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Bull-Nose Tailstock
October 25, 2005

I frequently turn pieces that I have drilled out or turned hollow. To support these pieces for further turning and finishing, I use this large-diameter bull-nose tailstock. To make it,…
Hole-Cutter for Speaker Enclosures
October 25, 2005

I have been involved in making professional sound equipment and speaker enclosures for a number of years. The usual construction routine requires me to cut holes up to 18 in.…
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,…
Producing Round Tabletops on the Lathe
October 25, 2005

Here's how I use my lathe and a sanding disc to produce a perfectly round tabletop. First locate the center of the tabletop blank and cut it roughly to shape.…
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…
Wooden Blanket for Ribbed Bending Form
October 25, 2005

This flexible wooden blanket puts to bed the problem of form squeeze-marks on curved laminated panels. Used in pairs (one above, one below) the blankets evenly distribute the pressure between…
Counterbalance Improves Belt Sander
October 25, 2005

The belt sander can be a valuable tool in the production-shop world of tight schedules and competitive prices. But most belt sanders are designed with a flaw that renders them…
Planing Thin Stock
October 25, 2005

I have found that the following procedure for preparing small pieces of veneer works well. Bandsaw a 1/8-in. thick slice from the desired veneer stock which has already been planed.…
Reducing the Diameter of Dowels
October 25, 2005

The sketch shows an old patternmaker's trick to reduce the diameter of a dowel. Simply chuck a router bit in a drill press and clamp down a couple of scrap…

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