trick for straightening a bowed board. Tape a piece of angle iron to the concave edge of the board to serve as a guide, as shown. If the…
Crosscutting Wide Panels
October 25, 2005

Here is an accurate and simple way to crosscut plywood panels or boards that are too wide to cut using the saw's miter gauge. Start with a straight 1x2 longer…
Enhanced Tablesaw Miter Gauge
October 25, 2005

For five years I have looked unsuccessfully for a 10-in. table saw with a "rolling table" facility for crosscuts and miters. The one I'm familiar with is a big, old…
Jointing on the Radial-Arm Saw
October 25, 2005

Lacking a jointer, I devised this improvised radial-arm-saw setup to joint the thick oak boards I used in two butcher-block tabletops. First rip a thin board the exact thickness of…
Jointing Wide Planks
October 25, 2005

Here's a way to joint those monster wide planks that are impossible to true on a jointer, no matter how strong you are. Clamp your raggedy-edged board over a long,…
Roller Hold-In for Resawing
October 25, 2005

Before I built this roller hold-in, I found myself using one hand to hold the work against the bandsaw fence and the other to steer and feed the stock. I…

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