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No. 72
EDITOR'S
December, 1990
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fn'Qu,ntl) about 1I'",,,I.,,,ilh is," Idon't
know how you g"r' do it wilhoul advertis,n~. bUIkeep upth~ gooo work. and don't
dUlI""1 Uf>wilh ad ."
glue them togl"_h~rIn a form. The1'Can'illot
The kr)' In making the whole thing work
of clamps, ctue is oozinJl 0111everywhere,
WllhbUIadVl'rtiSlnl( involvl's the business
and. in a "ford. it's a mess. Rut when the ghlt. "'d.. 01 l,uhU,hlflSl - circulaiicn manageIllt1f.l ,"t jol) (If .1 ,jl"('Ul.l1ljun director is to
dries.you 've got a beautiiul bentlaminntion
01 course, 'here a r"" delail, thrown in hri'lJ.: ill I1l'W "i.ubS(_riptiun~(\lsua1l}tby sendthere. The firsl one is how 10 rip thin. ,")II ing out din...1 mail packagcsi, and ICning
slstent strips of wood. 01 all uie problem'.
,,,.,..,111,"b,,-nll<:rs know when their subthis one appears to be the easiest. )'<1 I've ><ripllun is ~b"ut hl end (by sending out
l\'uc.,,\\111 nOlil'i"l!oo).
round it the most perplexing "'I ve,
I'V" lried 101of methods 10 np ,trip<o!
Even fur. small publicalion
like
wood. It's l)Ue of the mOM ba.....il w~k:-.in l\~l}(itt;"(ltlt. thi~lilvolves nlailing out mil
wooc1worJ..'ing. Ripping ,,'tl thin ....lfi~lis n(,t lions oj pi.....,.,.of mail earh YC:ll'.
Al l~a$l. Ihm's Ihe <;imple explanation.
100 bad. Hili rillJ)ing lots of Ihin "tri!",. an
'n\,,", ,san incrediblc3mount 01 detail. and
'()"SIsl.ih(ly the- samc.' thh,'kn~,i~
n(~t
3::l'asy B:. it $\,"t.'m~.
whnlllwl' lik.. 10 "all "numbel' crunching."
111e m~lhod I lik~ ~>I inv"lv,", Vt'ry 111<' whol,. thing depend~ a great de<ll on
simpl~ addition 10 your lable <3W.Thenddi
compulers-and
we all know how screwed
lion is a <hopomadc msert plale with a .1)ln up Ihings can gel with compuleN.
ler (sc.'C page 1). 'Illc oplill<'r ;')U,I d lillie
To handle all of this. and keepllsgrClWing
piece of wood lhal slkk, up rmm the 1,1"",. allh .. SMle lime. we arc fortunate 10 have a
bUI it m.k.-s a bigdifft'<eflcl'in the :\Cruroe) \'''')' talented person join uS as circulation
andcoflsislcnq' of ripcuh-.l1 Ii worth trying. dirt't:tor. ill Br<!deson.
Nt'w bark.., the halllr<'(..Althoulth it'~ Uz was ionnerly drculJltion direclor for
nUl a complkmed projo1:l ;1do,", lak. a 101 f'a", 1111 lIulldyt)IUIL magazine (a 1.3 mi~
of time. Bendim! th" four S.hook,. (or ('x lion circulation m(lJl'87.inc).and .4m;,rita>l
ampl . tak .., ph..,.. Oil one ruml. Ynu ba .....lo H",.Jlh. both owned by R<,ad"r'~ Dill .,.1 in
allow tim.. fur Ull'lllue 10dl)' on on.. pic"Ct! l'ewYork.
before you can move 10 nexl pie<-I'.
Liz ,..'as anxious 10 gel back 10 the mid
Even if you doo', waru. LObuild the ball west. and liked the challenge or .....orking for
In.''l tb\.'tf!'s a gr('al deal of saU$raction in a magazine lbaLwas entirely dependenl on
making onc S-hook - ,"ven if Its jusl 10 circulation. For my part, rm delighled 10
hang up )'our shop aproll.
work ",ilh someone .....ith Ill'S talent.
el" \IPS. There an'lWoc!amping devices
~V.XT (SSt t. '[,he next issue of
in this issue Ihal are easy to miss. bUI are Wood~m;/ll.No.7.!. ",11 be mailed during
well worth inve,1iJr.lling .
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Contents
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1 Bent
Lamination
L.
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Be'1/1Lamiuatiou
petge6
Il(;llrr
ansu-er lots 'I}' quest lOllS Oil
belldiug thi strip of uood. EI'(,I'Y'
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IHall Tree
11101 Aaolnut
traditional
rorite, Ih I" sui id
Hall Treefeatures fourdisff!
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L.
Iinctirr belli
1 Laminated Ring
L.
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11161 d~f!irtllt
JlIClkillfl laminated rillg is
Il.q it .~o1tlld$.AI/d tile same
/lU! (Is
(f
technique could
!lUll r OWI1
[Shop
Notes
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"I'en
11(11/Tree
pClgeJ{J
be used to mnke
uiooden )('iled" .
11181 J)Problems.
Rub 11rtll.
SUI/ding Dr"
,i) Router Elise Plutcfor
J)
1)1
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Fern Stand
11201 Fern
']'hebent ood. leg~ oj litis qruceful
Slcl/lc/ reucceuted by (( tool uu I
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ITalking Shop
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11241 flatsau
If'e discuss the difference betweel(
and qututersaum l umber.
