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Flattening Cupped Boards
October 25, 2005

It is difficult to flatten a cupped board with a thickness planer because the downward pressure of the feed rolls will press out much of the cup, thereby not allowing…
Mounting Flute Blanks
October 25, 2005

Those of us with limited equipment and money sometimes need merely to think a little harder than those with the equipment we lack. In "The Flageolet" (Fall '77, pp. 80-81),…
Tapered Turning Head
October 25, 2005

When lathe-turning candlesticks or other items that have a center hole, the hole can be perfectly centered by drilling it first before turning is started, and then using a tapered…
Drilling Angled Holes
October 25, 2005

For my early American reproductions, such as cobbler's benches and step tables, I have found that splaying the legs about 5¡ in two directions is just about right. I recently…
Tank Steamer
October 25, 2005

Letters in recent issues of Fine Woodworking suggest a need for a simple and safe wood steamer. I have made many chair rockers, back boards and splats, as well as…
Checking a Miter Square
October 25, 2005

I am getting weary of buying 45¡ miter squares from mail-order catalog firms and receiving ones of 44¡ or 46¡ instead. Veneering does not permit such a variance. The angle…
Drilling a Dowel
October 25, 2005

If you have a lathe, it's easy to bore a centered hole in the end of a dowel. You can also do it on the drill press or radial arm…
Spoke-Hole Jig
October 25, 2005

Here is a simple jig for drilling evenly spaced holes in turned goods. To make the jig, turn a dowel on one end of a scrap block to fit the…
Cutting Circles Revisited
October 25, 2005

I made Larry Green's bandsaw circle-cutting jig and found it was difficult to set blanks on the jig in the desired center. So I built a pivoting jig that solves…
Miter Jig
October 25, 2005

With this fixture I can make tight, clean production-run miter cuts on my radial arm saw. Those of us who can't always take time to readjust and tune our saws…

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