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Adjustable Slot-Mortising Table
October 25, 2005

Recently I rescued an old American 16-in. tablesaw from the junkyard. The machine had a slot-mortising chuck on the end of the arbor and provisions for bolting on a mortising…
Router Jigs for Making Molding
October 25, 2005

The sketches above show two jigs which, when used with a portable router, can produce both semicircular and straight molding in patterns difficult to produce with a shaper. The first…
Two Methods for Turning Duplicates
October 25, 2005

Turning copies of a spindle on a hand lathe can be tedious work. Templates, gauges and other gadgets help but don't substantially increase speed and accuracy. In contrast, this method,…
Making Louvers
October 25, 2005

This simple jig cuts the pins on the ends of the individual louvers in homemade louvered doors. It consists of a V-notched base, which slides in the tablesaw's miter-gauge track,…
Making Sectional Molding
October 25, 2005

Sectional molding for cabinet doors is easy to make on the tablesaw and lathe. Cut the straight sections on the tablesaw with a molding head. To make the semicircular section…
Auxiliary Tailstock for Boring
October 25, 2005

To bore holes through lamp bases and similar turned items, I made an auxiliary tailstock to hold the work so I could pass a long drill bit through the regular…
Bending Wood Without Steam
October 25, 2005

Here's how to bend wood using a solution of hot water and Downey fabric softener. First build a container of black 6-in. ABS pipe by cementing a cap on one…
Circle Guide for the Router
October 25, 2005

This fixture for routing circles has several advantages over commercial circle guides: it's cheaper, it cuts circles smaller than the router base and it allows repeat set-ups to precise radii…
Pin Router Attachment
October 25, 2005

By bolting a simple router arm and an auxiliary table to my drill press, I can convert it to a pin router. This lets me take advantage of the drill…
Thickness-Sander Attachment for Lathe
October 25, 2005

The sketch above shows the thickness-sander lathe attachment I made to sand dulcimer tops and sides. The design is similar to the sanders shown in Fine Woodworking #21, p. 50,…

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