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Shop Notes
…1". ROUT strips. Then, roul a finger grip on the back edges of each strip. I used a router table and a V41' cove bit set for a V2"-deep cut, see Fig. 2. (Or you could …Woodsmith No. 74 ROUTER TENON CUTTING JIG ■ Here's an alternative to cutting stub tenons on a table saw (as shown on page t5). For this method, you'll need a router, a '/211 or…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 74
April 1991
Talking Shop
…to do this, you must hold the workpiece vertically on the router table, see Fig. 3. And this can result in chipout on the face … bit, see Fig. 4. You can rout the workpiece fiat on the router table or hold the router freehand. This way you have better control and … BEARING NOTE: USING OGEE BIT, ROUT EDGE WITH WORKPIECE FLAT ON TABLE OGEE No. …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 74
April 1991
Redwood Planter
…second pass.) Next, to cut side (B), position side (A) down on the table and rip off another narrow strip, again in two passes… the top and bottom of the legs on die router table, I cut this slopped chamfer there, too. Start by setting … each leg, holding the leg firmly to the router table fence and plywood push block. Again, feed the leg from…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 75
June 1991
Shop Notes
…a problem as I was building the frame for the top of the Patio Table (page 6). The frame sections of the table top are mitered then joined with splines that fit in kerfs. …have to use an edge guide or a router table with a fence to guide the work. On the Patio Table slats, I used the router table. But there was another problem— the throat opening …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 75
June 1991
Desk Picture Frames
…frame to thickness. Then rout the same pattern shown on page 13 on the router table. DESIGN #4 ■ To make the circles in the corner squares, I used a plug cutter and a countersink. … fence and stop block against the frame and clamp them to the drill press table, see Fig. 3. PLUG CUTTER. Now, to make the large circle, plunge a W plug cutter into …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 76
August 1991
Cherry Night Stand
… on the inside face of both back stiles, see Fig. 2.1 cut these rabbets on the table saw using a dado blade with an auxiliary fence, see Fig. 3. JOIN sides & BACK. When rabbets… rout the bottom edge, switch to a V4'1 round-over bit raised 3/i6" above the router table. After the pieces are routed, miter both ends of all the pieces so the lengths…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 76
August 1991
Shop Stool
… next step is to lilt your drill press table to 10'. Note: If your table doesn't tilt, you can make a platform to … of each leg (B) with a W round-over bit in the router table. The length of the stretchers depend on the angle of… use the jig, Erst lilt the drill press table to 7°. Then, clamp the jig to the table so the groove is centered under a …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 76
August 1991
Edge Jointing Basics
…workpiece at a slow, steady pace. TABLE SAW QUESTION: Is there some technique for getting a really good edge on a table saiu? For a long time, a table saw was all I ever …The first way involves using your router table like a jointer, see Fig. 5. ROUTER TABLE A jointer has separate infeed and outfeed tables that are offset from each other. To …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 76
August 1991
Wedged Tenons
…page. ROUND TENONS Cutting tenons on dowels is easy when they're cut on a router table. The tricky part is finding dowels that are truly round and consistent in diameter. …router fence with an auxiliary fence, refer to Step 2. Then, clamp a support block to the table so the dowel is centered over the router bit, see Step 1. Adjusting the height …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 76
August 1991
Shop Notes
… is a straightforward matter — if your drill press table tilts. (If your table doesn't tilt, see the Shop Note below.) But even if die table can be tilted, you may have a problem … edge of (he platform is parallel to the edge of the table, see Fig. 2. (If your table is round, orient the platform perpendicular to an imaginary line from the column …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 76
August 1991
Tambour Clock
… a standard 3/8"-deep rabbeting bit to cut a W-deep rabbet, 1 made a simple jig for the router table. The jig is just a strip of Ma-sonite cut 3/t" wide. Then a W-dia. hole is… enlarged the bearing.) Now clamp the other end of the jig to the router table fence and rout the W rabbet, see Fig. B. FIRST: rip \V7 SECOND: MASONITE TO n!-" BORE W…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 77
October 1991
Kerf Bending
… it can also be used in furniture. The Curved Front Table apron (page 18) and the lop of the Tambour Clock (page 6)… you'll end up cutting all the way through. TABLE SAW On the table saw, the same method can be used by…-tipped combination blade worked best for cutting kerfs on either the table saw or the radial arm saw. BAND SAW Cutting kerfs on…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 77
October 1991
Flush Trim Bits
…Fig. 3. But I usually use a pattern bit in a hand-held router only. On a router table, it's safer to use a flush trim bit with the bearing on the end. 1 TEMPLATE f--------- r:i FLUSH TRIM >-. BIT VBALL BEARING 3~£ WORKPIECE r ROUTER TABLE TEMPLATE USE PATTERN BIT WITH HAND HELD ROUTER WORKPIECE - SHOP-MADE …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 77
October 1991
Shop Notes
… pilot to the router base making sure ifs exactly centered over the bit. TABLE TOP AVOID "ROCKING" ROUTER WHILE ROUTING EDGE- ROUTER BASE------ RABBETING WITHOUT CHIPOUT ■ When routing… a Vi" x H" rabbet might be cut in a single pass with a straight bit on the router table. Or in two passes, raising the bit between passes. two-pass method. For…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 77
October 1991
Sewing Box
…have an additional panel for a groove near the top. I used the table saw with a rip fence and cut all the grooves in two …13. I cut these W-wide notches using the miter gauge on the table saw, see Fig. 11. SAWTO SHAPE. Now cut the …for the rivets.) Safety Note: Use a push block on the table saw to slice the Vi "thick pivot arms from the blank…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 78
December 1991
Display Cabinet
…-hand corner.) To cut the dadoes, you can use either a table saw with a dado blade or a W straight bit on the router table. To allow the shelf to pull up tightly to the… the workpiece, see Fig. lb. To do this I mounted a V2" straight bit in the router table. Then I cut the tongues in a couple of passes, sneaking up on the final depth until…Read More