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11281 ndu
A Rirop-IIIClde adjustable ao block
lIew lVood!el/('1!puilliejilli.sh-
ISouraes
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touches
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FROM
FELLOW
WOODWORKERS
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IMPROVED IENON
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of
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the spacer
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PlASIIC
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SPACER
CHIP SLINGER
SANDPAPER
Chi"" and dusl (eU down iIlto stinger slightl)' latger Ihan the
lhe mOlor when 01)' rOul"r was hole in Ihe rouler lable so it pr()o
nl<1ulll,,1in illYmuwr lable. So I t("('t~ lIlt" mCJtor ('\'('n '\,)l(~nIh,-.
cam,' UI' \\;lh lhe idea or a chip roul~r is~h"t off."",. rig. la.
slinger to pr(H<:<:t the InOlor,
r", L. h'etlt'IXJ'
A chip sling('r is a lf1"~thid
Zel't!1,()/Jle. f'l!ll "ollyl ('t{I' IU
plywood di~k lhal
fit~on 111~'rouler bit
1
A, SIDE VIEW
shaft. sel' Fig. 1.
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TMlCK
(Nole: t:or short
PlYWOOD SUN<HR LARGtR THAN
tI\vay an~1hing,hal
falls lhrough Ih.
hole in the table.
I mad" my chip
No. 72
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~L1ny IVMdmith readers ba''<' gn'31 ,;olulions 10 problems, they've run into while
working in their shop, \Vp"dlike you 10share
those tips with other readers, So (or the n" xt
('W i<."U"". wr'lt ask (or tipson !1Olvinlr
differ
entshop problems.
UpIi! three ollitebe", tipsin eachcategory
will be awarded ~ I~ood.,"il},Master Try
Square. Duplkalc or very similar lips will be
considered in the order we rceceive them.
c-o:!t(>'
~dill~
jol)!'>
ttl
FILES
shal"p\!ning
and
conlt"S
in mils.
....irsl. I make 3
handl~oul of V~"ply
wood. Then, press
.lJl'di~ P.f1"~'tyl'a"ia
Sll10T
SANDPAPER
TO
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KNIFE
TECHNIQUE
WOODWORKING
Bent Lamination
B
ent Lamination
is a
process of bending thin
strips of wood - using lots o(
)!lueand lots ofclamps. II's mESSY.
but .\."W'dI'diog to v-c a ~uny
bent piu:e of wood C!11I.1!Il' from a
glue-encrusted form.
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To
beingbent)
nJ11~am"
tid
crssnoss.
ing,
bUI
Shop :-/otc: Often when ripping a board. it'. dillkult to keep it tight
against the fence. This causes a variation in
the thickness of the piece. Check the piece
with a squan- and joint it. ifnecessary.
KEEP lS ORDER.. To minimize color variation in the laminated pieces, arrange the
stnps In the order they're cut off the board.
This makv, it difficult to ""'" the joint lines
when the pi('C(.'" are IIlued up. Sometimes
they will match SO wen. the lamination looks
tike a piece of solid siock.
IUP FOR~'1'R-\JGlrrGIWN. When rippiag.
the goal is 10 keep the straightest grain on
t1le.(/ytoftheslriptohclpprevenlbreakage
when bending. So if the straightest wain is
on the face of the board. just rip the strip< 10
the apprepriate thickness. see Fig. 2.
However. if the straightest grain is on the
<.'<ig(> oCthe board. cutting the strips is a two
stepprecess, first. rip. piece to the width of
the finished strips (plus Vui' 10 allow for
clean-up and shaping). TIleD turn lbat piece
on its edge and resaw the strips with the
straight grain up. sec Fig. 3, TI'is way. the
st.raightestlmlin will appear on uie 0011('of
lhe strips,
IRafGUlAA
GRAIN ON fOOf
fIRST:
RAP &lANK TO
WIDTH Of' S11UP
SECOND:
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QllESflON: What
'f the
.Ilill. ""/1'1
Filtally. bore a jOdi"",cl<'r hole in the insert to make it easier to lilt out of'thetable.
INSE.,.
The insert on mYlablesaw has .. , IilUl'~lear3Ilfe on ~a~h side of the blade ilIOn the thin
<lri]l'>C311tfall down into the bladp ,101.'1'1,..
spliner keeps the kerf open Ihe same width
., the blade <0 ilreduces ki<kI>Hckand binding on the back cdgf' of Ih., blad.,
make
insert.
first resaw or plane a hardwood blank 10 tI",
Ihklln~ of th.'
oJ)<tniug in the saw
SltAPL'IGTIW IILA,'IL To
tanksl'
this
in"".,
tIl!! new insert will lie flush
('tm'"''
Now
the "riginal insert from your
saw and trace Ih" outline of the insert onto
ti't blank, 11I"n rouJ.!h CUIIn within t ,.;"uf
Ih, oUllill<.'.sec Fig. I.
To trim Ul<' new insert to the exact shape
~rth~ original, I use the original 3, a ternplate 5tartby tapingth"original in""rt w tI",
n~w inscrt hlank wilh doublc>ided carpet
tape. Then I)lQU,Ot a flush trim bil in the
rouler table ancl, witl, the bearing riding on
the originalln$ert.
trim the new one '"
sfulpe, sec ~1g.Ia. (If ),011 don't have a flush
lrim hit. rOil l;'~n,;and or file the iose" until
il fit.snllj{ly in Ihe QP("I.inll)
OIUOlNAL
PUSH BLOCK
Of all lite push blocks in the lI'aCJ!/smit),
shop. the one that II:Ork, ilesrfor riJ)pinl[!bin
strips is eXIA'nwly simp"'. It suaddles the
saw blade >0 the h,'C1 on the bouom Igl' "I
I he block pushes b<JIi, the II url'pi<'('" and the
waste past the blade. see Fig,.1.
The push block is made from an 11"long
pi,= IIf 2x4. Til providl' a lip to
Ille
stock, cut or glu. a "4" heel on the bottom
.'<Ige of Ih~ block.
