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Rubber Tire Hold-In
October 25, 2005

The simple lawnmower-wheel fixture sketched above has made featherboard hold-ins obsolete in my shop. I have two: one as shown and the other a mirror image of the first. I…
Slot-Mortising Table
October 25, 2005

I cut slot mortises on my radial arm saw using this two-way sliding table. The table consists of three separate 3/4-in. thick plywood or particle-board sections. Cut the middle and…
A Vise for End-Drilling Dowels
October 25, 2005

The vise shown in the sketch makes easy the awkward operation of drilling holes in the ends of dowels on the drill press. The vise consists of a thick wood…
Chair-Rung Chuck
October 25, 2005

In the Southern Appalachian mountains we turn dowels and rungs from stock that's been riven with a froe, then cleaned up with a hatchet or drawknife. With the device sketched…
Chair-Rung Tenons on the Bandsaw
October 25, 2005

Here is an easy method of using the bandsaw to make tenons on round pieces such as chair rungs. Take out the saw's miter gauge, put it in backwards (with…
Cutting Round Tenons on Slats
October 25, 2005

With a metal pipe, a simple jig and my radial-arm saw, I solved the problem of cutting round tenons on the ends of slats for the sides of a cradle.…
Fluting Jig
October 25, 2005

This jig routs accurate and consistent flutes on tapered turned legs. The jig is a U-shaped plywood channel as wide as your router base, mounted to the lathe bed. Dimensions…
Adjustable Miter-Gauge Stop
October 25, 2005

Here is a jig that's easy and fast to make and to use. It's basically a stick with a dowel through it, clamped to the table-saw miter gauge to give…
Cutting Wide Panels
October 25, 2005

A simple wooden strip tacked to the bottom of the workpiece will let you rip panels that are too wide for the rip fence on your table saw. Size the…
Expanding-Action Bracelet Mandrel
October 25, 2005

Here is an effective mandrel for turning the outside contours of bracelets. You'll need an arbor (made for using buffing and grinding wheels on the lathe), a rubber stopper and…

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