NO.

51

'J

NOTES FROM THE SHOP

$2.50

W-YX

smith

NumberSl

June. 1987

Edt10r
Donald B. Peschke

Oesogn OtreclOt
Tod Ktalk:ei<
AssIsIan! Eddors
Steve KroIlrIler
Oouglas L Hicks

Douglas M.lid_

DesIgner
Ken Munkel

T_IOustralotS
David Krey1lng
MlkoHenty
SuIJsajplIon Mao9!)e<'
Sandy J. Baum
AsSlstlnls
Christel Miner
Vicl<yRobinson

SubsaipctOO

_SlrO\Id
PaIKoob
Corr1pow< Operabons
KenM...".
Admnstrawe Assistants
Cheryl ScOiI

Ka1eBauma
8i>11dong Ma!nIetW>ce

Archle KrauS<!
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Is published
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by WOOdStnIOlP\JIlIIst.ng Co. 2200
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Copyright 1987 by WooOsmoIll ~
Co.
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Sawdust
ABOUTTIllS ISSIIE. The vast majmity (If
IINljo?<'U<
shown in I\'UtJdRUlitl, can Ill' h\lilt

with a table :laW, reuter, driU 1'rt!SSand hand

tools, That's kind ofunw;ual when you think
ab<)utit. I"",killl( back 011tm.IJaOt 50 i,,<ul'1'.
th er e has been an incredible variety "fp'....
j.

All bad<

01 Woodsmlth are stiI avalialJle.

Sood lor a !teebook.tel des<ribOng the COnI""js and
pnces olaR back ISSues.
iS$Ut!$

SAMPLE COPIES

II you have. fnend wOO would like 10see a copy 01

Wood$tnl!h lIISIsend !he name and addmss. and
we'. send a samp1e [at noCOSl).

JlCVCI' complained,

"'c've tried t(1 offer a description of this

procedure ill this issue. The steps \\'C Col..
tools,
10\\' to tunc up our band saw flon'l take
Bm th~re', one twl thaI we don'l [CHlII'" ItJllj(. but they rio y''''tI hi!! r.,u1t.<.
too rlft"n. and il'" one oi my favorites: thc
CAR KIT. 011' the sawis tuned lip. the
fun
hegin.~. 1'01' me. that was buildin!! the
blind saw. Alth<ll'),>i'li\\'oullln\ Jrivc up my
table saw, a bou)tl ~\\ otIer~ some unique cl:k--sicroadster (or lhis issue,
c'J)I')()t1.uniti~ to ha.\'(' ~n1f.:t re:,1 Iun \\rit.h
Althrlugh 1 elljllyt.n building Ihi~ ear, Llw
\\', jIIl(lw(,rkinf!.
t;nl\"-(.'(Ul~unljng l)att was {,(IIJ(..ottingalll h~
The pn>jl"'~~in thL, lssue ru-e d..ugned 1)3'1<and wood needed bef ....e I eoukl even
around a hand .a\\ as thl' !Jrimary pk.w of begin, That meant several (Ii(rer~nl
equipnK'nl.(Althoul!h ,rb h"IIII)'IO have a sources rl)r this project.
table""w lodo""mv "[Ihl' pY<'liminou-ywork
Over the past tew years. we've rried to
list
all the sources we used for the projects
"o"led to
Ull Ih, hl,"'k before you
begin \\'ork on th.llaIld :<"'1\\".
sIlO\"11in each issue, But st~u"tin_gwith lhi!'i
:-;0. t.h:ll Im1ollL-...th.<>r1n1jt-rt:; have :, k,t of
issue, und an purtieular \\'iu, the cl;i..~it
curved cuts. ri~ht'! I SUI'fJON..that ltaIvl saws roadster, we arc.' ad<ling another S4>UI"CC:
are best known (4,r(,\ltlu~ curves. HUlthe)' WrM>dJ<>/U,lt I'rojo?<'!~up"lie
am (~. ':' whole )4lt more, Th.)- al~1 excel nt
If )'00 want u..()nle.'lhe parts lUl(1 \\'(l(:I(1
n~\\i"g Cti,lpirlJ,!\\'.IIIMI"ll t"(J)(l' t(J j."l\ot tJUJ)~ ncffi\.'(1 to build the ''0.1'1,[(,,. \\ e are nITering
fie" pit'Ct,).
" kit. Actually two kits, one with IlID'!.>
If fur nt; t.lll\"r rva........n. I \\l'IUI.' ~~ri',u..
..l~' (\\'I...eb. _prinJ:S and the pl""ti. f"r th(
c."(,uAA)crt)u~il,g it lxultl ~l\' ju...t tA, h"Sl\\
wind""ret!n). anrl anuthe,' kit that inc1ud..,
:;tork. 'n,en~'~
ju:-'t no "''lJI1'I1Jr;ui~Jnhflot\\ ' ...n th"",' I"'yt" plu~ th~ wour! anti ,1Q\v~b
n.~l\\'ng t)ll a 1);)1\(1AA\\' :oMIlUI a Ltlbltc> l'Oa\\. ,1<.,.0(..'1.
It'$.:1. ,-ath('r rulrt'O\\'ing e'x(.M:riem't"t)n tLtabJ(:
W'...'KJttr;i'lgto roml>et('\\;th the mailSl\\', t1ut ~'1'
~tn(l :Ull)(~l t-'(fmrort~lbl,-.,n ;t (JITter c;u.aJ(jJ..PK. J 11fal't~ if )~OU\\'anL to rna.k( a
band sa'\:
rut. tt( cal":.'. their plicus '\'ill be muc-h bette)'
):el. \vhi1~singing lh~ Jlr'diiC~c)f a b.:ill()
lhAn (JUno.. \Vh:it \\'~ \\laml"'(1 to tlo is offc'l' a
It \\'a)' to l'e(lu(Ie the h.L,..;Ie:-t (,f
""w.lh., do "''''e thei"awkwm'] $ide. There :;e),'it'e
3l"t' time:-. \\'hell cUlting a i4u-aight lillP i.~ g~llinglbe 'UllpUe< Df!('(ledfor " Pl'ujl'('l
of a chall('Ilj(e UUUl It tihould be. If the $00\\ n jo l\(HN!:;",III,"
thoult about oITmllg this $.entice l()
M,\\ is'l't :;et up prol~rl~'.
)'tJU '\'ill get a
"'undpling Nt,
""h.<Mi\)I'h; *V~l';l) time", in the I'*'t. '!'here
TUNE UI~Thf:l }'(Jlutic,n,I,f cuurs~. i:-: ea.,.v.
ulw...1'~""""", tAl I", "n" little }loot Ih.t. "",1
l~L... buill with thi... "Iimitecl- seleetion of

"'I":""

'"0""

'1\In~ \11' ~'()III'~a\\' 1)41(01'('

be._rin th(>

N( (,b."'t:U~.()j'll18l'$ $U jUl'XIJeJlhl\'e thnl ~'(Jla

project. Bllt t hal's eask, said lh,m done.

['nl usuall~' :1n)\.;ou~to gfot {!Oil1g,ancl I
\\jn(lup l"tluing \\'hun J :,htluld 00 lliniltg.
TIll' iml)Q11!.-tn(."Cor tuning up a blll1(J ~a\\'
L_";' rnr nlOrt" imllOrt..'lnt than m(}$l otht"l'
machineJ:r. Il'~a task tbaLh~L'to be (lone on

.,.~n\meet Ih( minimum order the ,1IIalOg,;

usu3Uy ''''IU;',<,. 01' that'$ jll,1 not 3v:)l1alJle
thnlllgh th" mail.
In fI'l't. \\~hatgot lL-sg"t,ing thi,:.t time \\'&>t n
lillie pit'('e u[ pla.'<lio.To rnak~ the \\'illdi"C1~n. )'OU nt-eel a pie<'(" of 11bL..J.ic.Nut.a big
tical. 1Iuti! yuu try to find ".mulll pil'OO.
At lil'St. \\c thought abOI,l u,J..inl! Ihe

~{l"Cgulat

~fl)U

b::t::L~- at t.ht! leust.

C\'Cl')' tin~

lh~ blade is changL'(l.

A couple of year:> O!.~',I watched Mark
DII~';nske ""t ~" a blW,1 ""W. Mark i< tI
strates

Inca nlachilleJ'~' at. a \'U11et.)'or

\\'I)Of'!\\'ot'kinl!
114)1

and $.tot'C_.::(\~h(lllh~$
at hOlT1C \\ nrking un h~ n("\\' l)C)Ok n

band

'\e

cabintlmlikor from 'V'L<C'O'l:'inwh.. iI~mvn

8ACKISSUES

It wa,.. intel*'i!stjll~ to \~al(')' 'lit! attention

to detail that went into thi.< prep ....atien,
Ami equally int(H'!Sling tu see the results.
M.u-k pushed the &"1\\' to it'$ limits. ttlld it

$hQ\\'s,

salIS).

fl.lark

n \\',IOd\\'ol'kjng
~h()\\' arl(l "'as US-lllghi....o\rn ban(1 M'\' one lh~tll'm.~urt! h);l..
.. t'e('eiverl much ~Ittcn..
Iin" and tarc. y"t. bcfQI'(: the tihow. Mark
'IJent a ,1\'00(1de,d of I imt.' makinlt adjust.
Inen~ anti selting Ull the St.\\. before he
(~\'ercul into a piec~ of \\ood.
\\'$

l)reJ)~lrinj!

f(,I'

ph~U(,.'";nd~re<'11 tlrrthe C'Ul" j\lst l~'

Ilutke it
e'"d... i~l',
nut

it \\'&' tl,lt1nice \\'ith it, TIle'l \\'('

thoUI.>i'ltabuUl """'Iill!! nut jUl't th" pi""'" nf
pla.<ti. to anyolle \\ h.. wWlll'<l il.
011(' thilll( led to another anr! \\ e dlOCidt'tl
t"'It the llt'l "pprr.lch "'lIi' tn off., t\'" kit>;
"filar!.. [o,lh. t>1I:
St) \\"(:11 ~lo('l1Q\\' it \\ork.....Ifit S\.~ln~tA.ll(.'

popubr. w,,'11expand it In include "ther

projecl>'. hoth In the rulU,.., :uMI [01' llaSl
l~tICS.

NEXT "tAIUNe.

The nC"xl i!'...",ueof l"()(J(/.

