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Router Fixture for Dovetail Pins
October 25, 2005

My variation on routing dovetails involves cutting the pins with a router equipped with a 1/4-in. straight bit and a bushing that follows an acrylic template. I mark the pins…
Cut All Angles on the Miter Saw
October 25, 2005

For a recent project, I needed to make 50° miter cuts, but my power miter saw cut only up to 47°. So to remedy that problem, I made a fixture that…
Jig for Routing Sliding Dovetails in Drawer Fronts
October 25, 2005

I recently received an order for drawers joined at the front with sliding dovetails. Because the drawers were of many different sizes, I needed to make a router jig that…
Improved Miter-Slot Runners
October 25, 2005

As anyone who has ever tried to make a sliding table for a tablesaw knows, aligning the runners to the sliding table correctly can be frustrating. The trick is to…
Making Discs on the Router Table
October 25, 2005

To cut smooth, accurate circles, make a sliding wooden strip to fit in the miter-gauge slot of your router table. The strip should protrude just slightly above the surface of…
Drilling Long Holes With Gun Drills
October 25, 2005

Chris Becksvoort's answer to the long-hole end-grain drilling question (Fine Woodworking #116, p. 26) is right on target for woodworkers who do this occasionally. But if you are doing production…
Jig Cuts Slots for Corner Splines
October 25, 2005

A commission for six identical boxes led me to develop this router-table jig for cutting spline mortises in outside corners. The jig is used with a slot-cutting bit. To make…
Water Tight Bags for Veneering
October 25, 2005

An extremely effective and durable bag for vacuum veneering can be improvised from a waterproof storage bag used for kayaking and white-water rafting. The bags are heavy-duty plastic and have…
Router Mortising Jig
October 25, 2005

With this simple jig and a plunge router, you can rout mortises or panel grooves in any size leg or rail. The work is held between the jig and your…
Bending Wood with a Clothes Iron
October 25, 2005

You can use any one of several methods to bend thin wood for bent-wood boxes. But things get more difficult with thicker material (about 3/32 in.). Recently, I found a…

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