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Jointer Thicknessing-Another Design
October 25, 2005

The design presented here converts a jointer to a true thickness planer, and it takes just a couple of minutes to make the conversion. On a regular thickness planer, the…
Drilling Accurate Holes in Large Panels
October 25, 2005

This idea evolved after I contracted to drill a series of precise holes in a pile of large panels. To support the drill press over the panels I built a…
Heat-Bending Veneer Strips
October 25, 2005

With this simple-to-build device you can bend strips of veneer for inlaying or edging. The chances of cracking or breaking the veneer are greatly reduced. First turn or saw a…
Improved Veneer-Shooting Board
October 25, 2005

Ian Kirby's design for a veneer-shooting board (Fine Woodworking #47} reminded me of the modifications I have made to mine. Initially I wanted to make the device easier for school…
Inverted Drill Press for Large Job
October 25, 2005

Our boatshop had to drill two hundred square holes in a board that proved too wide to fit under our floor-model drill press's mortising attachment the column prevented us from…
Wooden Bearings for Outboard Lathe
October 25, 2005

Several years ago, I needed an outboard faceplate lathe for turning large plates. While considering ways to home-build the lathe, I remembered that as a young fellow I had helped…
Centering Routed Mortises
October 25, 2005

John Birchard's door-making article (FWW #49) prompted me to send this mortise-centering idea I've used for quite awhile. Like Birchard, I use a plunge router to cut mortises in the…
Flexible Drum Sander
October 25, 2005

This inexpensive drum sander can be made by slipping a foam-rubber bicycle grip over a 5/8-in. dowel. The grip will stay nicely in place without adhesive. Notch and center-punch the…
Jointing with a Circular Saw
October 25, 2005

Faced with the problem of jointing two 2x10 lengths of sugar pine for a carved sign, and not having a jointer, I used this method to produce an almost perfect…
Magnetic Duplicate Cut-Off Aid
October 25, 2005

This gadget has saved me a lot of time when cutting duplicate lengths on the table saw. It's a spacer that ensures clearance between the cut-off stock and the rip…

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