13~addin ..<! a heel to thellJj) 01 the block.
youcantam the bloekoverand use tlw otber
side when the fir';! heel gel' torn up b)' the
pu""
sawblade,
SHOULD YOU SAND?
After ripping the strips to thickn~ss, you
might be le.mplecllO sand the strips bef"re
YO!1glue Ihlffi' up.l>on'L lbesaw ...illC:uttll!'
.triPS!l(' the l'<lgC<are squure and th., t~irk
ness is ,,"iform. Sanding may round (he
edgl'S and create dellTl'",.ion. in the lruck
ness of Ihe ",mps.
li.H wfult il Ih.", are blade marks in IIle
fuceot tbe ,mps? USlOga combination blade
iosle'ttl o{ I( ripping blade will ~liminaw
mally 01 th,' "aw m3J'ks. Or, if you have a
Ihirkn<"" planer Ihal will planelhin stock,
rip the strips :;lightly Ihick,'!' and then run
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SPllTTtR
CUl TO fn
SAWKUI
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aorTOM or 01.0(1(
use them with. block or a pad 10keep from forms and ih" outer forms,
marring the workpiece. see Fig. 6.
inner forms are usually anachvd to
the
base,
and Ihe strip, wrapl",d around
WEOGES. In some cases 111uSC'a wedg<' in
Let's start with the tools. Youll need only a place o( a clamp. see Fig. 7 There isn't al- them. The outer forms arc not attached,
iabh- saw to cut lite Lltinstrips. (The blad~ ways enough room to USC' wedges, since They hold th~ strips againsi ihe inner Iorms
must be square to tho' table and in tine wirh lh~y require 3notl"'r block on Ul<'jig 10 and distribute the press ure of the clamps.
To make the funns, lay nul Lh~
the fence.) 1 11<'1 a srnoorh
.hap<'son the plywocel.or glue a
enough cut with a combination
4
pauern onto the plywood with
blad e thar lh.. strips don't have
spray adhesive or rubber ccto be planed afterword s. The
ment.Then cut the plywood wiLit
onh .p,>dalill'd tool ill the
QlJE&110N:V(J} Iw(da totoJd(""p""r
~p"{'lal toots to IMr (I hpII( /nminntrol1!
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PROJECT
Hall Tree
This hall tree offers three differenr bending challenges - a silnple L~bend, a
more comphcored S~bend, and to top it off, bending a full circle, All you need
a few shop,made jigs, and a linle rime,
IS
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selected
walnut
b~C3USt.: It
slTt)n,g. and has 3
bends \\('JI.is
lr3onional elegance
1llRD\\ '\RJo:, Once Ill,' curved
Prciect
Sttpplir:l.
than the other two, (\\'e\. in, USt' a wipe-on finish. I wiped on a
eluded an article on belli lam in. couple vI coals 01rung oil to protion technique'!'>on paJr"t' 6 and ~I duct a soh luster,
MATERIALS
!BENDING JIGS
WOOD PARTS
A Leg SuI;(32)
B Hoo~ Stri; (20)
hz.1'.I>'3O
'1'.12x~.30
C POSl (I)
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E RlngSlfI; elOl
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SUPPLIES
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BENDING JIGS
I started work on the hall tree bybuildingthe
three bending jigs, (Nol~: Layillj!our these
CUT-off
NOTE:
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IENOlflm
TO lASE
I
CIJI P.utS FROM
2l,AYERS OF
lI.....mt(k Pi,YWOOD
2'"
cut..", UN'
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JIG
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PJtlS5URf
BlOCKS
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fROM~."1MICk
PlYWOOD
13"
1, WlOIE
SlQTfOa
STARTtR STRIP
2,And
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MARK fOUjt
fOUAU.YSPACIO
POINTS ON FOAM
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LEGS
I After complcling !he jij('S.I sand, and check fora bj!hl fiL
began work on dIe four !logs.
:\otc: ("\ny imperfecticns on
The fir>t swp is 10 rip th< th(' jig will translate intu gap. 00
.trill'> [or the legs. To k.",p the larmnated parts. h'sbenerto
the Ic~sfrom bowing under SJ)<'IlU exira lin1<' sanding nQW,
heavy loads (such as winter than applying filler later, Once
coals). I drided 10 make you're satisfied with the fil, apply
them 1"wide, Each Ictg is a generous coal of pa-:,t~wax to
glued 1111 from eight strips, the jig, This helps prevent theeach :V12"-thick - for a lotal strips from Slicking to the forms,
thickness o[:,'.
GU ~:IPI.E(;s.Aflerthebcnd
CUT S1RII'S. The log ing jig is waxed, the I~g. "an be
strip. (A) are cut from :\ ,". glued up. I used a f031l1 brush to
thick stock in IWO SI(PS.FIrSt. rip eleven apply an even coat of gill. onto
blanks (oaNugh lenl.1h of30"3nd afinished cne stde oteach legstrip Then I
width of H~'. Then. resaw each of these Slacked ~'Cstrips and damped them 10the
blanksimo three h2"tbickstrips. see Fig. 4. straighl section of the pressure block, S<'C
(This will give you a lotal of 33 strips. You Fig, 5. n11i, helps keep the strips aligned.)
need eighl strips [or each Icg. a 10lal of 32
Now close the pressure block and lock it
strips. but vou mal want te cut extra incase in position with the dowel. see Fig. 6.111"n,
apply clamps across the form and pressure
any of the strips twist Orbend.)
rssr rrrns, Before ,!!lwlljtthe strips to- block about every 4" to 5". and remove the
gether, there's one more important >lepdowel. see Fig. I,
test fitting the bending jig. This involves
Aflcrthc leg has dried <lv('might, remove
placing the strips in the Ix>lldillgjig. and it from the jig. Then clean up the jig by rech.ckingforgaps,
moving an)' glue with a chisel. xow, usc th,'
To check
fit. swing the pressure bl,..:k same procedure to KJUt.~the remainim; legs.
