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Slant Front Desk
…to the case when it's closed. Cutthis bevel with the top face against the table, see Fig. 5. Next, rip an intersecting bevel along the front edge, this time … Set depth of cut andthenranrouteragainst a straightedge. TONGUES. Dovetail tongues are routed on the router table. The height of the bit matches the depth of the dovetail groove. in the…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 86
April 1993
Gluing Up Panels
…When using a jointer, set the fence exactly 90° to the table. And when using a table saw, set the blade 90° to the table. JOINTER. My first choice for cutting a smooth, straightedge is … the slot a uniform distance from the face, rout them by hand, not on a router table. A hand-held router closely follows the shape of a bowed board. If the end of …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 86
April 1993
Ogee Bracket Feet
…lot of effort. Today, most of that hard, physical work can be done with the table saw. (I'll have lo admit though, I did use one "modern" hand tool — a Stanley Surfoj-m… L-shaped bracket). The individual sections of the front feet fit on the drill press table better than a large glued-up bracket. SCALLOPED PATTERN 4V4" -ALIGN WITH SQUARE EDGE OF…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 86
April 1993
Tips & Techniques
…BLADE BREADBOARD ENDS & BISCUITS ■ Most woodworkers know how to check if a table saw blade is 90° to the table, see Fig. 1. But the method I use is a little different, and … William 0. Barger San Antonio, Texas SECURING SETSCREWS ■ The setscrews in my table saw and router table inserts used to vibrate out of position. To keep them from moving, …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 86
April 1993
Compound Miters
… make a miter joint "compound?" It's fairly simple. When cutting a compound miter on the table saw, there are two different settings to make. The miter gauge is angled …way I do it is to ignore the angle scales on the saw and miter TABLE SAW SETUP A perfect compound miter comes from an accuratesawsetup.Butratherthan "eyeball" the proper settings, …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 87
June 1993
Fire Truck
… little odd. The tapered sides lay flat on the band saw table so the back end sticks in the air, see Step 5 …wide. Then sand the sides smooth. 5 For the cab top, tilt the table 10°. Thenmark the back of cab Vj," dawn from top. …two passes. The back of the chassis sticks up off the table and is flipped between cuts. BACK END & FENDERS You'd expect …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 87
June 1993
Jelly Cupboard
… To cut these rabbets, I again used the dado blade in the table saw, see Fig. 15. Cut these witli the front of … to allow for a Vis" gap all around. Then I used the table saw to create a "raised" field on the face of the panels…a rabbet on the back. To cut a raised panel using the table saw, see Shop Notes, page 17. The panels — wood or tin…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 87
June 1993
Portable Workbench
… ^M CHAMFER TOP EDGE AFTER ATTACHING EDGING SEE DETAIL b % CHAMFER TOP-. EDGE OF LEG X ~\ |ll] I | | t | ! ROUTER TABLE FENCE CHAMFER 1 ""——• s /"—t*—*\ -:;••---<• fl /*/\X I.W. 1 ^£^ v. rS—rn J A cut-out in the top of the stretcher becomes a handle…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 88
August 1993
Tips & Techniques
… of the shield. Peter Gibeau West Bend, Wisconsin CUT DADO FOR BISCUITS -WITH TABLE SAW OPTIONAL PLEXIGLAS PLATE FOR BIT CLEARANCE (SEE DETAIL] fa CARPET TAPE ^—#8x11…do with ordinary clamps. I recently faced this challenge when attaching edging strips around a table top shaped like a boat, see Fig. 1. To do this, first I clamped a pipe …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 88
August 1993
Favorite Accessories
… accuracy. more accurate. Even the best tools sometimes need help. Take the table saw, for instance. It comes with a mitergauge, but when used for finish … the Accu-Miter. It's a replacement for the standard miter gauge that comes with a table saw. But for $150,1 expect more than a mitergauge replacement — I expect improvements. And there …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 89
October 1993
Dovetail Box
…. 3.) DOVETAIL RABBET. 1 cut the dovetail rabbet on the router table, see Figs. 3 and 3a. To do this, raise the … ^ T - BIT I!|l!|l ■^~&LS SIDE S BLANK d } W 1 '■'] t=-*s== r-t *■'» 1 1 J Woodsmith No. 89 Next, lay the blank on the table and remove the side pieces, cutting them to finished size, see …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 89
October 1993
Jewelry Chest
…sides. This is done in three steps. First, set up the table saw with a W'-wide dado blade tilted to 40°. Next, raise …side (U), to the end of the front (V). Next, set up the table saw, using the mark on the front to position the rip … Fig. 13a. After you've marked the pieces, set up the table saw to trim them to finished width, see Fig. 15. gluing…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 89
October 1993
Child's Rocker
… than the %"-dia. dowels. SET HEIGHT OF BIT. I routed each tenon on the router table using a '/V'-dia. core box bit, see Fig. 1. (A core box bit produces a rounded shoulder and …tenon on the smaller dowels.) SET FENCE. Next, clamp an auxiliary fence to the router table fence to cover the opening for the bit, see Fig. l.Then position the auxiliary …Read More