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   WillGeorge | Mar 18, 2005 04:32am | #1

   I like it..

   What was that Save for ?? writin' on the second?  PIC?

    

   
   

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   Edited 3/17/2005 9:33 pm ET by Will George

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   chills1994 | Mar 18, 2005 04:55am | #2

   Good eyes, Will.

   It was so the employees at the Woodcraft store, where I was teaching the class, wouldn't throw it away, or stash in a backroom or cabinet somewhere.

   How embarassing it would be for me:  "Now it is time to taper your legs.  Once your stock is laid out go ahead and clamp them in this jig.....Mmmnn Oh Oh where'd it go?"

   Not that I have had any problems, but an ounce of prevention....

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   WillGeorge | Mar 26, 2005 05:52am | #9

   Woodcraft store, where I was teaching the class, wouldn't throw it away??

   Why.. I thought ya had to pay for everything in a Woodcraft store???

    

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   Garry | Mar 18, 2005 06:11pm | #3

   Looks like it would work well when the length of the piece to be tapered falls within the range of the sliding clamps.

   WoodWorks by Garry

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   forestgirl | Mar 18, 2005 06:30pm | #4

   Cool, Chills!  [Sorry, couldn't resist.]  Seriously, nice looking jig.  Where do the clamps come from -- don't think I've seen any with the rubber covering on the ends like that.

   BTW, re: your computer problem:    sounds like you used your Back Button after you previewed -- that'll get you the error message.  Next time you preview, use the "Revise" option underneath the preview box.  You'll get where you want to go that way.

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)
   Another proud member of the  "I Rocked With ToolDoc Club" .... :>) 

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   bones | Mar 18, 2005 08:56pm | #5

   I have a couple of those and they work well. I got mine from Woodcraft, but they are also at woodpeckers.

   http://www.woodpeck.com/holddownclamp.html

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   forestgirl | Mar 18, 2005 09:20pm | #6

   Seems like making one would be pretty easy.  Must say, though, I got a new Woodhaven catalog yesterday, and as usual they outdid most designers with their tapering jig.  Click here for info and accessories.  One of the cool gizmos:  "The optional Taper Gauge is used to make inch-per-foot settings. Has 1/16" increments up to 1" and 1/8" increments up to 2" to layout tapers on your work."

   To those who would protest:  yes, I'm a gizmo junkie.  That doesn't mean I'm going to go out and buy one!forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)Another proud member of the  "I Rocked With ToolDoc Club" .... :>) 

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   mvac | Mar 19, 2005 05:18am | #7

   Jamie,

   "Seems like making one would be pretty easy.  Must say, though, I got a new Woodhaven catalog yesterday, and as usual they outdid most designers with their tapering jig.  Click here for info and accessories.  One of the cool gizmos:  "The optional Taper Gauge is used to make inch-per-foot settings. Has 1/16" increments up to 1" and 1/8" increments up to 2" to layout tapers on your work."

   To those who would protest:  yes, I'm a gizmo junkie.  That doesn't mean I'm going to go out and buy one!"

   This would seem to jibe well with Brent's thread re: the shopmade Philipino TS, and his point, made in post  http://forums.taunton.com/tp-knots/messages?msg=22586.13

   See ya,

   Mitch

   "I'm always humbled by how much I DON'T know..."

   Edited 3/18/2005 10:22 pm ET by mvac

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   WillGeorge | Mar 26, 2005 05:51am | #8

   It said "warning: page has expired."  dang!

    

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   WillGeorge | Mar 26, 2005 05:54am | #10

   I love knobs.. Send more pictures please...

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   chills1994 | Mar 26, 2005 06:48am | #11

   Yep those are wood pecker clamps.  The knobs came with them.  The only problem with them is that when you unclamp your leg and turn it to taper another side, the clamps drop down and it becomes a two handed affair to reclamp your leg stock.  If you could get a 3rd arm to sprout out of your chest, it would be real easy to get everything in the right place and locked down tight.

   A De-Sta-Co clamp at the top would be better, since usually your leg stock is square at the top.  I bought some springs at the HD thinking that would push the clamps up so I could do the clamping one handed.  The springs weren't long enough or strong enough.

   Never thought I would taper a leg shorter than the distance between the 2 t-tracks.  But that is a good point.  A longer version of this jig would be good to put a straight line edge on a crooked board.