'1'1<1\11';". Once all four I"R$ ar.. Rlul'tl,
out and damp
strips 10the ('nd of the
block. see Fig. 5. Then swing the prcssore "1', thl')' need to be trimmed. Before you trim
block dosed and insert the locking dowel. 111[>,111. scrape off any excess glue and handsee rtg. 6. \It"Xl. clampacross the IOml:iUJ1(1 plane each leg loa finished widthotl". Tht-n,
mark any areas where there are gal>:;.see if there an- ~Inyvariations in thickness. UM.'a
tig. 7, Ii necessary. disassemble the jig. re- drum sander and a rub block 10 thickness
tl,,
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aa.oc~PAST HOlt
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~ ROUN.D.oVER
ON lOP tDGlS ONLY
ROUT~l"
ON ROUTt. TASU:
12
SHOOKS
,
.lust like the legs, the [our:-'
11
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RING
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:>:I:/"'Ihickstripstharare bent
around a found form. (~'Of
step-bYoSt'1)Instructions on
building the ring bendina
form, see pages Hi 10 11.)
Afler
ti
buHdmgthebendingjil1. ripa
jj ..._ IO",lonl(ring starter strip
ST\~TR STRIP.
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21
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fQUAtl Y-~SpA(tD
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TA&lf
ASSEMBLY
/If'''r tht finish has dried on all tile parts,
assemblycan begin,
,\1T"\('11 LEGS.Start by placing each leg on
th. "".1 and lilting up the pilol and ~hank
holes. 111<'n.
screw the leg 10 the post with
II s"flatheadwoodscrcws, see ~ig.
23.Once
all lour I~gs were screwed on. 1):lued oval
head walnut plugs in each bole. see Fig. 233
(For more on pluK>.St.'C page 19.).
.\nAC'1I "HOOKS. After the lej!s are atiached.the m'XI step isto screw the S-hooks
to the J'O'I. Todo this, position Ollt' Shook on
the 1>O~'ancl screw it in placewirh a J" brass
ovalh ead SCI''''''. set' Fi):. 24. r.vlake sure the
large radius on thi:' Sohnok is at the bottom.)
f-Jeo!Qll" {a.~ll':'njnR
theremnining Shooks in
place, slip the laminated ringov(>rth<?~honk
yuu just mounted. (The ring won't filover all
24
23
POST
"HOOK
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S'HOOk
RING
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WOODWORKING
TECHNIQUE
Laminated Ring
Making a laminated ring is fairly
simple. It's jusla matter of gl uil)g and \\'TIJPJ)iog strips around
a ring-shaped brndingjig
Okay. but i-m"t it even easier
to cut a ring oul of a solid piece?
It's easier. but not better (or 3
crouple 01 reason!'. 1;"jI'bl. there
would be rwo ",t-a k spots where
router base.)
&\5 NATE. So I started by
re-
'0
,
stOT FOR
STARTtJtSrtlP
nPROUltR
tvfJtY
6-'0.
a )tPI(' IM.')f'
2 l1'il1l ":'.I,.",ght
hil. rottl III, ,,,.g.
3
ultiny.I.1,_.
radii,S n"d .; ri rlga nd
.4If(l(h
~htll)fd /('1"'11
AOOGWf ON
INSIDE Of Ov(RtA.P-......_
I
HOlD SfAJITm SJRIP
IN SLOT WITH CC1.AMP
(l!l'll)I
tile
ktn/I, ;tlse-rtlt({1
j)'lto t Iu: ';;/(11 (Inc/ r}all1pltlg I!Ier!16 it} d"
16
tel'll.J~'t
11.eOytl'f:
1]
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=Swp9.
Then. to trim the In~/(14 of tile ring. remove the WllSI~ section of the starter strfp
Rf.M.OVl:OCfSS CWf"WTTH
StaAPat
TK(N
PLANE staR'S
ADD ADDmoHAL
SlRtPS CLAMPING
\\'ork Ol.(t~(l~trip.~
around lit, J(lrll~.
,4ff, r t/l(;. !1tll~ rlrlrA. ~r'l'1J1~('(ltlU
$rrt,'ll' ;-;I/t, blurk l)l:tid(
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('111lpingas ltftt' tt Q~))t'C"IiS(l toy it) gf'f
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{111lt: .frtJ)'t I'te to}' uf '''te ring
(r(ipqltalt gillt' Sqllf I :e-()Itt bt'IU'~'ll'~
:o:-trilk>;, It'itlt tl ~rra.JH!r,Ti't Ii. pltl 'tl! btJtJt t;(igtIR t~r/Ilt' Lr~(pr~'l)t},oll' /rlll, .iII.. dt.ff. tl) I,i.". IltL
(',))11 i )ltlf uutil I'; U!! is (tt It'(f $:t J/ .." f I,jrk.
Slr'llpt_n II1'h ~{'itl1tilt he-udi."g[()I'ln.
1(11111 )fated ri ug If} it M''fi'rl
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FRO
TIPS
SOME
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SHOP
OUR
Shop Notes
RUBARM
When making L1w laminated
ring for the HallTree shown on
paJ!~ 10. I wanted to llUl a '1'."
round-over 011 all (our tdges.
However, I ran Into a problem
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S('(.'