.il/fill, (Nc), 52) \\'iU be mailed cJulillg the fi.~t

"'ek in ()"Iohc,.
'J"OODS~llTH

T_i~s & Technigu_e_s__

__

MACHINIST'S VISE HOLD-OOWN

I wanted to build the rraditicnal woodworkr;' bench shown in lVoodsmilJ, No. 50, but I
was reluctant to give

Ullin)'

heavy cast iron

nl".hiru,_~" vise. 1>1]]111."('the vise to work

on metal parts ami to make repairs 011
houshoId Items,
Rather than bolt the ,nathink;fs vise permnJ1t!ntly to the top of my new bench. I
atulchc'<l it to II ... plywood base plate that
had a 2,~ 'krel' screwed to the bottom. The
keel coulrl then be tightened into the l1"nt
\~L~on the bench when I nt'C'(lt)(1the rnachin ..

i~:4 vise al1(l removed

for lrtOI'3j.!(~when I

,lidn'!.need it.

on the ",uter ~, raise or IO\\'e,'the bit, the

motor would f.U eompletely "utoftll<' muter
base.

A SLIGHTLYWIDER KfRF

ll'~al\~a~'sa light fit when J ll,' 1(, push u '/;".

(E(liJfJf'.~,\'01,, TI,;s i..." 11''f)/~/I'I''1fill,

M;JSClDite sptine intu n kerf tll:-tcle h) nl~'

"'OIlY ,Jil,,,', brand of rolfitf"'. too.Llmcerer;

carbide ",,",blll(le. 11", k,,'( i~

just a h:tirl._""
than ~I'o-",anti the ~l~Nlnill'with t hl'l!tueon it

UIIIIT n1(xlt'{ .~fflnfrouter

pi/lillll

8"!I"'~/{~Jltfltlll

k(o/)t

hnd " rack

(1"'(

({I(' IIICI{O,. (1"(1111

1;,11111(1C'/~IIII)/(rft'l 1/ (",I.)

-_

i., 8 hajr more lhH.J1 tf.,.

One solution is to move lilt' fenee over a
Of.

wh6Her ,Ulri make another cut. but sometim"" the rli.'hu",e Ittun the (('I\('I! (0 the k",i
j_, critical alld you \Iant to be uble to make

in flnp' pass, I ntiwatl. I tlHlk an

idea from an a<lju.-;(abled",ln "",I "h!/hllll
HANDLffO
RAlS'tANO
:m)!l.. ltll<' biOtic.
lOWER
To .nJ(l~ the blade, put a ","pie '1lll.11I
ROlli..
pieees tlf rna....kin~ tape on the ill... j(lc faf'" f,r
the b~lIle "ush,,1' ural the in.,ide f_ II( Ihe
arbor nan!!,c. Now replace the blade,
\\n... her, M{I nut 011 the arbor mltkuljl sure
that the washer is Jl('lISitiollecl ~ the tape Oil

the washer is 1m Fruin the tape In) the

1b solve the problem I built a hoi).'I1t nall!:e. (As shown on the (UlI\Iillg. the tape
adju<ter tn support and r:Ii... :ul,llower the on thE' washer is. fill tlH-tnp :lllCf tbe tape 4'11
lhe Jiang\' is on til. !>ottum.)
"'uter. :O;in",I built Ih" ",Uler table with
II!I!\' lUld .'t(Jrng" <abi~t unden ...ath, I had a
SYANDAItO
.tur"ysh~lfllbout:r below the boll"'" "fll",
SAWBlADE-""
muter to anchor the adjuster;
MOlOR
Slart hy II"llinJ: " hole in Ih" cabinet
di\'('ctly und..r the center vf the router to
RANGE
aeeept a :,," '1!.llut. Next. (OUl j} :.hnfl r1'tlm
the

lUlU<

groo\'(>

....,.

It..

Boh the machinist's vise w the pl~'w"",l

bu.~ \Iith Oath"ad ruatl!iJw bol~ "" th.
slalti()l,al'~ lJ<lckja\\ of lh.: \ i~~tick:; dut
slightly ""yon~ the n'nnt edge of the 1,lyw,,,," , Iflh .. stationary jaw .ioelm't tI.a, the

pl~'w,,()lI.yuu won't"" .blc to <hunl' long

"t'lC.:k into th(: \'isc

l'{'rt it.'!lll~'.

11)/11 ,[,"'"

threaded rod to rotate

111 the 'l-nut,

ladderi a hlindJe (mll<le from , , M:L",,"itc)
w the rodund hcld it in I'lal'Cbetw,,,,n two
nut . """ m-awing. Finally I tigloLRn('(1"
ooul)lt' nlOre nut.~ agti.~t tr.~Cll(Ithf>l" on the
LJ'llofthe rod '<:'a pad for tlw roUter muto)' til
,il "n. I Not,,: You('!)llId mnke a I:ll'g(rpad for
the Jl\Qto,~bill don't l'e!luitt the ait- 0<)\\
throUj!'h My "enlih<tiun 1.. 1,,,,.)

Onc.v Lit!! ::8\\ t:-. l.'J'11t"C1 fin, lll~ nnJ!lt:rl

lll""v ,."t, ,,~IiJ:hlly \li.I.,, k"l'f throuuh th..
\\'00I"I4 'rhln_:.~~)In(>llial af1clerrt)I' il\vo1\\,.'(1,
I oi.-wn\'cl'C"(1 th;"\t tlll'Ct-thi~kn(.os....:..t~ IJr n\rL...-k
ingLl:tl.IC (I)Xllt..."fIUlllhl!' kerfabc,ut'" ." ---ju...t
:tbtiut righl tu rtt'C(lllllh(' I,," ~1:\.~lllit(.I
\\'oukln't l~' to l)llil.1U)) t.(M' mltn)' tay('r~
:->ulce ~l:lJld;:ml~\\\ blacle.... :u't'n'l nlad ... lO

.llnn, 1111.(;NIJ,!]i"
CREDIT CARD PUTTY KNIfE

On my last proj,...\. I ("untl it

11''''''''-''',.,' tn

use wuod fiUer in ;;onl(' nwkwllrd "l)<,I'. A

I)utt.)' k:!'lifE> j\L~ \\',)ta)Chl'l (10 it.

$(J

I C'l.lme

"I"''' lh" iii".."fu.<ing an old credit ".,,'11

(l ruL.. l\VQ\\;cll)1."tf"lo \'atiIIU$ ~i7..e1)l'leh

...

THftfADEO
4

tIPS, i...; f1~X"ible, \\;11 not rrutl' mo.-tt \\'IltKfs,

dO(;< not ,,,<l. and cleans up ", .. ily. It;' ulso
1"C"~(lil)'3\'<uJatllc arKI (lh(_"()reli~all!o'co:-l.:IKllhin~.

ROD

'. MASONITt

HAMlU

Tr,tt!, (]tf/,i(lll

"'twKiI,llf,(,l',

pR,[VENnNG

j\'f'U' J('I"SI','(

ROUTER FALLOUT

Adjll<tinj!the heighLofmy new Seal"<",uter

on my ll'w<l$milll r"Ul('r table ">;<xlto be u
prohlem. \\'h.n I IlJO"('nl'd th...thumb !'d'('W
WOOOSMITH

tr;l(k.

~,;tlil(",I('. '~"'tt1"t;,
J1(Hlt.'J}IJ. ('"li/;II'I,i"
TOPOf CA8f:NET

"'UT

fur be><tlY;ults, hold illike a roc~U)JlUIur

TQuse the heigiltllllju.<ler, IUrn the rod
sc\'aper 'u><l pull it ac,'OtiSthl' filltr in till: until the tOl' nul t<)ueh"" thp rout;(>~'l'llPn
din'CliQI1 o(the ~~11in.

1'1)tatC0" ~L~\'en!l~'iiUlgll."(1

)r",,,,,,nthe rouler thumb '!<:l"('W, turn th('

""n<lle (IInrl ""d) until the desired bit hl';],"'t
i$ 1'CI)(:11('cl, ;tll(II"etight(.',\ the lhunl1) ~I'(_>\\"

Sin"" Y'; , 16 thl"(':.d('(lnxl h".. III threacL.

per inch, (lne (ull tum of the handle "'lUll!,; a
I/h,- ri..;e in the bit.
Jt:"rJ./1'oort

,\;(,blft.'i('illr.I"tl;(lua

UNO IN YOUR'OfAS

I----------------~
Myou'd ~ke10 slIate a woodwOcl<1ng up WIth ot"'"
readers 01 Woodsmlth, send your Idea to~
WoodsmllJJ. 1'1'$ & Techniques. 2200 Grand

Ave.. De. Moines, Iowa 50312,

We pay. minimum 01 $1010' UpS. and $15 Of
mote 101 special techniques (tl\at are accepled
for publi<;ation) Please ~l'Vea comple.e e.planation-ol your Idea, II a skelch Is needed. send 11
along. wall draw a new ono

Classic Roadster

A CAR YOU AUTO BUILD

II mav Ik' a "hlll,I""u'"1 have the ehanee t"
,fri\c' a C)''''''ll' 11:t;lIbteJ: But fOI"lio'... I'm
eontem with tlM.,'tlK_~tlulg-on ID'-desk. It.':;
:-i..'" ~It~ tfl a I'pli<-':t (.r .i 'i..'Qln(~n a~t':\Ult,..
mubilt ;,:'. we t'f,ulrl j..rt...t - :,llE"a.'l ,JtloP nl.'ltlt
l1ltin:l~' "r "-'tlfMI. t\nrl it's 11tl'.stim(ln)' to thtJ{')':-- ol '\'orkin~ \\ hh u txlncl saw.
CUlTlNG THE BODY BLOCK

.1

The ear l.s Irrimanl~ baJl(1 saw [lfll,il't1. hut

the t)J"t'linliJl(t1")' l"ll~ an- lru.t{lt on .. t;tl,lt Nt\\
[clr ~lr'.uJ.._,h_tN[( ..nIl,,luH';';,

900\' BLOCK.The fir:-t str:til.!ht cuts anma,le tl>!reta wild blo..k (or the body that's
2 tllick hy :~.. \\ ide aJlrJ It)1 'II" Il,n.'t. N.~l"
Fig. I. A hk..-k Ihb ,ttl' can I., n""I, hy
!1:luing"I' I I stock ('~,,' thi"k aetuah, Ilut
a twttc-r ~'l"f'rflach is L(' cut it rrom n,:j x:,
turning :-:4llIHI'f-' (tir ~i
IJnift,Ylngr:lillli"lt~rn,
M_'" S.'UI'l~, rl!!C
2-1
TRACE PIUIFU,t:.A Iter t1w hl""k i.<eut to
size, the proflle l:o:.lI11(."C'l un I,n(: side, Trl ,I"

lhi:" vou can !"CaJeur' the rlr:t\\ing

:o:J'I)\\"'11 in
I"i~, 2.. Ur; you ean 01.. 1(,1'Imltel"ll.....for th(
bo.l~and feuders. se.....SoIJr\'l'S,~Igc 21.
Once )'(1\1 have th( put tern, mnke a
l.hl1to-c:nll~oof it anti paste th ....l~'JlY to lh,"
~irlf'
I,fth, block tu usc a ...U(..'\Illlng pattern,

