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Making Tenons on Chair Rungs
October 25, 2005

Here's how to use your router table to produce tenons on the end of chair rungs, quickly and accurately. First, chuck a rabbeting bit into the router and raise it…
Clear Router Subbase
October 25, 2005

I make router subbases out of 3/16-in. Plexiglas, to increase visibility. Jerome Crawford, Durham, N.H. Fine Woodworking Magazine, October 1987 No. 66
Steady Rest for Baseball Bats
October 25, 2005

For years, the eighth graders in my woodworking class have wanted to turn baseball bats. I've always put them off because the small diameter of the bat's handle invariably results…
Jig for Sliding Dovetail Housings
October 25, 2005

I use a simple but effective jig to cut housings for sliding dovetails in drawer construction. The jig consists of an L-shaped shelf, a fence to guide the router and…
Doweling Guide
October 25, 2005

Before we discovered this simple steel guide for doweling the joints on cabinet fronts, we tried several other approaches, including an expensive two-spindle horizontal drill. Make the guide out of…
Mitering Trim on the Bandsaw
October 25, 2005

When I needed to miter a few dozen 1/8-in.-thick cock beads, I first tried a chop box, but found it produced severe chipping behind the cut. So I built the…
Table Saw Panel-Raising Fixture
October 25, 2005

I made this fixture to expedite making dozens of 1/2-in.-thick, red oak panels 1 ft. wide by 5 ft. tall. The height of the sawblade and the slope of the…
Universal Bending Form
October 25, 2005

I was recently commissioned to build an arch for a client who had knocked an opening in the wall between his kitchen and dining room. Not wanting to be stuck…
Disposable Doweling Jig
October 25, 2005

When joining face frames, make this doweling jig from 1-1/2-in.-long scraps from the frame's rail or stile and a piece of plywood. Bore the two guide holes in the block…
Driving with Old Engine Valves
October 25, 2005

I've found that an old car valve works well as a live center for turning the base on a bowl that has its top edge left natural from the log.…

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