CUT8LANK
INlWS
UA,Vf ROOM to
tlAMPTO
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SUGHnY
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MAT(H(S
AAOIOS Of RSNO
OVULAPAND
GlUtINIU.Q
O'RUM SANDER
lOWS OUT
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INS:EmD IN
DaUM
18
Np.72
ROUTER BASE PLATE FOR CUnlNG
To '"UI the round ,h,I,,, for
Ill!' Fern Sianeland Wm'k~ II",
ring bending jilt for the Hall
free. I replaced 11... base plate
on m)' rout"'rj\'itll a 1ar:g\.r~11ol)buill bast'. The n...w base pl31<'
CIRCLES
"our ex
of9V~tI, S<'t.l-lg. 1.
SCRiW .LANK TO
BASil,..
WASlt S((;TION
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PIVOt PIN
PLYWOOD aASE
WOOD PLUGS
Wood plugs are commonly
available in three styl es: flat-
~
..
'!.~.
and 1.1" diameters.
I~STAWNG pu'cs.
Flathea d
No. 72
WOOl> PLUGS
BUlTON
OVALHEAO
FLATHEAD
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I
WEEKEND
PROJECT
Fern Stand
There are two challenges to bUikling Ihisfern stand. The first is bending
the legs with a gentle curve on both ends. The second is eLLCting the shelves into
/Je7iect circles, Fortuna tel) , sinlple figs lnake both tasks a snap.
wnuld
that
makinll bent legs - CSI>oall)' legs with a bend on '",rh
OU
t h ink
arc
bent lumivatume.
"l~lStl.A-:.
sists moisture
r applied
1\\'0
MATERIALS
3;,..
A OokLegBlon1<&m
I , M
(Each bioI''' YieldsItvee Sl~ Minimum of 18stopsneeded)
8 Wo "ulleg BIon1<&(3)
'1-. x 1\II. XM
(Each btank Y aids lrJeesll\ps. Minimum 01$ill stnpsneeded)
C WolnuISheIves(3)
~A.8.8
cseces )
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N,l. 72
BENDING JIG
The first slc pin building the (em sland i> 10 1V1 1de \yilh 1) ~1"
space between them,
make the legs. Bill before you can even start which "ill be the thickness of the legs.)
on the Ic~. you have to make a bending-jig.
'\fter drawing the half-circles. CUIthe blank
Ilegin making 1I1Ojigby cuninga base irom in half. sec Fig. 3. Then cui out the quarter:\I," plywood, see Fig. I.
circle forms with a sabre saw.
81ANKFORFOK."S.The next tepin build)'01 ~"NG11IEFOR~1S.
}\fter-all the form
ing the jig is to add sections 01~lr.iiJ:ht and pieces are CUI.the bending jig ran be ascurved forms lU bend the uiin strips 10 sem bled. Start by screwing thr inside
shape. Since the strips are )I/u1' wide.these
(smaller) curved pieces 10 the base.
To align the ends of the IW(. curved
forms should Ill!at least 1" thickl made the
forms by gluing a piece of III" plywcod to a pieces, drdW a line down the length of the
piece ofv," plywood 10 produce a blank 1-1" base. li"'2"from one edge. sec Iig.. 1. 11''''1
by ~J1"1.". set rig. 2.
mark reference lines 18" to each side of Ih...
STR,\ICtrr Fo')R'IS.::-'1.x
pieces are cut out ot centerline. sec Fig. 4. Now screw down Ihe
this blank 10 make the bending form: four curved pieces SO the outside of the curve
curved pieces and 1\\'0 ~traighl pieces, To touches the tS" reference rnarks atthe ends
make the straight sections. just rip two and the line down the center.
pieces I \r!' wide b)' 21"'2" long, S<'(' fig. 2.
Ne:l.1.screw one of the straight pieces un
ct K\!~'Of()R~I"'.To make tilE' curved ~.
the line down the center so it's aligned will'
lions. scribe ("ur half circles on the remain- the ends tlf the C\U"Y~ jit..'(es.
iug pan of lilt' blank. sec F11>!.
2. (1b"",
Note: The other straight piece and curved
curves are spaced to produce curved forms piece.. are not screwed 10the base.They're
M ....
BNDING JIG
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II~~
SECOND;
.LANK
CUTOUAftft.
CIR(USwtTH
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5(1.11f HA.t.F
aRC';I.B ON
ItEMAINJNG
aOANlC
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1\i.ICKNfSS OF SlACK,
$ttOULD fOUAL"',,-
21
LEGS
After riPPinll alithe oak and walnul strips,
Ihl.'next step is 10glue-up the k'1!S.
GI..l.'ING TIlE ~"ffiIPS.Sian by spreading
the ~IIICon on" side 01each strip. Then. a.
LJu, glue is applied. slack Ille .trill" like a
sandwich: Ihl'{',' oak. IWtIwalnut, and thrC<'
oak strips. Now pick up this stack and lay il
on its 5i(I<' aj-'llinstthe straight (~mlon the
bending jill.
C!.>\,\1PING. Nnw. add the other straight
(orm and clamp everything together.
starting in the center and working toward
the ends. see l'il(. 7. Then. align the top
edges of the strips flush by gently tapping
them down with a hammer.
8~!'oDIN(; TIle ST'Rll'S.Nex~ the ends o(
til" strips can be bent around the fixed
curved pieces To do Ibis. use the loose
curved piece to press the strips against the
curved lorms. When they're bent a.' fur as
they can be bent by hand, piu lin a clamp.
centered on the curved section and tiRblen
it down. see ~ig7.
Ihen add twomoreclampstoeachcurved
section, Now. tightco all the damps ;;0 the
pressure is even along the entire leg.
CLEANt". After waiting about six hours
(or the glu(to dry. l\'mQ""lh~ leg from the
bt'ndingjig. Then, scrape off theworsi of the
dried Jduc witha paint scraper. Begenllethe paint scraper is " rough 1001and can
easily tear CJr gouJ,:C the strips,
Now the legs can be planed to their 6nal
width of 1". To avoid tear-out. Iused a low
angle block plal1~.
cerro IF.NGTIt.I\s It comesout ufth~jig.
the leg is too lon,l(and must be cut to length.