)-'oUo"'ingth~ pattern

thi.... 1"l"fIUl1't.-":O~nlllCttll. C.. )11lUUUIU,... lout .... with

li$!hl '-'UI'\',--:;, I (tlUIlfl a tll:,-,Ii' i(, ~1t4th,,
I)(.":'olull~an.ul)t1 rhl,I('(O (or tht, I,''njt>('t Cr'" ..
nlfO'(- 1);11)(1saw tlJ.2S, :i.l"l' IJlLJ!l' 1It)

Aft~,' fiJrm;ng the d..,hboard 8ngle. the

rt."~
..t uf tht I)iect- i~remeverl \\.'ith (till'
c.,(lntinIlCIU~cut - ~t.U1.inj.!at u,p "",at lhi....

tim". S1.rt ut th" IVIlof the curve at the

lh" >id,' of the hl'wk. tUI two ,-\\'ul e by
C'U'I"rIN(; St-;ClUt;NC'f:'(~uttlnJ.! Lh.., car
hack of tho eockpu fbehind the "cat), $"0
.. "-41('(;11 clatlllt>:;. Iur th ... ;txlt' SU1'I)OYl
1 ly 11111 tho hl'~'k ''''Tui,..., " ~11\'cific Fig. 6. Then eontinue in a ;lr:>if.tht Iill<'
hlfX'k~. This can bt.:- l)(,nt' in m'llli)Jl4' I);,{R'-t~$ lul{ing~('qutnt'c. ~C_'\.FiJ!. ,::;,ThP :W{lue'lt'e
.lonlC tbe to!> t'ilgc of tho iloo,' until th~
with a {"Ombin.alion bl(lclc' (II' in tt ~iIlRl( Vi'lFS it; prNty luj(ical. bU1.lh<,twom'J,t difficull bladt' I"a~h('. the d(L<hl u'oltut.
with. dad.. bind,, ,,'0 Fig, :1.
("uL~to nlak( :U'l" the fil"~t:Ul(1!'>(!4.Oll~I,
Thi~
[)()(JH (UT{)lTT. I'h.... ~(t.()n{1<"'Jt tomi..
.
..
bcloaU:o;tthl!'
,,-cIl!(I'!-i
.
,rlht>
kt'rf:o
fl'(lm
lh~S(W'NI)!;('RKEX SLOT. TIll.' I<t"t ,'WI' "" the
plcl".the "''''h1>it. Thi. is Ih~ mO'1 difliclIlI
whIt sa", ~ ("lltling a kCIftr) the thi('kne-!-'-~ fil~l(",II ~llts'\tilll",'lini~hf>fl {~Ig(~nnthf' lNls""tUl thl' \\'h(lll~I,rojecl bct'a\Is(_' bt.tl,
(,f the \\in(I~(."I'e(nf:-;ee SoU1W.s. 1.~lJR':? I). ~)' (IOI))'S.
~icl(~!-'
(If this: kCIf,,-ill ix> 'ri....il)l~ ,,'hl'riO th"
To <I" thb. tilt the bkule In 2D Then ><'1the
(OC'KI"l'l' ('U'rOll1: 1'h<- fil~l l"lc)J i~
lu
(1.H')f filS int the IHKI~.
Thi~ mtan,:.;thl'
,1_I)th.." th,' k.,'f willIX' V, <leep, "'" Fig. I~mo\'e II -' .(It'el.) pif"t'e to foml tht. uJ'Jwr :olntijtht l"('J!~~
h:-t"t'tl, he :{It':ught :tflrllh('
:!. Nil\\' tut tht. kt'rfS" from lile rl'rlnt oflht'
I"Irl "r Ih. l'UCkpit (th
abov~ th,' ('ur\'('$ h;l\'C t(, bt cut in Itll\' COlli il\lIUlIS
cliM:.r),I"('(t'r
to
~"il!.2.
I~cn
b~1
makin~3 t11tl"t.'I'n\!lll
C:~-tr.~
ri~."
.J.S .t...night ..ut frl)m th~fronl to form th.
I macl' lhi::!-cUl 011 S'IUle scrUI) I)i(..~es
8AND SAW TO SHAPE
,lli."bhoard, :';tOI' lh~ out .1u~t Jx'f(l),(, Iho fir>'!, thpn (," th~ rt>nlthing, AIi,,' cUlting
Sc, much fiu' tht: ~lt'ai,ghl cuts. Fnl.n ht_noon bhl(l~"'uch ., the horiwnlallillr that will Ollt thi~ (,,hap''] Ilit>(:~,~t it a,id(. It will
;Ill th" work is rlOI1(, on the 1"11)(1 "'''', S;n('(' be the tup <-dI:C "fthe door, 'ee ~'ig. 2,
IX' u!K'<llatcr tu m:ok"the dun,.",
t\,XLf; OAI)()f:S.

()J.

"r

,e"

u...
...._-I'~I.'-_~--l'h"

CAR800Y

BLOCK

l' ......
-_,~

I-
..'

7
OJ

l~t_'J_L.-'
NOTe
CA. 1IOO't' IS
IMDEfIIOM

'~X3"X12'

61.=

CAR800Y

SID PROFILE

.J.
"

...

".'. --,~........ \,.,....__

\VOOOSMITH

FINAL. PHOFILI':, The ,...maininl! band

cuts thal turn the block lnl~.,H classic

cal' IxKly are ,>retl)' (ol'w,ing, These 81'<
j,.~tu series of passes lhut brine th( 00<1)'
to a elas.....,il' shape,
Begin by cutting ;.I.1l1!lh~ lOl' ,,( the
h,,,,,1 to taller it from the fm nl tu the
<I">hh"ard. ""~ FiJl:.~. Then cut the aOI(I.
on the verv front end where the radiator
will be. Abo, cut the taper at the rear (to
the top of the trunk), And cut out the
<mall section wh~,-e th. 1001 00' will 1("
(""hind the trunk).
J\.fter lht!S(! cuts are made, lay out and
cut two taJK!N-on the $j(le:t nrth~hlH)(1 so
it'> ) ',~.wide at the Irom, ...... Fij(, 7. Then
taper rhe sides orthe trunk <I, it',:!" wid" at
the hack. Finally.
he til .d):e~
f.f tht- 111l(Kl al,~llI1Ink with u ra....,-'.'1' file,
:--8'\-

rom,

utes

ftGUJtf 6

CUTTING

MAl(!

CUT out UPPt

COCXf'IT STARTING

D"SHeOAlO

AT cUJVO END

CUI FlRS..:':..--;::-

SEQUENCE

",u"II''''.,1

$~

FiJ!.

r.
CAROOORS

Nil'" th. 1100'''' .... n I", ",.de (r <>01 IIw L1.

n""'~

,hal1('(1 pieee thm WlL, "III <1,,110

thp
cockpit. Begin by ;UcinJ(a ,,,'thick ,1.. ,1' "rr
each ~1(1l'of this piece, ~l'

AGO..

ig. s,

....

IAYOUl

TRUNK

CAR80DY

\\'EATlrER-STIlIPPIN(:. 'I,~ tluc,r~ \\011'"

fit lightly into their

"P'!I1m),'"

because 'if
th~ ke'1m~de by the band saw blad~ when
thi....
, llipce was C1Jlout. '14) make 'IJl th{~
riirrl'I"t:nl'f!. I u~l n l')i('C'eflf ,'(n,J\.'I: (Tht'
\'("npt!r ;l(l(t~a niee accent lint.'

TAPERS

TOI' PIIORLE

aAHOSA..W

lAl'US ro

lAYOUT

IOJtM

ItOOO

'AmS

12U':":"~ ....::::;:::::::;'

WASIt

rrn To (10 this. cut t \\'()l!1tJ;P$ f\(

I 11,--thiek veneer ,.- \\;<1
.. by t,," lung, (F'f~l'
Rt-;NI)"rO

more on tht> vr-neer cUlt;l1)! tc..ehnique, St?i

1'''J,!e 11.) 'Ii> fit the

$lnl"

1<1tile

<1'.11'

opening, they're bent If, match the 1""fiIe

"f till' door;
I'R~:'';';TO SIIAP&. !kgin by .oakinj( the
$( nl)!'t

in warm

\\"1t('l'

for a fe\\ minutes to

make them pliable en"u> to bend without

" "
breaking, Then pJ"E"_,'" them intn the door
clJwning and :>lifl... t.l'tJ ,-IOflr (if,\\'n int the
(tfx,'niJlJ,!. t:'(,'C Pig. ftI( Ihe fit i< 100 tijl:ht. lightly sand the AGUua
.d~, or the dO()I'. When everything fiL<
just light, 1)I'O~"the donrs t.'f.m~llelel~
down intu the openings and clamp them
until the veneer (11;("':-;if I the shUIK' of the
(h)()J:

'

BAND SAW
TAPER$TO
FOIMHOOO

..
...

AGOO.

WAS1fHtOM
COCKPfT CutOUT

So[E PAGEo 1S
ONaENOING
WHEEl

~,.-

(;I.U IN PLACK Aftl'r till' trim 'Uip;

dry to shape, lh~)'C:!Ul I~ gluecl ill place. J

.Iitt this in two steps, f'ir.;t.1!lut:tbe strips
to the ,-cIge, of the doors. Apl'l~'j;.~ueto the
t"CJ$!e:;. of thp OIJ(1n-.. then 1"'(:'... thf> clooh'
and the ~tnl'"batk into th.. olx'ninJ.(, an,1
c]"mp them in place wltiithej!lue llri..~.
ffilM WASTE. Aft ..r the j!luc ,hie" ''{t.
mt,\'(' the fl!)4jl~u"tlm tht, olJ(!lun~. :tlltl
(lim the "EHle<-r n""h ,dth both tho inside
and uUL<idesurfaces of the 0001' wilh a

PRESSOOOl

WJ1'HVENEE. IN
OPfNJIIfG TO nST

FtGUltE 10

'/tNEEt.s GWU

Fn

AGURE t I

ID DOOR EDGE

shar))knif..""" 1'1):.III.

nNAL FIT. AI\e,' t,imminjt th .. "~np(>l',

tho do,,,,,,"un he I(lucd to th .. tar'. body. To

du th;'-. all"ly I(lue to the veneer, then

redaml) the doors, Ivben the glu.' is dry.
;and the nUI.<illesu,race ..f the dO(II', the
"em'e,. and the body lIu,h and smooth,
WOODS~UTH

AGU~l'

aHftllOOY ON
.........
ocx.....

tOY"

'IACI_

13

fENDERS

11k

1U4.'t"thUlJ! ai)llKll "1Jrkllllo! 1111Ihi" rull)

~t~r i..thoJI it'.. a,.,'" car; 'Fluu L'" it t1."1.'"
fel,,-i...r.-. ,UK) a nJtllun~ t"IOII,I. I c11t tl,.r..oo{'r.-; :thfl nlrlllinJ: tll,","1 tor l:t...-h ""lelt as
OJ..- c )I)tmU~"L
.. l'll'<-' rt"(('r lo

t
"

lAO<
I_Of
CAJt lOOT
AHQRNDfI

Ion!!
lon,:.r thou til(' I."'~),
Tu makt th,- tV.(1("lxi, r 'l~.
I."t ntl'l' thi
body of the ear on tup of th .. hi,o('ka,~1
tr:t~thl outline Then 4.x hli tht Otltlln<
b, 11

to the fr..nt fth.b'~k._~,g

...

