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Miter Jig
… = 7" x 1.155 L.S. = 8.085 or 8W TABLE II: OUTSIDE CIRCUMFERENCE Table II is used to determine the length of each side of… one, how can you find the other? That's where Table III comes in. Table III has two columns. If you're working with …) to fit the grooves of your table saw. Position the base on the saw's table so it aligns with the back edge …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 12
November 1980
Slant-Top Desk
… goingto be. Past experience of writing on a 2J)"-high table convinced me that the desk should be a few inches higher for… how high are the back legs? I dusted off the old trigonometry tables. . .let's see, the tangent of 10° is??? Whew, the … on a radial arm saw or with a router—cutting them on a table saw is a bit awkward.) As shown in Details 5A …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 12
November 1980
Tools of the Trade
… Guide comes in. A drill is mounted to a Drill Guide, which in turn is mounted under a table (or just a board) with a hole drilled in it so the bit extends through the top. In use, it's very similar to a router table. (Note: These bits are not for use in a router, maximum speed is4,000 RPM.) To…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 12
November 1980
Talking Shop
…I finally figured out all of the math involved and managed to condense it into three tables for easy reference in the future. ANOTHER STORY Let's say you have a problem (such …takes time. But, the next time you're faced with a similar problem .... NOTES AND THOUGHTS TABLE VS. RADIAL. In the past few issues we've tried to include information for …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 12
November 1980
Mortise and Tenon
…end of the stile (Fig. 1). To make the mortise, I clamped a fence to the drill press table. Then the stile is held against the fence with a spring board. The mortise is …method I use for cutting a tenon is certainly not a typical approach. Usually a tenon is cut on a table saw by standing the rail on end in a tenon jig, and passing it through the…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 13
January 1981
Drawing an Elipse
…the size and shape you need for the Butler's Table and Pembroke Table, you have to do a little more work. width of … new Point C). Move the brads, adjust ELIPSE FOR THE PEMBROKE TABLE the length of the wire and draw a new Before … The same pattern is suitable for eith& the Pembroke Table or the Butler's Table. (It just kind of worked out that way. .…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 14
March 1981
Drop-Leaf Hinges
… a lot of other little stuffto be done. hand plane and scraper until it was table- The table top must be secured to the base. top flat, Then the drop leaf hinges …we used is dmcribed on page 9. This techniqueinvolves applyingseveral coats of sealer to the entire table, followed by two coats of varnish. However, we a p plied the varnish only to the …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 14
March 1981
How to Get a Hand-Rubbed Satin Sheen
…can be smoothed to perfection with a hand scraper blade. THE SEALER COATS Both of the tables we finished are walnut. It's usually recommended that you apply a paste filler to open …area must be dust-free. It's cided to apply stain to the Pembroke table, best to protect the table top with a piece of plywood right after you've applied but leave the…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 14
March 1981
Talking Shop
…scraper blade ABOUT THIS ISSUE made in Sweden). This one is a little The Pembroke table shown in this issue is ongerand narrower (about 2%" x 6") tlian Editor the calibre of…always seems to do what AdministrativeAssistant . I'm not going to say that building this table i want. Nomatter how it's used, a scraper is well W n l e Lowe is easy. It's not.…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 14
March 1981
A Chair Built Of Oak
… comfortably accept the human anatomy. The chair shown here was designed as a companion to the table shown earlier in this issue. We tried to design a chair that was sturdy and sturdy…'s best ta rout the edges to their half-round shape (which we did on a router table with a W' quarter-round bit.) After the notch is cut, the front leg is placed in…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 15
May 1981
Radial Saw Techniques
… contents of back issues of wowlmith. I Number One: Treetle Table, Contem~orary DoubleDuty Tables, Tie Rack, Cookie Cookg Rack, Gutting Board, Finger Clsmp, Drill Press Guides… CW, Itouted Jewelry Boa, Glaas (JuttingTechniques. Number ~ourtmen:Pembroke Table, Butler's Tray. Table, Drawing An Elipse, Mounting o Drop-Leaf Hinges, H w To Sharpen A …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 15
May 1981
Tips & Techniques
…or photo to make numerous wedge-shaped cut-offs. After almost every pass on the table saw, Many people don't realize that a nail has a $plain it, do your best and, …grain, it and photograph it. (Any drawings or photos s~bmitted cannot be returned.) in the table insert (the metal plate around will help prevent splitting the wood. fiend your ideas to…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 15
May 1981
Talking Shop
…MAILING: July 6, 1981. The two major projects in this issue -the oak table and chair -have opposite problems. The table is quite easy to build, but requires a lot of wood. The … clear Ponderosa Pine costs about $2.80 per board foot, bringing the total cost of the table to about $80. (Of course, these prices will vary across the country, but some …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 15
May 1981
Blanket Chest
… No. 25583 Ogee router bit. We made these cuts two ways. Since we have a router table (shown in Woodsmith No. 5) it was very easy to adjust the fence to make these… we also tried it with a new edge guide fromsears. Both ways work, but the router table is easier. Before cutting these grooves, round over the ends (end grain) first Detail k Then…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 16
July 1981
Mitered Mortise & Tenon
…arm saw, we made a special (but simple) fence about 2" higher than the surface of the table. A dado blade is mounted and adjusted to the approximate height required for the groove. The…I know is accurate: the piece I've just cut. I sim ly place the h t piece on the table (with t e outside face up) and adjust the depth of cut by aligning the bottom …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 16
July 1981
Mortise Cutting Jig
… on three sides to accept a tenon. T i type of mortise is relatively hs easy b cut on a table saw with the use of a r tenonjig. But on a radial a m saw it doesn't seem possible. We… on the back edge of the mortise. That's always a problem when using a tenon jig on a table saw. .LION BLADE FENCE A U W W K WSrW 6DG6 OF FENCE Read More