You11 need 10 mark Ihc lOPand Ih(' bottom
endsot each leg. and then rutofftheexc~
To keep all three legs a uniform length. I
marked rhe cut-offlocations on the jill. Use
acombination square to mark the locatlon o(
the top of th.. leg 1"in (rom the cod or th..
flXt>d curved (onn.$Cc Fig.S. Then mark the
location of the leg bouom 2. from the end
o(the other fixed curved form, see Fig. 9.
xow. put theleg' back in the bending fonn
and transfer the cut-off'locations from the jil(
10 the leg. Then, cut offthe extra stock with
a band saw or hand saw.
~Hi\PINC'l'Hl'. ESI)!;. When the exun !\lock
11
~
ClA,MP Sl1tAIGW'f SKnON
SECOND:
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CROSS SEcnON
22
Wood~mith
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SHELVES
\\11t!l1all three tells at" complete, work can tractor and mark every 120'. see 1~1g.14.
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,
fo-
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ASSEMBLY
legs.into tho shelf notches with No.lix P.'2"
Oathead wood screws, see Hg. 20. Once the
rem stand is as sembled, check to see thaune
shelves are perpendicular 10the legs. lf tlte
stand is twisted. loosen the screws- adjust
the stand and then rc-tighlcn Ihe screws.
I'U'Csc'R.,,\,, 1I01.t:s.Finall) . fiUthe screw
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COM
}vI E N T S
QUESTIONS
AND
Talkillg Shop
FLAT OR QUARTERSAWN?
I IIlll''_' tt n oi(1 tabl,
Ihltt'l(
1}1(~itl)I!lnIrafnnd ! lllf,nt to rl
11(1)1";"t. {Jut /",1 "n~'tn!laIJm/~.
r'f';
vI"
.OAltO SHAJNKS
tIlt
AS IT DalU
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J"illi' .II
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FLATSAWN
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ers is,j1(lli)II'CJt.
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QUARTERSAWN
FLATSAWN
80th of these methods produce
SUGMT MOViMfNT
IN TH)(~HtSS
111~
only dii{~""n<'ebetween flatmostly flatsawn (11r plainsawn) sawn and quarter-aw II lumber.
lumber-> the mosicommon cut The face grain also changes. In
01 lumber available,
woods with pronounced grain
1I0lUZO~"AL .'''D GRAIJoi.To pauems (lik(' red oak), quarter
determine if a board is flUIS3\l{n. sawing produces aJIIIOsl iridesstart by Io<'kingat the end grain, cent rays or flakes on the face of
SA\\'ISG ARO~IN1) nil-: LO(~_ Ifthe growth rings arc I~ than the board, see photo.
WOO]) \fO\'F.Mt:;~T. Another
One way 10 avoid Lh,' I~,~
45 10 the face oi the board, ii's
desirable area in the center is to flaisawn.s~edrawing above. diifercllcc is tllC' way quartersawraround the 10g:To do this, Another sign that a board is 03t- sawn lumber resists dimena sawyer (the person who cut sawn is an 0\131 nrllshaped face sional changes (shrinking and
log. into lumber) starts with the {.trainpattern, see photo above
sw~lIinl:) and cupping with
b("iltlooklngsick' ,,!the log, cutt:han$ltS. in ..:ea-sonal humidit}'.
QUARTERSAWN
All boards expand and conting offboards until he COUll'S to
a defective area, Then the log is Another method forCUtting log tract along Iheir growth rings,
turned 90' and sawn again. This imo board. is called quartersaw- On a IlatsaWtlboard thi s ca use.
leaves the center portion intact. ing. With this method the log is the board 10 move and possibly
which can then be made into CUtin half and then quartered, cup across its width, see drawposts or lower gradl' lumber,
see drawing. Then boards are ing. On the other hand, on a
TIIRfJllGII ANn TIIROl ell. If cui from each one of the quar- quartersawn board there's very
the log is rather small. or has tered sections.
ijU]~movemcntacrossthewidth
\'t."R1lCAL ENn (;RAI:'. Cutting oi the board and virtually no
many defects. the sawyer may
decide it'stoo time consuming 10 the hoards Iising this method chance (If cupping.
RIfT, In both iJatsawing and
sa... around the log. Instead, treates a difierenl pattern on uw
end.
The
growth
rings
....
ill
be
a~
quan~rsawing.
a certain amount
board$ arc cut one after another.
'Ibis is sometimes referred to a. mo.t pr:rpr:ndicularto the (ace of of lurubrtr will be r(fl.'O.Il'/f, The
t"Utting-througb and through:
lhe boord, see drdwing,
growth rings on this lumber will
24
15 to I)",
No, 72
CALIPERS
ltow fie. ),CIU art"unlttly rncasure
clampnut Then 'h~''3IiJ)<'''' can
thin ~Iril)'" of Yrux1?'11'1... C)Ut'~ be- u ...cd 10 make rt'p"lilivt,.,
ti(nll"III1'(' up ,1",,1\\ ,l't-Ultjng We' IUt.~asur\m('n1' ~lirlr. ca1ipt'r...
,uil" (or til\' Irll1llll.kd prnj{'<'ts are- available in c. ithcr II1c'I1 er
rh('('k the depth of hulc )'011
in ,hi, io:... ut \'e'tl could 11)' to metric j!1':ldu;Jllon...