(,~'T(101)\

'"

" .. t

,,

__

_.;,_

:-

nK"

1"

lrick l"l"U(ltour ttMll'Nck t.. l~ttil fit the"ontOOl'\...!~pc otllk 1""1.,,

TR"('& 80D\ PROfiLL. ;';t rt ,.,th a
hl.",k"f"~ ,t""klt thkklLlr.,t. I ""I,

ttOCI Aft RUSH

t"'g.

11

I~.

- -".

RGUIt 15
WAS ..

1"""'"

I~

An,'r trat'lII~ th,

001) I,rrlfik.. l'ut' It th.- t\\.11 J)I,"('t... rr thi

f-,',w;!",n-. :o.\"(_' Fig. I:;, \\nll, .nak"11! tht I'
eut,... I... ('.tn ..ful ttl eut on tht \\ "It' 1',,1, I.f
th. lim-, It,l\ Ill)! tm' lilt(! \ tsibl tin tl)t
rf!ll4ll~rJ,i~;"('(.~-. ~ t~ I~. Then tlltl,I"\\11
to the lim-~IJ O!lth I,i\'(~ fit til:lltl) .Ij;..';tlll!l.t
th\l"IIII~'......fl.r lcl fo'i~ :!if.
....:~11..:H""(0.+11 t: X.\t.I:IY .,ut lhl 1',....
file ~hnJll (If th(. t ..nc1tI':o' 111),1 I'unnirlf!
board. ]0 {Iothis, I .n.lllll' u tt'lliplutt, IIlIt ef
~tcrt.UU"f1.
("'Ill Mill ,11";'\\ t hi' 1,IIt hn,'
C",,"t th (lim('n!'ll,nl" ~i\'t'n 111I"ig. 11 III'
s~nd for the ret"~,patu-rn.)

Thr-

l'l,lic.,1 rnva....
UI ...-nu-ut 'Ill lh\
(\lnI1latt i!'> tf, make !'011t"(
t hi' 4o,"t t '1'1C.If t hi'
11111,
...l

\\ 114.'t'1\\ l'll~ lin' (lliJ,..~ptl \\1th l IlC e'1'nll"~ ell

th .....ixh- (l~ulft(':'I:ill th. h4"I~'tIItM.'k. (I\CIJllltl
t h(~ 11\'I'ntllI,'llJ,..rth,,(th, lt'ntldall , I( 111'1.'1 'l&~;U1.tfl nJiJ,.'11thl'~I.,iflt~
)
I

!\t.\\ tnl"." tht .. tt'TUI,lfllt' lin thro in""lfl"

(cur, e...1' :O'lrr.U;~flf t he (t IIllt'" t"fl('J.,:
Then eut lut thl' t'ha,-e \\' Ilh a band !(l'\\. ~(",.
j

~'i~.
1;;,
RGUHl'~_

...

AUGf'rf IACI'

(0Gt Of
'11tW(1 WJn41AQ:

toGI Of

LOUVERED COWL

lOUVEl!ED PANEL

NOTE

l."_

(.AI

A''''r II... rN"~r.<"".,. cut t 1\:'1'" I 111:.1,

lot" ,," intbe "n.l
1)1(,.\".t'OlR

"

'n, tt,,",t.

C,l"rt ".

1.111\"1"':". oo,;;lt 1,.'Iitractn),! 1m' ("ntan' ft n.1( r

'"Jtlin.- on lJolAh filfk~ of the (..... botl~ $'t.

Fig. I';. tllHo:ote~Itllnt'!l

\\,1

r.,. fiUiffj(ll:~ r.nd.J" lal~')

ORA\\'P'''f:I, O\mJ'F.

.f

CROS55rolOti

c-

(,nder

c,f

FIll. Ii

()utllJl(', t hi' ,'{'Illiidt

'IlITlCAlUNf
IOTKrNfXT

~OOI

Vi.flCAl.
tmUAlSO

NOTE:

TIk n IHI,llK-

tll(

lou"

r::;

1.a<','(1

( If( I.C)l-\..,t..... \n( r dr.I" IJI)! lh.o 113,,(,1

III)! 1,111\ ,'11' 111'\'C'lIt lut"
lh(." !'"ul( I,f th,' ("(1\\ I Uh.-flI1'
(11~'ll ,III

CHISEl 10 tAlEI
tCM.M"JS fIOMONt
US.( ..

CUI MN{lON
lOtH SIOISOf CIJI

11M'"

the bt.tllt"11 ("111"1'(1

Iillf' Iff th.. lou\ cn~ an a I~n,llt I It' tht
f\:lltl('r line. ~"{"f"llo: 11.. ~()\\ Ia~flut ttw
\~rtll-al lil~

nb;.t'}1(

1111 111M!drs\\.

apart _

1lH'

WfAT
tAPERING
ON OTHER SiDE

r.,

tlll .... fi~l :0'('(11', .lll tht 11111'"\\Itn n

:-ll'aij!ht ('hj,,:,,I.' 1'It.: I~ Tht.'I\f.hul"'lh,,
It'uvc'~b~ Jlann~ ,II .111.tllj.!l, fl"l.n, th\ till'
(I( '.I1(_~:oo-('())'("{Ihilt' til l)'l' 1'1111
cit 11th .,1 lh,'
nl.:\tIIIU, :o:t~" J"l~ 1!1
"tOl S'J t't:.I'Ut.:.K!'- \\'ht->11 th, 1111.\,('1'" aI',
fini~tl\'(I. lh(_('Jul"I:O; ...an ~M.lnfnlllti ...t 1(I I h,
tlolKI,\', A 111,1.\' g11U' ttl t ht, (,I(!l':oo t,f t ht' r"I'tl
*'1":-, :tll(1 ~'1:111'11thl'lTI te) t},(, lH"'~'\\'Ilh
rulllwr llall(I!', S("(> ""iJl. 21
\Vl)~)ns~nTIl

llCiUu 21

IlAOIATOIl

QUI: AND ClAMI" Rfir+OIft

............. ....

oN _,_

\\biI,' tIM.' ~I~wa.,dl')~'~'

lhe (,,00.1':'. I

"'t'nt t \\ o.rk on the J1lIItat..Qr.I used 3

('OntnL.~ms: "'(kllli (~lnut) (or the r'Mlialtlr
bnd ( r tlK ..,...t.< I ha t an"""k' "",".
(_l ,. ~"TRlV 'rh,' r.tdi.tlclr
L" rot fJ"tlm a
"tnp th:,tOs tbiek and ai.lllt fi'"' h,n~
1t.II.tu):'htu 111..1\,1111'a h.Ultll(" when cutting
th(" \1'111~), ..\It {I)r thl' width o( this strip,
1"1)la1t.t fl1:tl('h thv width twl"~een the (runt
r"II(III"'. "{'" .,i"" 22.

"11,(OE OI'TI.l"~, B~for" "ulling the

trat .. th., outline (,f the .-"<lJlt of lhto

flU lht, 1':ll,k ijf thv :-;,lnp to t':-l:lhli:-:h
t lu- 1'l'lJfil."f tIll' radiator. !'O{'i" Fig, ti.
\FI'lIt~.

(,0,\1

__/

..-

IACIC Of fEHOE2S

AUGH(D RUSH. WJ1H

INO Of CAR &OOy
fIGURI"

RADIATOR

The 1,\'11alc~rvents an- band saw

\"f!\: rs

-811311 and :..;.tl.ltlllt!(l -(rt,m

lilt> lop. "'" ~ 'll. :!:I. 1" k....p lilt> k~rl,
uniform, I ma-le 3JlIo! for t he oollfl ..",\C",
JI(o Thlo J1I: CttlL.~'" of a fence, a :--lop

USING

~lrr., ,...,..,1

b)oMk,

:tIIollht
thld< -pa<'t"n; 10 L,~OUI
tho \ ('nt (To nWf' lh. 'pal"l'r.;., nl) OIW
.tnp .!.'\ 1""1: and "lhid<. Then em orr-;

_011$10('<

lens:tfu I

HGUlt2'

n,:!'It llll'(

lit 1....," l saw; 1~~ltiIJnthl~CI.'lll"e

~IJthe ""'''' t,l.ul. I,. .t1I"'~WiItxal..1.1) un th.
"',"utt'rlilli!fir l h,OlililiOtlt,r strip. Then ("I.imp
the -1"11hl.~'k ill pIal'\' to stop lhe vvnt

k,ol'f.
a,uliulur.

-- . I

--

CUT10 lIT
InWHN ff....,.1S

1"rom

the lo" "Ullin. or lh,'

I"i~" 21"
CU'I'TI ...(: SV.(~ll.,N( ..~, 'rf' ~(t(>\'<'111)'
"p:,,,,\..-I~t'I:-. lH.,lt.'lnb~ l'utting the t..~nt('r
\ \"11 Then 1.1....",u ~JJ"IC()"a~uru:t the (t!oc,'
allllt'lIl " ke r-r loar;~ldI.. the fir,l. ~ ..\\ fii"
Iht tl-tclIlk 11\4.'1" ;t,MI nl;,kt> a ~'fllttl
cut
parulh- til lhl C;t!ut.'r k~rl ,l the "'JIIKI,....ilt
N'l'

of IhI' nllJ I~llflr ..t nf ..

'It I nl;&k, th. r('malDlng \t'nt.:-. afl.1
anotht r ,1;lt1:'I' u~1 n 1.......
1 the cuts 001 tach
"I. 1\"I' 1.1.110": -~,.,.
until the kerl,
an- at ..lut , frunltM :-.1(lt~of the r..v:J131vr,
.,,,, 'II ft 'llIAT()H_ .\ftl'r all the veruarl' tilt It.lnl1 tc.:~~ t ht~till' (I( lht r:viiarllr tl)
lilt' tr.t('t'(lllIw lb.- c'," I, (.;Iue it In lltK't'
Ulul ' ..lll.1 at ~rl1l..tth Thtn tOil it t,ff \\ ith ._i
:-.lfJ..

SEAT 8ACJ(

-r>

\'.11' Inl\(l1- (nlm ;1 .,,." (!O\\t ..l.

~'t'

D~lilil, Fi)o!:!!
SEATS

lOUNDOVEtI
f'lONT DOIS SUOHnY

TI,, n"'\l

t\lt'lllo( ICI11'OIKt Nat.....ju....t aboul thl'

:tQUllC'\\.t\ 0I~tI141~.Ii.:_ttllr.('ut t\\o!'tlil~ ,,"
lhlC: k
:,1M.JU1 ~'Jll:'(tltf~J.,.~ leI )I-O~:I(_nt4,1.
TI\(fl nil t ht'1O(l :--tnll'.'1'1~ ~llh:'(1 tilt') til ~jrlt

t."

~.~au.t'll1th(~n"kl,.t.
~I':
\Tn.\(-K.,. oro tJlubt'l.)tal.:-..]

r.uliatl','

rna it'

a ~.rn ..r "" tlld k.rl, ... an):th~"""",

1'f'D('('Clun &." 01'1 the rarliator .:iee Fik! ~.)
Thl'n ICI,...,ml.!..1 lh . (-at b&:k,..... o,nt'lur
IlIt>m",Ih. hair >UI.Ifole. """ Fi<:,. :r;
~t.\T {l"'UIO':-;' Tht N:at cu.....Jlion.
... ~,n.'

Non;
UUSAMf

....

FRONt

I'

'OOE

'. ...

RGIJltl ,.

MOUN11NG SEATS
CCIQS' $KIIION

tm-

mallie
SO'fllt' \\' ~ 3,.... tht- back~. t"),t(.'I,t
ltu" "rIo '.lll (,lllItf)larPfi ... ,.... Fig. :!I,. 1,1
tllvUlit tth'lt' Itl th'l,,"Ckp,t.

Ill\' lh. bc)ttl,nl

!"Urf;tf(" Itt .,_\"nglt :Oft it t'loJ)(_~~,.. (nlilt t'l

h.1tk. t!'\ ul,' thl' :--l'al Cu.",hlfln!" &re m(luntt..l
~Ilht fllH,'11 \'1\11 "f tht" k(rf~i~
al!~lin~tth('

L,,k "fll'" "",kpll.

J~

~.!::=====~~:::::=~=!::==~===============
7

IKTAILS
(:RQSS SKTlON

'\' \lith any 1""~I'rt. d. tall<mak~ th<><titrer

ence. 1b mal", D big dif!. n.......un thi-. car; I
.. ~Jtod quit .. u (, "dl'lail, Tht' fir-I "r

I'OSIIIOH

t"""'

HQUS'

AOMEDG<

"a ...a bt4-, nnj.!"hti.'L

sTt:.
"In n.The st....nn!!...,he.II,

""t.

nla.lt_II) Ilnlhnsr rllur h.llt'~in t~ end t)f

<& 1- ,IOI\\t'I, ft".' :-;t~trinu \\"ht.'Cl Detail ill
F't:.:!!l Then ,hill :0 ,... h"le in thc<'(nler III

_..

mouut 11ll' l'lt"'rlllj,! \\ heel to

N\J\\ ~Iii't lht,

OASl<

lht tll)\\'t1.

Tn moutu the t-t('('rlnj! whor-l. (Irill

co,

fOOTPAD

I)A:-.liIJC)AKI).\ft4r mounung the steer-

, IHICI<)

J T

---.

1001
MD

NOTE

l'E!i.~O

10.... -

DASHBOARD

=romM (L.~

_J.''~J

IHICI<)

:l I

h',)4" at If, ,;, :'Ilj:l(' Uf'ttl-'r lh{' (Ia.s hboard.

Then 11l1,Ullt the l'ot{'l'rlll!l' \\ heel on .1 ~.
IJII\\ (" UhI) ),!Iut ll\,, r1v\\ "1 illtn the hole. N.~"
lr!.....!'4('t'I,n In .. j~ ~_

'--

--

th~ colmnn,

JOlt''_,in,&.:\\")1(,(,1(JITtht' en.i of

"""I.

"''-: w '-I. th, " ashbu;ord1.<

fn,m "
, th .."" "Inl' ' f walnut Radius lilt- up
per (",nk.'1"l'l.) mat('h tIK- hOlM'. anrf clut' it
In 1.13('" '("f> ~ Ii: :!'!I
Itl ",.".
RO.\f(O.1i, I'",\\'JII wear aile'
t....lr Le. th.__ nJfllllllK 11CJ.i,,,,I. I acffleti t.... t

lJ;tcl, nlll,I. (t'1lhl w ulnut

BUMPERS, 80XE5.

:-oln' e-. see

F'it!'. 2!'

AND BRIGHT UGHTS

Defin:-:-iv,' tln\ Inl! lakl':-O (til ~Pl"Ciai ~igniti-

~.II

canev \\ hen \ our UIK' ru~J(I:.lc-r ha,.. to share

uurruw r(,,~cl,. with t'ro~I<,~f~.
Kaiser-

flGUlt )J

REAR8UMPER

..

aNtI'

t .. fHIC1C)

~~r.'zitI~
."wl 1.H~,t(lt',1h Iln'\'(Jnt (",Iul(,'

ANOOI.u
"'"

""'IHItr:'. 111}';lfl",l Il;UIllrl.wnl~~'

Itt' \I( It\ rtt 1'.:1., Th t,\,._\r bumper is eom-

HOI.(

.. DlfPfOIt
$oMJf wtoI(fl

..L

~.

I.'tlt' with t,uIIlI"l'r J.."'u

..1.nl~ :tnrl a li~n!'ol'
I,L1tl" IC'1n11 hl' "UttlllJ! a l,jW"t:" of ..-thit.k
\\-.)I11lt , )on~ti.111 tn I"t,uj..rh \\i(llhuf
....
,,~. FI 311.Then drill ,I"" ' ....Iia, hoi""
llhat It II beeento 1>01<1 the bumper
<!Uknl 1I
(mm "<lth ~r..t,
..r the bumper;

"'"to.

~.IP=*

.....,..

IJCIMf

...

IHICK

, -.

and (r..m t)1, Irt ItK> t..tS!'l

~,~" ni' ttw; "1('('(> to ..- wide. eutunc
Ih"LI~hrl.. h'Jtl \, nt"no II, (unn 11(.tcht'":'(fIr

RGUIl"

UOUNEIS

,Wllli_'
SCOOQ)

TOOl

BOX

... ....,'.
"

(hI' .,uIJ'J)ot'r ......J:tnl

NOTE; G4UI1OOlIOX ..... ..._.

10 tfAl Of-IOOY ANOFfHOlIS

..

- - ..

BUMPER

Hl ''''.'M ca \III'S. Th, hum!,!.'r I!uard,

111"n~ul4' ll)' J[luln~
(Jin. tlt)\\ f:l:- illtO tht

n(ltchl~. (,h"ll nl(,unt

..',",..._.

:t lil.:t'Il.."C I,wtt'

111a.{1t'

.t--'_......
_ C'.ON'_"'_'W)..:..._..~

ftl \ t'l't'l't'I~'l \\ ,'('1'lh(1 J!11lJ.I',II"'. :-:t>P ~ij!.

;~
1.

'.

In"untt...,J 1)\ (or lh,~ h:trk t,umlM;"I', Bl1--';111)

... ~-~~
,

~":...

"

FRONT

-I't' tl~. :;'1,

'

DETAIl
(~10lV!tW

ALSOSCQR

...... UNtS
WITH .....

....

- ..

OOUNO
0VIt

1'()e)1II(,X I n'~t) {ltltl('otl U lt1,.1 hox that'J'

n-t.'1anJ.,.tUL:trl-.lt-rk. ~"iJ ~--'i.Jt. :~2.

Th"n >"ril.thO' t"'I" .",1 Lhcli<llin. \\;th
~'lIttinl!a

a ktur(,. uflfl ~IU(llu.1-IC., iulllnc .....

~PAK.'" It.t: I.\J()l "*T. I~\
{,int mfJ\;nL!' ttl
lht" (n'lIt ()1 thl- r:ll'. I m;.trl, 11)'0\i!."i,ln....fc.r
111'.UI\tlllJ! tllt )I,In> \\ h.oel~,;, ell) lhi......borx'

toGES

I.,

NOT(,
__ USlHOUS .. AS
GIJIOU 10 IOCA1(

_ItSlOO<......
HOtIS IH'(,..OII'S

~
hol(." th, -n'nl4. r .,C lht. n:ar (tC('k
.. ,. FIg :tI.
t tt()' I Itl \11'. H ~C)\\. I.nl" the (nmt ".
tht lar. TeJ lake thl frutlt blJmpt"r. cut it.
J1lt'1."t'llf I -til c-k \\ahlut lfl ::'oUt'. ~"'e-Fig,
:~. Thtn ra.tllU~ lhi (nll....ancl roun.j o\'er
tht rtl1nt ,,I~l~.
I'C
:~I,
Tlu' rr"lIl .,utl1Iw" i~InIIUI'I~ to the
rt'ntli'~ \'11hl\"~ \ ",111\\-11:0.,~~ Fi$!, :j.5..
H.:'\IJI_J\~tl~ . .I\ftt'T the bllml)Cn::- \\"en.il\!'il'llIl,!I. I turn"el t\\'" cu:tlorn hea(llamJ1~
tJI1 lIlt' lll'III}I't!~ Ilf)\\t'\\.,~ ~f()~"lUton,

"'i~.

.}

oowa

} .- ....

AlON

IlUMJ'fI
I .. Of..

ttOlf

\\OODSMITH

.)

ing" the lamps....,Itill Vot. mounting holes

(111mIh~ end of the ' "

I.

\I almu

d,)\veL-used
In make the headlamps. see I"i)!. 36. Then
drill the mount in!: hoi in [he fenders.
TURN LAlll'S.ln orderto turn the lamps
to sbupc. use U :o:nuall Ulpcr fill' to $C."O)"'" t wu
incised lines that fonn the lens, !iC..>(1 f'iJ'!. 37.
Next contour U,, cone-shaped back of the
lamp with :0 Ilal file. Then NlW the lamp
Imrn the dow ..1allhe 101'incised line.
MOUJo,' LMfPS. Tn mount the lamps,
,dut: one en..1 (If the I _- dowels into WI!
l:tmp~ and the vlh ..,end th".u).<h the holes
,hiII..rl in th, rennel -s, Then insert II",
lamps until theil'E' almost tou<hinl! Ihe
fcnd("~

If'GUffE 36

DETAIL

HEAOtAMPS

CUTIHClsm
UNSWm.
f..... Al

fr".

"\J~. .......
.

,
_"

NOT;
MOUNT lAMPS
JO SET&ElOW

fOPOFttOOO
ftGUJI'E3~

SUSPENSION

As I W:I.' about to mount the w heels, J bejr.In

to think about makin!:"thr ",,, t"""l 1>O.""i.

till.:'ride. Stl, T4.t.ci()eclSl}ring ~U$fX!n.

...ion,
"XLF.s. Regin by cUlting two ...,I .. blocks
to ""'... and bore v,.. -dia, holes in Ihe ellll,
fI.r th~ axles, S('~Fig. :-18.
TIle hlJles ~
ttl mount the :lxtp bftlCk.,
tu the budy are bu,,,,1 in three .i"I"" Tbe
first hul(>~('I, <li:l. 1))' II, ,1,--eIJ' ar'" ,'{jun
terbores feu' the springs. Next, drill

_~
.......

,'HOI.$

a><ttUO

.....

tersink Ior the SCl'C\\ heads on the bottom

of the axles, see Jo'ig.:lI>.
MOUNT Alii.~'S.To p<).ition th~ axles.
Inal'k eenterlines fin the bhK:k'f:~Ind.)11the
car- body alln ali~'Tlthe centerlin . Then
I'IIi'han 3",11111'0111(1\the h..I,, in th, ",I. lu

mark

thtl

J~lI.'3ti'Jn~of lht! holes in lh," (':\1'

1""ly..... Fil(, !l!l.

MOl'NTI NG HOI.ES, :-Iext.

mou "tilll(

hoi..., at" bored lm .. the bouom ur the Cat'

h"'I~. B.'gill by ",,,,inl( '(liil. ('}earnnce
1",1., for IIll'"I',i1l1:"'. s"e Fig.JtJ. Then ,Inll
""1

,~

ON IIOTH

5"....
=",/'~_"_-...:'HOUS==i
COUNTttSlNI(

CRQSSSQlQlS

SlOE

((.Aft FRONT~)

CAll toOV

of

'n"
0fA

L- __

ENDS fOR A)ClEP'INS

shank holes the 1"".'\ 01 the way through fOI'

the screws that huhl the axle. Then eoun-

'

.....". 1

e.

..

S;8QSS SEQJ9ti
(SHOOtAaSoaBEaS)

"lOTHOU

~~ j
n

Slot

FENDER
1\
......__: ......._,:--_-'_T...,.__._o.J"--

FEN\on

,-

~~~,U

COUNttRIOII(

...

lL

J[J

AXlE

ttOUS IN BOOY THENCfN1U:

PltOT MOUS ON COUHfEJl80RES

. DfA. X

." DEEP

COUNTLRIORE

fOltSfOmG

pilot h(,lc~ V," deep.

SllltIN(;S. ~nl.alll,.'Vlll)JI'e!'o~l'n
:-1,.;ng~;;U"(!

.t\":fil:~bh:.' !Il

IX:Lt('I' IlUI')\\ at .... ~tUI'C:~,

::c\'

SUUI't'e:', pagc> 2-1. ~rllmount thr sl'lin~,

slip them into the counterbored hoI>,:.:.

in th~
axles and car bud)'. Then tighten the
~('n'\\~j'\14~tht> h.,Ie..;, unt il therc'<I,. ~1l(lCt.'
between th, ""I.and ""'I~',
see Fig. ~ I.
M()t:X-1' WlJEt:t.s. N'u\\ th(;' \\ het"l...tan be
nl(iUnlL....on lh~ a.xlc~
..., 'Ib Inake ce.-taUl the
lin.-r: (I(Iu'l l'lIl, 4111lht' uxle! bhx:k. ~lip it
l1U'llllOarti ~)Juct'rlX!t\\l'('ll th(' \\httl t-tlltl
body to e"tablish )"", d.CI) lhe a,.le "in
should l", glued into the h"I~,:<e. Vi.~.42.
SPARE WIIEEt.Aftea' all ruul' whloel., are
muuntt:(1 011 the axle~. lhl ~J}W_'l' l'aJI be:

mountt'<l on the I'~"r deck.

S4.'C

Fij(, .1:1,

Gtu.

SPA

WMEEL
INPlACl..

wtNQ~IE1.DJ)JAll

tThe 'in$id. hub II.,; 10 be filed lIut "" th"

wh.-el "ill tit flU$hon the tI'IInk.)

\\1NOSCREEN. :\()\\', J \\'a.~1"('ad~1lh in-

stall the wind.creen. Th. w;nd"" ..... n ;,

1lI3de rr<)m a piece of Plpxib~tI><
trimmed to
./, Ie;:.,thAn tbe I('ugth ur th, kerr;n front
ur the d,.<h. l'in31l),. make I"" tape",'"
.trut'" and glue them to the edge~ the
windsc ......n.
Detail. F'i". II.

,l'"

\VOODSMlTH

"r

I1---~t;,kn~ a 1 1)1'1

Bandsaw Boxes
bi x t

IoIMI

tif

likl'

tlJI~ \\ 1.lU12~
\C'('r.t)'(,IIIC"'d\'t"
o It ~III}I .. I til "1:0(1 \\fM:on~'rlU put it baC'k
lU'_:I'ltH r I tllC..'(lht, h." t!'j,.f{\U'(llCJt!,,,,,ther;.lh.
V. t'kll

l~.II" \\ h"I' \'011l.n (ltlt JJi\'C,.,\,:-, fonn ('1)("11'

In!...,.-;.r I~w.k, ll\. 111 lhl.' tlllX(>:s sh ....wn here.
tht ~ ht III') acx J\I lJ\ .In'l "!'11t'C't filf jt'\\'clf)' Ill'
II~
.It'nl
II'll L1 Ja;\',..,r clipi' alltl thUDI1,

t:"k:

'1,.......an I" .1""", ,0"'\' to Ihe baod >1m

hO\\n In tho. ('hulo: tbe Iirl and tho.
t.x",", 11'tJu1..t II~
making tho> Ikl
TN. IJO 'OK! rmIO(,ln"Ubrdl ....j~rtuolntht_
lid"", made (rum two eo trd;tinj!' weods
t u h", ,herr) an,' ma,.I,, with a ,In" of
dark veneer htt\\\'t'n tm.'ln Th- "'I~mlc.,rcl,~ ""ule. 1111,eut frt",'hallfi.
hut I \\:8."
able to KIt a li!mtJ(,t(h"'r("lIt \\ uh a platform
that nl[.lt("(1on till' ,,(a (,Ir,~h'jl~.

bt"""

aUILDING THE PLATFORM

11.,(",, hUlIr(IIl~ Ih. (11:11

form. "heck lhat
\'(I\U' luu ..1 :(il\\ 1110,1(('I...
-xactlv ~Mt til tIM'
lalli" I uN..1a t ll~Hlt fllr ..illt'l(rut....un t)~
t.'\I ....,.'.,1' m.li\fin ..e t tif1~Uf)llu.ll3Jwl SI\\.
~,,~thl' '111.. J, Ilf....
'Ullung:r.1I11~c Itt
( IRC'I..JI(. rJ"'!II.tt f(II111 pi\ t.t:-. na ,,,Iii
At)"l ~I I. "t tltt.\ttl) ~II\\ l,btJ.v tlu
III a "ITt. J'I' lloat', attach .. 1 t.. the 1... MI 1.1alrunnon Ih, M'TI" J'I! a.. ladju;1 ,I...JI!'
1'.:1\\ j. Wi!,
Tu InJd~1 a hallcl ~\\ ('U'Cl(jl)!'~ l:!4.lhl ll"t t.h at", t" t 11\\ Ilh the mmt (If th e
ck'3l and the "Ig., ,,(the pb,l(urm.- too,",,
-. ,. Ih, p~, on 1"'10:' III
lll~the .. d. nftl...blade. ",. fil! .,
Til. I'LAUUK'I T" llW~1 tbe platform,
KOT.\Tr. Tllf' PI \n'Olt\'
Tit (1(tennillE'
I{lart I,) (1!Jtt.;Jl~a Vlt.~ "f pl~"'\\(lOd
til 8
".<Ilh ,,( I ",,,I a ((>, e'th of ' , ,.." fig. 1 tlw lot: uon (rtht. .t'ul((te:tt. make a :'f>ml
Thtn. to11C'('('I'llhe PI\',.t n;J.iI. trill a l'l\:ot
Cln"larrulth,,",1!b the l'13t(,nn hy n'ta!
.... 1t-1 (rum tht tlflj.,_~arld I, ("'Jm lhtl t-.td i.g tllt. pi tf(JI'I'lltfJ("k~l:<i(. Ulllil the cut
,If Ih(l.t.\I(onll
nIck: tht t"1'I1 t.'I{.ll.Iol'~I~t.ul1'1 t~i)!_. ),
l1u-l~ I"t"n",.\', the 1,I.tt(c1rrn (:n)m 'he c.ojr,
~hl'll :\"ll' In t,,,I\,r ltl ,Irillth", hl,I~lht
{I~
jl~ :411,1"",1.( i.I. ,I.'al .... fr'-Im thl'
~ru11l' ""z. l! thl' ,11"ol lI;ttt. I m:ule a ",lrill
1'lt" fl'Jln .t1l111h.,)' u:ttl,l(thl'
:-.:lnll':-.iZl,Ju....L I' ,';orltl, tIl' tlK' hl'rr .llld !..
, t.t tht l'llfl ('I'~lt.
~'l'
I-"i~,
'j,
('ut till' h"lItl.,rl t ht, n:111 nntl Ch\ICk the o;lil

inlh.,dnll

THE liD BLANK

tIll'lllalf.)rm. l hert'
ar. t'\t, ~'It'al~t hlJhl 'hi' hhlilk t}t~:<lticu, ()nt'.' thl' 11l;,tfulm j .. t.~ln'l,ll'tta.\\'Irk t..tn
,\'hilt, t.utlIJl){. ~:til ;I.lllItl t'1~al !~.
t., tht. ht-,...,11 ttn thia li,l. !"t.tJt II'ljlclin~l~W till l)~'
\'tllo!t, "f Ilu"I,lntf,'1111 \\lth tI,l' ('(1L!t! (If lh.,
l,.,\lltl1lg l\\lJ fI1t,,("t',s(.f t."t)nt"~...tjng t.J :!"'t(J('x
,It'.jt( ,tirt-ctl~ U\('I' tht ,,'l'ntt.r Ilf tht..I'I\,{,t " I ullJ,altht-k'~:-.. ..ltf':1\\-Hlthufr aJl(1~
1)lIi,',~I~",'t nail tlu.' Iflt clt'at (1'1 ~'t't)
1"1I1:,h01:.
",. hll. 1
.;NI' C'I,~~A
I, ('Jl tUl1'lr

-,

1.'

'rlkall. tllk tltt t\\fl contra,..tiT'ft tl1{'1.v....

t",l!lotttt'l f.ln'-tfl- fat'.. \\ th ,1.)ul\1t--~lf"Itcar-

.)

,,'1 laJo "', I"" {,.l< ", .. I M~"'__arv flu..h.

t,\fU>r ruUm~. lhe Ilj!hl .... l.lu-k Ilb- an"''''llchl,1 to rnal\. a lid "lth C'Vntr.t...ti'll!
(.'010~ n (t,;rl" t g.> )
cirr Ttl.: ~.. "I..(llt('I":~,T.) rut a~ml
\"In"11P lIt lh ....('00 .,f th.- tal."'1 tl'l!~ther
l.hlnk. mllu'lt thi ftl::tl k oot.) th~' Illatfflrm
~J il).lll~hl
tnttl thl' \'.,nu'" (I,nO\... llj\ t}w
\'I\.,t:.. 'OInt Ofl (he l',lOII ....1" allot1 rl ,I at,, t h~
111"t(II"',
l~l I" 1111 .1 :->t.mi-i:i1"("lltin 11111
"1111. I', I'i~.;" 'rht'l\ 1111' thtlilank I,\,,,r
I'nflI"I1I' ."1.1 I k"1 pln~ lhl :-,anll' ltlJ!t-'
;I~:lin!'ltlhl' ."Hlt. \'I(,.,t) and rut :1S(.'('(,rnl
1>'!nll'~'i"\'I('lin t ht ,.the" ln,l. !'<>I..(. F'ig. f~,
Tltl" T() "'lllI'I. (llll'" Ihl' "'(_'n,iooCil"lt,:-;tl'(..' lul 1'1 I,.~,'h t'n~l.t)u'rt :-:h.J\I)(1 l~' a
m('a...llrl'nu'.t .,1 (l'u01 tht 2'(tniooi.'j)\'ul:iT

rot 1~11tAtil t h,' ... 1j.!'1' 11f)t" l :-oj,lt,,[ tJw

~"'hf'l" lihulk.:'u,.,'t till'" "kj!" L.. ,

lli)tI.:otl
\\illt,.

_l

.....
DETAIl

NOTE:
NAnSID ~

90- 10 END aEAl

\\'OODSM1TH

..nd the semi-circle I.:f wide, 31MI the overall

hlank i-, I wide, then, "ill "" ""'" than ..
on tht' uther :-;irl(,. Tn cl-eat~ an 1....'.111.. "lei!"

UGKTWOOO

en bulh >ides, trim the blank to final width.

see ~'i)(,7
Rt{\RI~A."\(;l. THt; 1>II-;C'P,s"
Nt,\\

Ilull th('

t..tlX.'fI t~Y'f.'lher pi~~

apart and l"('arrdnKc

them so the main

flf

l";'il1. (If

lhl-licl i:- Cillt' color-

\\'()()(Iand the semi-circles ure the con-

11'n,linj! ""JOd, "",. Fig. S, (Y,m ac(uall,\'

have t'Jlt)u.l!h J)iE'\'~t't make twu lid:,-,)
MAKING VENEER

11. ndd a hi).<hli)..J\IIOthP (I"";!.,,, and fill the

, ",,,,. "fib. ),,,,.1 saw kerf. 1 glu,," ,tri!,-' (If
"dlnUI Vell<'e,' between the li)!hl IUlIl dark
I)il-t~. '1\'"0 tllin~ a),' important with lhf'
\ vneer :,lJip:-, Th~yhave [(I I~ cut (rom
<u'Ilight-l.rrnin,'t1 stock '1JIc1lh.y I\a\'(' 10 be
Ihe same Ihiclu,,,,,, "" the h:!lId saw k'I1'.
(,H()(lSIt"C rue ~lA"E.litAl- Sint(_ the
veneer :.tri)l:;' ltn- ix'lll int', H semi-circle,
("lit

RGUIt6

an tmll~tNO
'WI'H. SAM!EDGt

the strips frrJIU ~ln\i~lJ.!1'liflt'(l ;;ltK.:k

r,,'m

10 kl.'<:)'them
.plilting who u bend in".
When l.:h(lf>~in~lh( ~lcN.'kIU(lk nt the ",'lllin

lines. }itt'~i$!hl-)..'1"ainefl stock h.t.., J.,."l'aill

lines that I'UII JI;II~,lId t" th,' :;ide. of the

bonrd and nf)t at 311al,I~ to the sides. :;.:et'

F'i~,
1.1.
ClITI'rx(; TO $IZF.. II' nrfll'r fnlth( .. semi('il'Cular -,nal .." l)iett .. to fit in lh\." ~'mt,
circular -f('lnull" recess. th(.o. ,'()Jlf'E"I'strip

has

(0

_,

,-

SHOUlD ..

_nrlMMING

JHE SM\E WIDTH

---

.,.~

1lGU...

DET~ll

ANGt!O GltAiN

UGlttWOOO
1Of''''I'U

DA.Rl(WOOD

be 1h( e'<",( (hklu,",,-, of the band

~\\ kerf, lif'ffn'l ('ultin,lr!lhis:itrjf',

AGAINST .sKfl aur

NOTE,
aoTH1.EG~~

l mH.rte

.:.t gUU.J!t~to t~:'tits thlckm--s. '1'(. mak the

,gcJuge, just cut a kerr ill n pie<"e fJj ~1~l:1"
".. J!elail in Pil(, lH,
Then. tel determine thlt exact location (,j
lh, til) f(net' when ''IIltillg III<' v~n,,,,I'. I
1I~(1a trial anti error I''''K.'I;'&;, ~l:lrtby
s"ttin)! the rip fen'lor a h..anl clamped 10
the t~1'IIl'as u f"I\t:t!' ah(lut \.,,- fn.m tlh.~

~
DAP'WOOD

&OJTOM t,AYl:.

IQ

UOHT

wooo
DAUWQOO

ONE PlKt OfF

EAotS10

blade and trim u strip of \'t'tlt't,lr t.ut of a

11IPC'{I)fs(r.:tp.see I-"ig. 1C).
'Iest th .. fit ort he-strip inl o the kerfin lhe

"4--')

thicknc-s lIllul(e. Ifth~ \'eIK",!' j, too thick

lOlil in!f.lhp IIllU~P. nudj!e Ih~ I"nee 11hail'
tl'J.~tYto the IJl:.letil mak a thinnor :"tti), of
vene-er; If it's. l(KJ 11)(1.<.;(', Itl('\'~th.,. (co('(.
~lj~J'll\' "l,Vfll r,...U1 t lho' ~'hlllt,' t(, makCl H

,
r

Ll,ick.i "Hi),
('U'l'

'1'''.: V";NE.:R. 'Vhpll

the "tl11' fib

l)(Irrt,(tl), cut :.tIl lIt' "('n",)' rll)' tllf> \\'hi)l!!

11r()jf.!t."t.J-"'flr ['Utll\ illlX lill, c'ut t\\(1 ;o.tlllt:" "f
Ven("t'l' fl'Oltl 1 1 ~tU('k ttl a J'UliKh It)rlgth f,f

8-, $t'(~jo'iJ!. 11. ''''hll~ the S~\\ \\';"...~('tup. I

ttl~.;-ut 1\\'0 l"lrir)..' u(

\'cn,,'('r [tn"

AGURE 12

lhl' LH,x

rtlMEXCUS

wttUI1\, J,.-fer 1(. ~'i!!.Ix lnl l,uJ."f{12, ('lit

