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Tips & Techniques
…loosen the wing nut. Tips & Techniques OTHElT-< SLOT FITS v~\ *t -y^v OVER WING NUT ON ( ROUTER TABLE SLOT IN FENCE WOODEN TOOL 5LIDES OVER WING NUT It worked so well that …uniform strips for moldings. Cutting them between the rip fence and blade of my table saw seemed dangerous — the narrow strips could easily get caught up in the …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 52
August 1987
Talking Shop
… little bit, or try a different blade. MITER GAUGE AND RIP FENCE? Every time we show a table saw operation that requires the use of the miter gauge and the rip fence … use the rip fence as a length stop." (That quote came from a reader's Sears Craftsman table saw owner's manual.) I agree with that quote. Okay, then why does Woodsmitli show them …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 52
August 1987
Lingerie Dresser
…'/-" above the table and cut a WOODSM1TH FIGURE I ©- W- T = " ! i i f i i i i i f i i i i i i f. i ., ©' 14'/.' j f 1 1 1 1 f 1 1 1 1 1 f 1 1 1 1 l _L= 1 I " !… ' © T V." FIGURE 17 ^ / TABLE // // /// saw / 'f/y' '/y\ FENCE \^\f-^(/ / DETAIL /RIP WASTE FROM STOCK / LEAVING A …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 53
October 1987
Raised Panels
…that sanding, I decided to try a different technique — cutting the chamfered borders on the router table. I don't mean by using one oftho.s'e$100 panel-raising bits. After a little experimenting, …a 2x4 the same length as the main part of the router table fence (24" on the Waodsmith router table). CUT THE ANGLE. Then cut an angled face and small …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 53
October 1987
Scandinavian Corner Cabinet
…TOP, BOTTOM, S^T AND LOWER
Woodsmith Issue 53
October 1987
Thin Kerf Saw Blades
… through framing lumber. So I bought a 10" Japanese thin kerf combination blade for my table saw to see how it would perform for woodworking. REACTIONS My initial reaction… a dramatic difference in the amount of mental tension normally involved when working on a table saw. The smooth cut seems to make both cross cutting and ripping less …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 53
October 1987
Drill Press Cabinet
… somewhere on almost every list. (It's third on mine — right behind the table saw and router table.) The drill press earned its position in my shop because it does a lot … the sheet in half lengthwise, then into manageable pieces. To do this safely on a table saw takes two people. Since I was working alone, I used a portable circular saw with the …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 54
December 1987
Keyed Mortise and Tenon
… this joint — it's great for knock-down furniture. In feudal times the heavy trestle tables often included keyed mortise and tenons. Once the banquet was over, the furniture could … resist depends on the shoulders' size and design. On a large project such as a trestle table, the tenon is made with four shoulders. That is, shoulders are cut on the …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 54
December 1987
Microwave Cart
… groove on the handle. I cut this groove on the router table using a '//-diameter core box bit, see Step 1 in Fig. 17. Adjust the fence on the router table so when the bit is at a height of '/s" the groove… middle shelf for the hinge. I did this on the router table, see Figs. 23 and 24. countersinks. The only problem with…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 54
December 1987
Country Wall Shelf
…into the dadoes. I formed these tongues by cutting two rabbets with a combination blade on the table saw. auxiliary fence. Since the rip fence has to be locked down next to …cove molding strips. Although these moldings can be bought, I made my own with the router table and table saw. ROUT COVE. The first step in making the moldings is to rout a …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 55
February 1988
Letter Box
… refer to Fig. 7. I made these dadoes '/«" wide by Vtt" deep using a combination blade on the table saw. bottom dado. The first dado is made across the bottom of the front (A), … To do this, first fasten an auxiliary fence (made from a strip of plywood) to the table saw's rip fence, see Detail in Fig. (5. With the auxiliary fence in place, adjust …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 55
February 1988
Talking Shop
…one. Another solution would be to resaw it on the band saw. TABLE SAW METHODS. I Used 8 COliple different table saw methods to cut the thin stock for the projects in this …about 6V2". That's because the maximum height that a 10"-diameter blade can raise above the table saw is about S'A". On wider pieces, such as the side panels for the pie …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 55
February 1988
Computer Desk
… in two steps. define SIDES. First, I made two stopped cuts on the table saw to define the sides of the recess. To do …'s clamped 4'A" back from the point where the blade enters the table, see Fig. 7. make the cuts. Once the saw is set … the left of the blade, clamp a 2x4 to the saw table as a temporary fence.) rout out excess. After the sides of…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 56
April 1988
Kid's Chairs
… over all the edges with a V." round-over bit in the router table. FIGURE 6 DISK SAND OR FIL£ Vi" RADIUS ON------. •m-1'A 1 — . WASTE TOP CORNERS / 1 \ N … SEAT TOP FACING 2 CUT SLOT IN FRONT/ DOWN ON ROUTER TABLE BACK SEAT RAILS CHAIR SEATS After the side frames are…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 56
April 1988
Shop Notes
… around formica. It's even more of a problem on the kid's table and chairs shown on pages 4 to 9. The top frame … the computer desk to support the router. And on the kid's table, the framing strips arc wider than the cutting edge on… match the width of the miter gauge slot in your table saw (usually '¥■"). Then cut a strip of hardwood to the same…Read More