1)1\1. c.. U.D'Fft:"o..I\ dlalc. ~1I1)l I'"l'I jU!'1 drilk-d, Or (,"\'1.' lht.depth ul
hal.11l\ l".~
1111"'1111<urvor a ruler
on L1II' t'dl.::l' ell 1),4, thin ~triP""- difl.", from a 'hdr car I" rs in a cUd(, or groov.
bUllhi ...rna, tic 1 vlcld VI rv accu
that w." ,1idt I'" i..'Onnertl"ft tet a
\10'1 dial calipers have ,liat,
rd.l, "-,\IllS Or you t00111d do diahndi<'3h r. "'" UPflt'Tl'llliJ)< '" that art.' graduated In Ih"u
inph to.A,lh,,lid mo\(.,.,th~ ...andth .. of an inch. which i..
"ha, I do - u~ a ealll".,...
'1J1lF ( 'UI'I It'- Th. ,lid<l-a). dial prnvid ,a d reet I't'3,Jout pk-nty 3CCW'3le (or mo-t ,,00<1
rp 'f'. (If c,"3.hpn rul. ha.. been that', "'d,it'1' to n-:ad than a .!ide 1IIori<.f" The) can also ,,",Iouod
",th "tI" II1"lduan,IO' \I'hil. u
tl......
-rl bv m:k'hlnl't ...10r(I nrune-. ,-etlipt."T ...
a idllM'r small inen-ment
to mt"3o;,urt'in I.rnaland I xterna]
In .lddiIion 10 m<ltk and out ~'! i...
<ide mt axurc rnent ..., all Ilia! fat on a ruIcrora slid, calipers, it"
dimen ...ic}n.. ........ IIIYO'r calilltr-.
In 1)11(111, ()nl J 1'4' Ilf the-calipers
i')I"~can be u.....d to measure ('3.''-)' to read on a dial calipc rs,
i...
tix('(1 te) ,hi' main pan or till' depth, \11,.'0 Ih"l"3lil''''Ja'' ,an' "or more information en wht-n
((-,ell. J\II" tlu- ,,,Itllt ~lW j" pan of optnr:d. t metal rod thllt'" ,tt
In fintl rJial calipers, sev Sourern ...li(I,' tl,;" nlu"'('" in or Ilut until t3cl't'cl to lht' ~11(lf"prtJtnlfit s nn I"l!!'c 31.
1'~lXG CAUPF.R.O;. '1~()u...t t:ulboth jaw, 'oUdl Ill<'workl'i.ct.
rn)m
bonom ..I thl' <
()n(~I' in l1Cl..iliflU, thr' "lith-can
and isa coov('ni('l1t rit'flth t:;ttlJ.t"_ iIM.'r-..slidl~ tIle jav.--s "lclMd fln ;j
h. d:UlllWd with .1 kourl(od ~ phOlf. 1111' (',an I,t ,1.....,1 tel "nrkpil"' ....TIleD. if Ih(' "ali""r,
'h"
"Ii,.,.,.
tIl",OlI'lo rs,,
onltR t'l'. I rind my,elf
r. 3d11nl: lor the dial calipe ....
ml,n' allel more I iI~'t
p on...nex.
tel lilt 1'~Ultr (I)' ch('\.king the
thickm- ......
for check-
CLAMPING TIME
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TOOLS
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TECHNIQUE.S
FINCIi
the y('ar.;.)
PROTfCTtVf
SOIJIJH)Rl)()(lR.I iound the
SORFACt
perfC'('l replacement table at the
SPACUtS
OF ' ....
local home center, It's a wUd
OF I."
MASONnt
MASONm
core door that measures :10"
~
wide and ~O"lung. (Slight I),
blemished. these doors arc
SlcnON
often available for about $25.)
QtlAaI.l
n,CS<' doors are usually H'."
thickwith a solid con- ui panicleboard. They're heaw and stable
-guOO for saw tables. TIn-races
01solid-cen- doors are tYI)j(all~ chipout on th~ bouom side since
hardwood \'I.'"('('J. ruul even if 111t:r~':-.no :-,uPJX,rt where" the
the lace i. blemished, il still blade exits,
works fioC:" for a saw table
To help keep the new table in
:-'ote: Instead \)1IIsinl! a solid- good shape. I screwed down a
cure door yoU could build uptwo protective surface of V." Malayers 01 ~," plywood lor a 111- sonite to the topofthe table. with
ptacernent table.
a replaceable middle section,
PROTEL'1TI'ESUlFACE.i\Jlother drawing above. Now. when
thing that's always bothered me the Masonite becomes 100 cut
about working on the radial arm up. Ireplace the middle section
saw is the way the table g~t. and start fresh with a smooth
chewed up with repeated cut surface.
ting.!ls the kerfs in the table gel
"PACERS. As a further precauwider. sawdust builds up in the tion against sawdust build-up. I
kerfs. And the workpiece can added another feature 10 the
_NT
'I'"
SOUDCORl DOOR'-......
SPACERS
{1,S....THlCKl
(GlUe TO fRONT
SI<\'lON OF TAlLIJ
SIJPPORT. Finally. if you position the longer table very Car 011
renter (It'1l.()orighl Onthe base)
you may want to support the
26
onhe table.
_.
MAI<II<G
1l1~ IIX:". Icut the
support ledge Irani IV!"tJlick
stock to a width 012". To attach
It, flJ'Sl bUll the end 01the ledge
10the end of the saw table. keeping the top surfaces 01 the saw
table and ledge (lush. Then
screw the ledge in place from the
backside ofthe fence.
If you ever remove the fence,
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COUNT'UtSUNK
Fh WOOOS(If"WS
FINe>
I
\Voodsmlth
No. 72.
