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Chamfering Tambour Strips
October 25, 2005

Here's a jig I developed to safely chamfer the edges of narrow strips, such as tambours. It consists of a straight piece of scrap as long as the strips and…
Dressing Thin Stock
October 25, 2005

This jig allows you to dress stock to thinner than 1/8 in. on a conventional thickness planer. Without it the thin workpiece will vibrate and often splinter on the ends.…
Hand-Feed for the Parks Planer
October 25, 2005

Here's a simple way to get an infinitely variable feed rate on a Parks Model 97 thickness planer, without altering any part of the machine. Simply install a hand crank…
Scissor-Jack Fence
October 25, 2005

After years of enduring the inconvenience of removing and resetting numerous small bolts to adjust the fence on my router table, I made an adjustable fence that makes the whole…
Miter-Gauge Setting Jig
October 25, 2005

Some tablesaw miter-gauge settings are the result of tedious trial-and-error, cut-and-fit procedures. Here's how to preserve that hard-won setting for future use. Cut two 1x2 strips about 1 ft. long.…
Safe Ripping on the Radial-Arm Saw
October 25, 2005

While building an architectural model requiring extremely small pieces, I discovered this safe, accurate way to rip short or small stock on my radial-arm saw. The key is a substitute…
Sliding Dovetail Fixture
October 25, 2005

While attempting to rout long sliding dovetails on the end of shelving joints, I found it impossible to keep the over-wide and long shelves perpendicular to my router table. Here…
Cutting Flutes on Curved Turnings
October 25, 2005

For cutting reeds and flutes in curved and tapered turnings, I use a cutter mounted in a drill press, and a special indexing jig to hold the workpiece. Although making…
Drilling Compound Angles
October 25, 2005

Here's a simple method for drilling accurately through irregular workpieces, or for drilling tricky compound angles and having the hole exit where you want it. First clamp a board to…
Guide Blocks for Accurate Hand-Planing
October 25, 2005

Because I don't own a jointer, I rely on my bench planes for truing up my lumber. To maintain a consistent angle, I cut guide blocks from scrap pieces of…

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