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Backer Block Handles All Cross-Grain Routing
February 4, 2008

This router-table push block, or backer block as I like to call it, stabilizes the workpiece and reduces tearout. It is handy for backing up the cut across the grain,…
Essential Push Sticks
March 13, 2007

Safety aids for the tablesaw and router keep your fingers away from moving bits and blades
Nonslip Push Stick
December 11, 2006

When I used my ordinary push stick on a tablesaw, I had good control in the north/south direction but less in the east/west direction, especially when trying to keep small…
A User’s Guide to Featherboards
November 1, 2006

Extra hands make machine cuts safer, cleaner, and more accurate
Push Sticks for the Jointer
February 16, 2006

Protect your hands and fingers from spinning knives using a variety of push sticks and push pads.
All About Push Sticks
November 11, 2005

Push sticks, push blocks, hold-ins, and featherboards are simple little things, usually made up from scraps around the shop. But there's a common thread among the woodworkers who unfailingly use…
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…
Rip Narrow Moldings from Wide Stock
October 25, 2005

Custom push sticks and an organized milling process produce delicate moldings safely on the tablesaw
Two Rip-Fence Straddling Jigs
October 25, 2005

This fence-straddling push stick was originally designed to fit a Biesemeyer fence, but it could be adapted to practically any fence fitted with auxiliary face boards, as shown in the…
Flexible Hold-In
October 25, 2005

Most featherboards or hold-ins utilize an angled board with numerous sawkerfs cut into one end. The flexibility of these featherboards is pretty limited, so they must invariably be reset after…

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