MilER JIG
AhhoUJ(hI use the radial ann
saw mostly (or cross-cutung.
for
ling miters,
My sclution was h) build a
miter jig. Then the saw arm can
nlwaysbe k~ptat90' whilethejJg
is damped
10 the
saw
ta bk-
c:ulljng miters,
fence RUides (ail cut (rom less
than a quarter sheet Of;~/~"ply.
the RUide<
screwed in place. work can
begin on Ih,> two fences (D).
TIleS(!lengths of 1'4' hardwood
fit in channels formed by the
FE.'1CES. 'l'ilh all
INSIDE
h)FENCE
GUIDE
16"
WASJ
screw
,."
COuNTU:SUNK
SCUWHOU
CfNT'RfO ON
fHfO(NU5
16"
.,~
"."
NOTE:
(UlIO
DUIIlfl) llNG'ffi
FENCE
)J
0 ..
WING
NUl
t,".W1Ot )(
~4"DrP
lXPANsJoN
SlOT (tHftftto
ONTHKKNfSS
SAFETY HANDLE
No. 72
Wo"J"Ttlith
27
RADIAL
ARM
SAW
the
the
SLOP
rate
10 keep
111(' measuromcrn is
line' indicator,
"Ole: The hardware 10 bllilrl
block is available at
or
through
Woods,,,,'}! ['raJert
SIlI'pri....."'~ page 31
"mRS, One thing needsto Ixsaid here about this system II
you ~ng the radial ann to cut
miters, you'lI cui lhmuJlh the
metal measuring tape on (h."
new Ience. Ithinku'smore aecu-
BODYBLOCK)
NOlt:
PINCH III.OC1<
t..
I~'
CUfF.OM
looy
&l,OC1(
11,,-
,_,-..._
2" q.
BiANJ(
2'
.....,
4)4"
NOlt:
CUT BODY BLOCK
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STOP.lOCK
frTS TKIOCNESS-
"
OFnNCrpws
1'MfCkNW OF SPAC(1t
W"",,!smlth
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PINOi
-BLOCK
No,72
ASSEMBLY
With the body block (A) and pinch block (8)
cuuo size, you're ready to begin assembling
the ,lop block. The pinch block i.auached
10 the body block with carriage IMJh and
wing nut, sec Fig.!.tighl~ning the winRnut
pinches the block against the fenc!. To
erealf the 'pinching" action.the pinch block
is b..'Vdt>dalong ils upper end.anu hinged III
the body block with a spline 0(11." Masonite.
see ~-Ig.4 a,
CI.TSPUNE "F.RI'S. TIlt' spline fits in kerfs
nil in both blocks. see Fig. ~. To rut these
,"
,~.
SPUN
NOTE:
I(\I(l
fXlIND,
ONlY to
$l'u."
ASStMaLE ~N04IUXK
--~
~
=<:
~l
IlVR
fOll
SAWEMJ
o. }.-
DRJU.OY(lSlH
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HOl.[FOA
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IODY
PINCH
StoCK
"lOCK
RWE'
DRlll A '-',"
COONTtHOlE
' OEI'P
INDICATOR BLOCK
Atu-r the stop block is assembled, a triangular indicator block is glue"<l10 the side. This
holds the hairline indio...,.torIhal shows the
position ofthe stop block on the fence.
SUlCK ,\,"[J IS'OICATOR.
To make the lndicator block (C). CUi 3 triangle from 102"
stock, refer to fig. 9. Then. to make the
hairline indicator (D). CIII a piece of ~..'
P1exil!las I V.' wide and 2 W'long. see Fig. 8.
IWR.UNE.
O. INDICATOR
10
BLOCK
UP
No. 72
WouJsmirh
29
FENCE
\Vilh 111.-stop block complete. work can
11
12
CROSS SECTION
ISL.. VIEW)
VAaN&SH
eHAMfOt
,
FENCE
fHa.OATOF
STOPIUXI(
CD
0,
,.
,u
WIDtH VARJU
WfUI THtCKNESS
OFT~
J ... WIM
CHAMfEIl
flN((
CH.AMfUl
all
13
saw
,.
CI"\~ffER.
,\ll<-r the tence ;UIIO tinishro
size, Ihe next step is to cut a ~Jtwid~
chamfer alon~ thetcp edge for th(' measuring tape, see I~ll, 12, To do Ihis, I used a
chamfering bit on Ole router table, see Fig.
.....
(RUfATO P. 26,
chamfer.",
MEASURING
~(,XI.I
3
Ihl'
TAPE
NOTE:
SUPPOI2T LDQt MAY
a( AODD Hllt
To do this, firs!
fil
the stop
block ontc the (eli" e.11t~1lbutt the righl side ing tape - il should be exactly the same
of th, SLOPblock to th,' It'ft ~id~ of th. s<,w leogth a, illdkatcd by the haIrline,
b1ad.'. S<'C Fig, II. Now. ";Ih Ih~ "Oil block
c1nmp<'d in this posilion.lX'eJ back a couple
14
inches o( th,' paper bal'king Irom the rem
eod 01 the measurU1J! ta~
I.UTf Qt.GHT SlDt-Of STOP
1'0 L(Ft Slot Of &lADE
Thelllhrt'ad th~ Lapeund.>r lht' rlexiJ!!as
TH[N
lOCI( STOP tN PLACE
indicator and position the -7ro point undt'l'
the hairlinv, sec ~lg, 14 No'" r~IlI"vc th~
resl of the backing and prK' we tap<' 01111>
the (ence. (You olay h:J\'t: to cut the 111(.'asur
iog lape to the lengw or your fence.)
~11\~
'1. 'N~,Nexi. d1(....k till' hairline in
dicalor closdy. If the hairline docs ol)l read
exacLly wro wben the <lOPis louching th,'
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No,72
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ihectherhardwarenecessarvtc
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Radial Arm Saw Stop
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Final Details
Stop Block
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