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Other Router-Table Improvements
October 25, 2005

I see the advantage of mounting an extra router base under the router table as suggested by Wallace Kunkel (Fine Woodworking #15, March '79). But instead of groping around under…
Routing Tongues
October 25, 2005

I cut the tongues for tongue-and-groove joints with a router. There are faster methods, but the router's precision depth adjustment produces a fit that's unbeatable. First set the router depth…
Routing V-Grooves in Tongue-and-Groove
October 25, 2005

To produce identical chamfers on matching edges of tongue-and-groove stock, I use an extra piece of stock with a nailed-on router fence, as shown in the sketch. Both the tongued…
Collet Chuck for Turning Miniatures
October 25, 2005

This collet chuck, adapted from a drill-press attachment, is inexpensive but effective for turning miniatures on the lathe. To make the chuck, purchase a drill-press attachment called a collet chuck…
Drilling Accurate Holes in Large Panels
October 25, 2005

This idea evolved after I contracted to drill a series of precise holes in a pile of large panels. To support the drill press over the panels I built a…
Improved Veneer-Shooting Board
October 25, 2005

Ian Kirby's design for a veneer-shooting board (Fine Woodworking #47} reminded me of the modifications I have made to mine. Initially I wanted to make the device easier for school…
Wooden Bearings for Outboard Lathe
October 25, 2005

Several years ago, I needed an outboard faceplate lathe for turning large plates. While considering ways to home-build the lathe, I remembered that as a young fellow I had helped…
Centering Routed Mortises
October 25, 2005

John Birchard's door-making article (FWW #49) prompted me to send this mortise-centering idea I've used for quite awhile. Like Birchard, I use a plunge router to cut mortises in the…
Jointing with a Circular Saw
October 25, 2005

Faced with the problem of jointing two 2x10 lengths of sugar pine for a carved sign, and not having a jointer, I used this method to produce an almost perfect…
Magnetic Duplicate Cut-Off Aid
October 25, 2005

This gadget has saved me a lot of time when cutting duplicate lengths on the table saw. It's a spacer that ensures clearance between the cut-off stock and the rip…

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