lhlOS... ~tJjl)loio fl"(,m the c.ut....;j(I.. f3C(~:-- ,If !l

i,ie(.'"et,f1 t ~tock lh:lt':'o T ,\ide Rnd f'lollj!",
~e Fig, II.

GLUE TOGETHER LID

,0\1\"" th. """.vr IS "Ul, I(lue aJl(1damp the

lui pil"'.~ to~ ..ther \,ilh the "t;>n\"'t..'r
strill:'
b<orw .... " them. set: "'ig. 12. l'iJUIII): U", a
hanrl "<l" or the band ,:a" 10 him olf the
('x('t):-.,.";'\,Pllt.'(al Jlu:,h "'jth the en(L", o(th(, lid.
\\'OODSMITH

GWiANDClAHi'VENEilt

OAIIKWOOO

STRIPSBTWiEH UO PfKES

11

AGUI! 1.

AGURE "

1ltEBOl(

CUTtw01QUAl
mctSRlOMONE
I50ARD 1:r lONG

After 1lI~lid was complete. I ht').'lI1Iwork on

the bex it.o;('lr.'The. rnilln part. 1,1' the box is
made from the same kind of w(lorl ,... the
semi-cu-d... on the lid. This ,,,,11. can hi cui
from :t blank of W4>wek (1 .'I ""lua' thick-

11

.b
'<,

ness)or a blank t)uJlt

two pieces 41f

~ 4 ;;(,.. k.

.........zr

NOTE:

....

1U90"AJN
AUGNEO
WHIlE GWrNG VI'

1 USl44('

tl)) fl,(lIll

NOTE:

cm WlDtW

CUT

UHGTI<lO

MAtO<~

ENOS

.1STOC..

Of-

aonOM 1I.\A.fIlJ( to
IETWiN YfNEEIt

AUGNED

MATCHUO

UNf$QNUD

flGUft IS

. ....,.

.. ~-ltl..

"

I ....,?
.;

"-

'.-

.J

1...;-'" Ol"T

~
I

'"

between the iJI.~i{{,.()fth~ \'(lnt,'('rline:-;:.

8(~1:'

Fi)'(.14.Then I'U! tIw blankto width to match

this c'li.metl.."i('ul u't{1to It'n~h
t" ol:llcll Ult
len).'Ih,,([he lid.

.'"

RUlLO UI' STOCK. '1b muk~:t huill.up

blank. start b~'cultinJ: (I )lie,,!,of 414stock
to .. roul-'" width of rand rou!!h length of
12".Then cut this piece in half', S('<' ~ij!.I:).
After it'. CUIin hnlf. ~u.lhe lWOpiN"'"
t"J(elh"r fa'E'-ltl-fu{..,.~~ Fig. 13. To hide
the glue j"inl. align the j!1'3in pattern as
dO<l'ly as possibl e.
CUT TO SIZE. To determine the width of
the blank. IO<'USUI'!'dIP distance on tho lid

_.-;'

":>

(Ofjl'[<tAtGt/

POCKET lAYOUT
AGUR.E 1(t

PO<.KETs..The

t)J}{,lljn~ ill Lll('o

110,(II'!' actll"II~'pockets eut out with the

band saw; '11.make tlw ,",.:klL'. , started
hy layin!!:thorn out on the side ..f'the blank.
First. las ou; a pHinl fin the top ed!!" of
th~ blank'!, from each end. see Fig. I;'.
Then. draw 3 eenterline UJ) the J~11J..'th .,1'
Ih, blank and mark points .,;{'out from the
I
.'ent~rline to form It I ,. center .ictge. Tv
form lh<.' :'oi(ll~ 4'( the pockets. extend lines
~ll.ll';'l
down from the marks,
~t..'l.locate centerpoims fur lh~l~tt4")ln
l":t(lii '." fJ"(tnl the top edge UI1{) I" from the
IW)($("l sule line..S.
Once the t:c.-nlllI'I,il'l~ tll'''' marked.
strike a \ I" r,'(lill~(4) provide a l'tttlll(I("fl

bottom :tt each

4t1't'~ (4) mark

t'OI'l~I',F"inall~.
connect
tHllttJJ1IS

the

the

IANE) f::J-\\\' I)()('IU.~, Ant-I' lilt' layuut

was complete, I ~lt")(lth(' hlunk on (,,(IJ(t:

with the layout lines f:t<"jn~til' nntl cut ()ul

tile pockets with ~1111/
...
" blade, ~l:iI!l"l~, tf'.
I r ~'CJU'I,('
goill~ to cover the 1)t)l'kcL";'wit h
fClt. the cut d..e...n't have 10 lx )('I1'(>(,Ily
sm.)(")th.An~t rUllghI,d~$ can tw cleaned
out with a haJI"'I"ulI(1or round file.

NOll;
CUT~mON
aANO SA,WWIllC

t .'

8LADf

Of',, I~IIK.:.;"Ol~ Next, t(1 :.u1,,\,

for the lid to tit into placv, trim off
t he (tIP tlf the center ri,lj!l. ""'" Fi)r. 17.
"'I(I~I

FIGURE "

KEEPRESAWN
SlOES fACE

to fACE

".,1lI

NOTE:
GlW 6OllOM
lOGTHR WrT'H
DGES~ ENOS RUSK

THE FRONT/BACK

Aft!.!r lbt' main Jjtll1. I1rtht~i;x)x\\'~l.oI;t,"n1Ilh:lt',

, allach<.<J the
C"lltlnl,(!a pJK't'

("lilt
I)f

-ir I ~ltJlC.'k (')~ing lhe ~mle

1""1. IIf Ill<'lid) IIIa l'OuJ:h

10,",,1 ,..' th" mwn

\\;<lth or 2'
"'UJlh I~n).>t
h of
t~\\\ ..
\ II." :-'trirJ otT c<\cll facr.

Hn.'

_1.

and baek. SI..1rLloy

'r. Then

tfJg4!lhcr Ulteof these I 1

~lril)$, :1"tl nne :$lrip t,lf ,'Cllccr t h~'t \\'as elll

()fIOX

11

GL(lR TO(~..-:rllF.lt. 'Tn nlako 0.1{h fl''Qnt

antl hack.

fRIMTO
THJO(NES.S

gllll'

p,,~\i()U'I.\.tNote: ;!ill.ch the bandi'awn

fa>. 1oJ:.th.I''''' the planed f.cos will be on
Ih. ,,,,/,<;'/ .. uflh. j(lue"up piere.)
<:Ll,"I'Oslz.:.Aftpr the glue IIrios. rUlthe
j!luerl-Ujl fl'Ontihack pic<'!'<to width and

length to match the box. see Fi!!. IS.

(:LUE SlUES 'T<) BO'M'OM.No" ~Iue the
Iront.back pie...,,< 10 the bottom with the
c(Igl'~and ends flush. see ~~ig.
l~,

flGURflO

SANDING

I think "oe of the h""Ie:-II'U't~ "f makin!!,n

box i., !(I'llin!!, the lid the same size a.' the
bottom. 'Ther e areu numberofw n)'>to do it.
but on thi>box 1sanded them Ihe,;an~ ;i,,,,.
St.'Irt by mounting the hd and box in a vise,
makinl( WI'(' the ve_r strip in the lid i..
a1i.~1 with the:mipinthe box. "' ....Fig.~.
The" """" the lill IIllflbox nl~<h tu ~nrh
other with a bell $alld(f. see FiA'.21. (1\0\(0:
Tbe sideseould he done with a plane, flut the
ends present a pl'<lblc-m:the veneer strips
.nel en.II.'t:.in (;(.,1<1 elt_ity chil' QUI.)

Next, remove

till'

I'KJSfl"(111)th~

,iN

QAMPUOANO.8C)TTOM

SANO/W.f<lut

lOGflHfl50 vtmftuNlS ~
""'lOU'" AUfOIl. COltNtttS

<l>

5&OSfWSH

NOTb..

"'UI>.... _

~NUN' Wl-tEN aoWlNG

and

sand the lOp and bouom .. ru,. lid. Thensand

the bouom ofthe hi" $<. it sits flat,

Am MAKE~,.' wtD
CUt AU A~OUNO
tHEUO

1
, .

RABBET THE LID

'ICImake 'hI' lid fit dO\\,11intn lh. box. )

NOTE:

}'outl.1"1
\i t/t"'-(ll~Prabbet around the bottom
t,11!\'of lh~ lid. "' ....Fig. 22.
S("111b)< making a I/,......'\;OP rabbet on the
ends and th ..n thp front al1d back. S<'" Step I
in F'iJ{. ~. (:\ ute:AI\\'(I~'::rout the ('n(lt'-ti~t
I.. prevent ehipout.) The" make "lij:.oI1tl)
\\ ider ~.'uts.on the ('tlcl.:-. (SC(. Step 2\ unul tilet"dt.l>et$ fit down into the bottom. If ,\'OUplan
to lme lh~ pocket, with f.ll. make the fll

CUlRABanSO
UOFll'S DOWN
IN1'O$OX

hKI:;.((UhliUl It,,:") tfJ

,.,"'~HT

NExt MAKE Rff'EAJ

Lake int(l t"ln ....jclttl'1ttiotl

an

ROUNDOvca

<Ii!(htly chamfer the bottom e"'11:e< of th ..

rubber. see Detaili"
:!:l.

"i~.

uml

EDGES

WAIL

RQUNll ovun "':Il(,;f:::, Next: l...)t"") over

tl)I'

UNTIlUDmS

I.,' S11IAlGHT

the thiekness ufthc' fl,ll.

0", x- 'he ",xl" an, rubbeued, "'1",,,1 lh"
))I'fX'('(ltll" on the f1'011t ami back, Sneak up
1111 ,h(' final \I,lIlh of the "ahhet until th...lid
IiI.' ""nfo.~"bly "0\111 into the box, Then

the

CUTS ON ftiOS,
I)'tEoN
"0Nl IACI(,

and bottom ~~('"!'(\fth~ box \\'ith a

11, round-over bit. see I"'jf!'.:tt

FINIS.i. Uej'o)'"{>lining' the inside

w,."'' ' '

tilt."f,un!! oil
fir

I>tIX with fdt. I applied t

I" the ou."i,' of lhe lJo, and th~ veneer

sides on tile inside of the box,

LINE WITH FELT

The in.id~",.ttom "f lh~ box can bo lin(~1

with felt or Suede- Tex. (Sul"CI(....Tt"~ i..;, a
spruy-on r(.ill~tikematerial, see "",lIxIN/lfill,

Nfl. 4() (01' mnt'(> inf('Jl11111linn.)

To Jin.. th<, boltom \I ith (<'It. fu"l malw;t
'llrdbounll~m"lalc tr luo!!,,"1(1 10,,;dth to
maleh the widlh uflh" puckN.,..Then Mil th~
fhlt with an XActo knife to match lh~

thmJllat~.""p Fi_,::.U.
Next, 1 ~"myf'(1 rill" ~i(le o( the foil \I;th
:;"~ISpr-dYMounll(mm "" m'l <"PlIly "t,"'e).
k:l it dT)' until il WII>' Illck): (uK!then p.",,-,.d
it flo\\'n iJlto lll~
(:)()Ckcts.Start ~lt onp 'ncl,
work OVeJ' lhe ~nt.r ndJzy,down mlo the
nlhElr 1}tlCket.tlll4'J nut the other (1ncl.
FinalJ): lrim thv vn'ls with "n XAl'lll
knife. ""-'"Fig. 2:;. ([ .li,ln\ linelhe "id.~
so
thf' \'(,tl("('I' ~ (l'1~'(1(,n th(ill:,iflc
o,)

\VOODSMITH

DONOl
ROIJNOOVat
VatTlCAl CORNERS

.....

_-

ROUNDOVR

....-- L.own EDGES

IOUND-

OVER&Il

cur
CARO&OMO

T'EMPtATt WlOnI
lOFfTIN.SIDE

80X

NOT<,
ntMRUSH

wllInoo

roGOFENDS

13

Landsca~_e_L_id

PICTURE PERFECT
,\iter l'Ol'llJ,.(tin~
t.ht11WM1 ~\\ t1C)xe~sho\\11
on pa~1? If), I JIL"Clllloct t'l Ilwke another box
with a l"'lfl"'''I. "'''''Jl (,,1' t.lw ti,l

"

DRAWING THE DESIGN

'fh<. landhCal'" de>.J..'JlL' eut ~ban<l. bill

1I1"'~ Inclu.",,! griN drdWing 1<11't.lw li'l
!';w}\\'n in lh'llhutt). JfytJlJ want to foIIo\\' t.h1.~
d",,'I!'l. the ... ure a couplewuy~to tlj'l>l'Oarh
il. )'rlll ean draw the tlesij!'ll 11g111on Ih.
".",,1. or draw il ~n I" grid 1~'I"'r fil"l an.1
th\!" l...JJl.s,(er it In thP \\'(104')(1.
If the ,1l."iJ..'Jli.< on paper; ~'u" can uunsfer
it '<10 the box lid with earbon paper, Or, to
makt' it easier, ptw.tOl'f"ll>.\" the- \t(->;-;ij...1'Jl ~ul.1
glue thp pl>otOroI), ri)(hllo thr- w,",,1 ",ilh
,,,boo cement 01' :l~1l-il'nlY MOllnl.
CUTTING THE DESIGN

1'h~lid d<,>i~""is mutl~Irom three ('OIIII'll..<\ing wOO<!" Slacked t<>j(clberand cut at th~
same time, The lid in th~ pholo uses zeb-

KOI,NIl O\,t;K .;OG::<. To hlf(hli~t

the

""\"()I'wlfor the mountam and ('I')ll(t~ltof'),

",",1'1'), for the ",111. all.1 ""'1'1" (nr thp baek-

,h.il!'l. 1''011",1,,<1
over ~IItho upper ed,:!e.

I(r!IIlnd,
cur OIT ~TOCK.B('j..~nlIo,'k lin the hd

bit on Ih,' router table, ' .... Fil! ,;,

blank f.r ~ 1~lf)('k CI II":tcLU:ll

thitknt'~ ...) fl'1)m e'j('h cl(thto thl"t"e \\tKl(l~t(J
a" idth 0(;, and length 0(" Then stick the

ef tht b:lnfl

flmNG

~1~'
I."lJrting ;t

three pieces \<Jgcther with double-sided

ml1lt.1 .~ll)t. ~'t' