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Decorative Boxes
… while making a single pass over a V-groove bit on the router table, see Fig. 16. Note: The top edges on this box are square…llfl w AUXILIARY / jSi^ FENCE------>/ s%%? 17 i ~^^^^A $0^ \J /auxiliary fence jT / NARROWS OPENING / IN ROUTER TABLE FENCE VENEERED TOP --PANEL FACE SIDE DOWN FIGURE 14 45° …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 44
April 1986
Miter & Dovetail Key Joint
… slot on the otlier side, Step "Z. n. FENCE 3— ROUTER / TABLE II FLIP PIECE V -.—--7^: FENCE 1 ^\ Make first pass on both edges…rout again. RIP KEYS OFF WORKPIECE -----SLIGHT SHOULDER r----------N FENCE V— 1----- I ' 1 TABLE SAW 1 1 ' *•■------SAW BLADE 1 *J Rip the long dovetail keys off the…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 44
April 1986
Recipe Card Box
… on the thickness of both ends, see Fig. 4. I routed these tongues on the router table, see Fig. 5, sneaking up on the final thickness until the tongue just fits in …the dovetail keys. To do this I used a 14" dovetail router bit raised "Ac" above the table, see Detail in Fig. 6. (A 3/s" or W dovetail bit would work just as well.) This technique …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 44
April 1986
Tools of the Trade
…steep hook angle helps pull the workpieee into the blade and down against the saw table. It "feeds" smoothly. And, burning isn't a problem with either of these dado sets. Both the…so. To begin with, the 6" dado blade will cut a lW-deep groove on the Sears table saw. This is more than adequate for any project imaginable. Considering that and the …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 44
April 1986
Tips & Techniques
…when I need to make a fine adjustment of the router table fence to sneak up on a finish dimension. But loosening… of the fence and clamp a scrap block to the table tight against the card. Tips & Techniques Now loosen the…with my handsaw. Stall by clamping a straightedge stop to the bandsaw table behind the blade. The stop has to be perpendicular …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 44
April 1986
Shop Notes
… Cut the insert to shape and clamp it into the recess in the table saw. Then raise the blade to cut a slot as wide as the blade…a fine-toothed blade. I CUTTING 1 WIDTH ■A" DEPTH CUT AUOWS FOR EXTRA INLAY STRIPS J^ w m '-.- FENCE r TABLE SAW INSERT PLATE CUTTING 2 THICKNESS used a short piece (10") to limit the …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 44
April 1986
Brad Point Bits
…tools, so the speed of operation is a critical factor. But the speeds recommended in most tables seem excessive. For example, the recommended speed for a >/i" bit in wood is 6400 rpm according…of the cutting lip, see Fig. B, below. Now to cut the support block, tilt the table saw blade angle to match the relief angle, and set the miter gauge to …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 45
June 1986
Garden Bench
… at Point D. To cut the legs on a table saw, tack a V."-thick plywood carrier piece (about 10" x ) FIGURE 1 PREPARING 4 x 4 STC 3 Vr" ■+-2*£^' /* DETAIL FRONT OF SAW BLADE \ ENTERS RAISE \ BLADE (/> \ TABLE 2%" HIGH x^ e> I ~ FRONT OF' SAW BLADE …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 45
June 1986
Collet Problems
… the bit come loose more often when I'm working with the router mounted under the router table? Part of the problem might be that sawdust and chips can fall into the collet… around the shank of the router bit. To prevent this I always brash off the router table top before removing the bit. I also blow all the dust out of the collet opening…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 46
August 1986
Finishing: Brushing Lacquer
… brushing lacquer worth the finish obtained? Maybe. I wouldn't use it on a large surface like a table top. It's too hard to flow on a flat finish across the entire top. But I … spray a small box, but you could go through dozens of cans to finish a dining table. And I still don't feel comfortable doing it indoors. All in all, spraying on a lacquer …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 46
August 1986
Jewelry Case
…position, lower the blade so it's only Vw" FIGURE 3 MARK WHERE BLADE ENTERS AND EXITS TABLE INSERT A B high and make a pass with the stock for the sides. (I tried this on a … all pieces (except the divider) to accept a V" plywood bottom. (I did this on the router table by making two passes with a Vs" straight bit, see Detail in Fig. 23.) THE …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 46
August 1986
Tuning Up Block Planes
… paper on a flat surface to begin with, see Fig. 7. The table on my saw is the flattest surface in my shop, so …seat to keep edges parallel.
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Woodsmith Issue 46
August 1986
Tips & Techniques
… accurate tenons on the ends of boards that are too long to slide over a table saw or router table. The obvious answer is to use a hand-held router. But sooner or later… pliers or in a vise. To solve the problem, I added a small pocket to my Woodsmith router table to hold the bit while it's being assembled. First, drill a W-dia. hole near an edge…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 46
August 1986
Talking Shop
… in the router base. If you're using a hand-held router (not in a router table) and routing so the router base runs against a straightedge (fence), you might inadvertently rotate…'s another cause of an oversized groove with either a hand-held router or on a router table. Some routers are designed with so much play that as you increase the depth…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 46
August 1986
Wooden Plane
… Then cut the grooves for the key (D) in the front block (B) by adjusting the router table fence to make a 3//-wide groove in two passes with a W straight bit, see Fig. 5. Rout a … from catching on the bit opening in the fence, I made a facing for the router table fence from V-\" Masonite. The same groove is routed in the top of the adjustment …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 47
October 1986
Finishing: Deft
…, I think of the vertical fence as the table. That is, concentrate on pressing the panel against…I CUTTING THE // CURVED CHAMFER // 451> 0 > \ &^JJ> , 1 (OuM_ 1 1 *Z^~~——w* *^— y^^ 5^^ LENGTH Of TABLE SAW USE TEMPLATE TO_ CONSTRUCT RUNNER SIDE VIEW FIGURE 4 FENCE^ s^*^ *&& J ss…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 48
December 1986
Magazine Rack
…the inside edge of the stiles. To do this, I used a W slot cutter on the router table. (For the slot cutting technique, seepage 19.) Note: After cutting the grooves in the …rails. I did this by using a W round-over bit set only "An" high in the router table, see Fig. 13. drill mounting holes. After the rails are finished, five counterbored holes …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 48
December 1986
Bookcase
…the shape. Now straighten and smooth the finished edge on the router table. (For more on this technique, see Talking Shop, page 22.) FASTENER… FIGURE 18 ® CLEAT W PIYWOOD (3 PIECES) SHANK HOLES FIGURE 19 USE TABLE SAW FENCE f MITER GAUGE FOR STOP J '/»" ^-^ (APPROX) SAW KERF -. 1 \^h t -----------13/l6"— …Read More
