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Redwood Planter

… way. To make this compound angle cut, you must refer to a table of compound angles. (An abbreviated version of this table is shown below for cutting boxes with sides that slant at be.) Using the table, if you want an octagonal (6%" wide). Since the sides will taper in, the top and …Read More


Woodsmith Issue 16
July 1981
Technique: Rip/Bevel

…ONE O RM Recently we received a letter which asked in part, "I want to make some hexagonal table legs, cutting them from 4"x4" turning squares. How do I cut the square blanks to … itn saw blade (arbor) to SO" (the angle necessary to cut a hexagon). On most table saws (icluding Ssars) the blade (arbor) tilts to the left. On aRockwelGtable saw, the …Read More


Woodsmith Issue 16
July 1981
Technique: Taper/Bevel Cut

…Ta~erIBevel Cut A - How you go about cutting a tapered bevel (a c~mpoundangle) varies depending on the table saw you're using. The two drawings on the left show the procedure for mkbg this cut on a Sears table saw (or anysaw with an arbor that tilts to theleft). T i same procedure can be …Read More


Woodsmith Issue 16
July 1981
Tips & Techniques

…R. Colley B m 4 f ~ " dPenmlyvania , Both of these pieces were then clamped to the table, spacing them equal distance from a three bead cutter on a Sears molding head.…readf ers suggesting this type o template. I n f fact, when I was working on the Butler's Table, Imade mactly the same templuteas described b e , but I ran into a problem. The hinges…Read More


Woodsmith Issue 16
July 1981
Talking Shop

…in one pass. The easiest way to do this is on a router table. 8 I just received all the back issues of Woodsmith. In Number Six you …&&I. The Woodworker's Store carries a wide ) a M y of firniDure hardwa~e, speciaZity hinges artdfixtures, and table h a w r e . LXck Hambldn Cedar Rapids, Iowa Ihave somegod news a d s o m e bad w s . Wehave sta& this…Read More


Woodsmith Issue 16
July 1981
How To Make A Tambour

… for doing this on this attachment (the Sears Multi-purpose a table saw or on a router table. Although both these set-ups look like a Edge Guide, No. 25179…mark the h r d s b & r e cuttiv. fingers) w e feather boards as shown. edges strips, 5is on a muter table. To over the tam- 6 Toground-overdetail). oThen use saw, 4Bq%e ripping tambawbum mclew…Read More


Woodsmith Issue 17
September 1981
Talking Shop

… would give Mount St. Helens a run for its money the way they make a table saw shake and rattle. The Freud blade is extremely well balanced -there's almost … exposed to the elements? Rochester, New York T m y Olsm Ft. Smith, Arkansas Re: T.V. Tray Tables, Woodsmith No. Sixteen. The cutting diagram shows two "A" pieces and no "F'". Is the second "A" …Read More


Woodsmith Issue 17
September 1981
Bed-Side Stand

… tenons by hand (with a dovetail saw and chisel) because I think it's easier than on a table saw or radial arm saw. (This procedure is detailed in Wood-smith Number 12.) … Then I cut a shouldered chamfer along the top edge of each board. (I did this on a router table.) A simple decorative relief is cut along the bottom edge of the front board. As …Read More


Woodsmith Issue 18
November 1981
Building Raised Panels

…WOODSMITH arm saw. We re showing both methods on the next page. table saw. To make this cut on a table saw, first set the arbor at the proper angle (in this case…is Vs" above frame, and border touches groove, leaving Vie" clearance. 1 TABLE SAW. To set up cut on a (Rockwell) table saw, raise blade to P/t" (at highest point), and adjust fence so …Read More


Woodsmith Issue 18
November 1981
Colonial Dry Sink

… edges and the outside bottom edge of the sides are chamfered (I did this on a router table). the SINK'S BOTTOM. The slab for the bottom of the sink is glued up from…Read More


Woodsmith Issue 18
November 1981
Shop Notes

… for the guide bar. Place this in the channel of the table saw so it has a snug, but smooth-sliding fit. (Apply… is set so it rides against the outside of the table. FENCE FOR DRILLING MORTISES I think the easiest way to rough out a…work-piece. Then clamp the jig to the drill press table, and hold the "x" side of the work-piece firmly against the …Read More


Woodsmith Issue 18
November 1981
Dovetail Drawers

… the front of the drawer. The easiest way to cut a stopped groove is on a router table (see Woodsmith No. 5). Although cutting a stopped groove is kind of a hassle, there is an advantage…Read More


Woodsmith Issue 19
January 1982
Dovetail Joinery

… both direction of strength and direction of pressure must be considered — as with the coffee table in this issue. The pins are on the legs to keep them from splaying out… the middle of the board are wider. (The layout of the joints on the Coffee Table are done this way.) As you lay out the position of the pins, there should…Read More


Woodsmith Issue 19
January 1982
Dovetails: The Tools

… ways to speed up the process. Many of the initial cuts can be made on a table saw or band saw. But why? Dovetails, when done with concentration and thought, produce more…Read More


Woodsmith Issue 19
January 1982
Marking Gauge

… chance to make your own tools. Granted, it's a wee bit difficult to build something like a table saw out of scraps laying around the shop, but every once in a while there is…Read More


Woodsmith Issue 19
January 1982
Serving Tray

…, the grooves on the end pieces must be stopped, Fig. 2. I cut these grooves on a router table. After the grooves are cut, dry-assemble the four sides and get the measurements for…Read More


Woodsmith Issue 19
January 1982
Shaker Step Stand

… everything fits, the bottom of the legs can be cut off square (I did this on a table saw with the panel cutting jig shown in Woodsmith No. 18.) Finally, the AW radius…Read More


Woodsmith Issue 19
January 1982
Shop Notes

… event I'll always remember. SHOP-MADE BULLET CATCH As we were building the Contemporary Coffee Table shown in this issue, one of the biggest problems we had was coming up with…Read More


Woodsmith Issue 19
January 1982
Bread Board

… a router table, the bread board's an ideal project to try out the new router table on page…caps are attached, I used a "core box" bit on the router table to rout the finger grips on both sides of the…_______________________________^____________ ' —1 X^ 1---- 1 f It "V C~ V." CORE BOX BIT SET Vi»" DEEP -" ROUTER TABLERead More


Woodsmith Issue 20
March 1982
Dovetail Tongue & Groove

… and groove joint is fairly easy to make . . . if you have a router table (see page 18 for the router table we used). Basically, the joint is made by first cutting the dovetail… actual piece). Then stand the piece on end, and make two passes on the router table, one on each side of the board, feeding the piece from the right to the…Read More


Woodsmith Issue 20
March 1982