Showing 401 through 420 out of 1000 articles containing "table"
Edge Sander
… Tabletop is made from 1!/2" thick plywood. Table back, brackets, and upper guide are #/4" plywood RUGGED TABLE The rest of the table parts go together …⁄16 Nut Block (1) 21⁄4 ply. x 41⁄2 - 51⁄2 1⁄ UHMW x 1 - 8 X Splines (2) 4 3⁄ ply. - 12 x 273⁄ Y Table Back (1) 4 4 Z Table Top (1) 11⁄2 ply. - 10 x 30 3⁄ ply. - 8 x 12 AA Brackets (2) 4 3⁄ ply. -…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 240
December 2018
Handcut Large Box Joints
…Stopped Grooves. Ordinarily, I would cut grooves to house box bottoms and case backs at the table saw. But with box joints like these, this approach means a through groove will be visible (and distracting) in the final assembly. So instead, I turn to my router table and a box slotting bit to create stopped grooves, as shown in the right photo. …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 243
June 2019
“Ripping” Stock
… about after a conversation with another woodworker. We both had set up and used a router table for jointing the edges of pieces. The technique works really well, and the smooth…photo. Finally, I also set up a featherboard on the infeed (left) side of the router table, as shown in the photo above. The featherboard applies pressure to hold the piece…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 243
June 2019
Tips & Techniques
… a lazy Susan bearing and plywood to create my rotating tables. Holding the table in position while I work can be an issue …#/4" - !/2"ply.) NOTE: Notch locations may differ on your band saw table SPACER (#/4"x 14!/4" - #/4"ply.) 14!/4 a. 2!/2 #/4 1#/8 Base 6!/4 Spacer #/4 Spacer TOP VIEW !/4" roundover 4!/2 2&/8 #/4 #/4"-rad. 1#/8 1!/4 1#/4 2!/2…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 244
August 2019
Tips & Techniques
… Tips Renewable Push Block After years of making throw away push blocks for my table saw, I decided I wanted to make a forever push block. It needed to be more stable…I have to get a little creative. One of the easiest ways I found was to use my table saw with a modified straightedge guide, like you see above. A MODIFICATION. To use my straightedge…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 246
December 2019
Making Round Cuts
… that with some creative thinking, you can extend the useful range of your table saw. W Woodsmith.com • 63 Stop blocks attached with double-sided tape { Creating round …. QUESTIONS and Answers Drill Press Hold-Downs I just finished making the drill press table from ShopNotes No. 38 (available on WoodsmithPlans.com). I wanted to know if you …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 246
December 2019
Candle Lanterns
… MADE EASY. The sides are joined with miters. Typically these are cut at the table saw. But the tapered sides, makes that challenging. Instead, I used a technique that I often … level. A few strips of sandpaper applied to the top of a workbench or saw table creates a reference surface to level any uneven joints. TOP ASSEMBLY. The miters and …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 250
August 2020
Mortising Machine
…adjust stops offer consistent mortise sizing. The workpiece is fixed on a table using stops and hold-downs. The table adjusts vertically to locate the bit on the thickness of the…the bit. Finally, you need a way to adjust the position of the table with finesse. BACK. The table assembly attaches to the upright with a wide plywood back. The back has a…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 253
February 2021
Kitchen Chair
… treatments and bold geometry. It’s a perfect match for a certain kitchen table. If you found the kitchen table we built a while back a tempting project, but shied away because of …you see in the main photo, the chair’s construction and finish echoes the kitchen table that was built in Woodsmith 268. The legs, stretchers, and backrest are made of …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 273
June 2024
Tools & Techniques
…Techniques Hold-down clamps Carpenter's triangle Drill press guide While I was building the Trestle Table shown in this issue, I needed to rip five-foot-long boards. "Hold-down clamps,"… if you have a drill press. While I was making the rungs on the Double Duty Table (page 7), I used this little setup to speed things along. To make a setup like…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 1
January 1979
Contemporary Chairs
…It's starting to look like a chair! Make sure the rungs rest squarely on the assembly table. If they don't, you'll have a rocking chair — but these chairs are not supposed… jiggle things around until both sides rest squarely on the assembly table. Then clamp the rungs down to the table with some C-clamps, and retighten the bar clamps. MAKING THE…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 2
March 1979
Talking Shop
…, Wisconsin. He wrote, in part: I enjoyed the article on table saw techniques especially. I do own a relatively good table saw, and your article on the box joint was the…on for shaper, etc.) I would still enjoy articles years. I just happen to prefer a table saw relating to them and associated for furniture building and cabinet projects. making. But…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 3
May 1979
Angle Drilling
… jig shown at top is intended for use on a drill press. Though many drill press tables tilt, getting them at exactly the proper angle can be a problem. The base and top… strip should be beveled at the same degree you want the top to slant. (The table in the illustration shows the height of the strip for several commonly used angles.) Two…Read More
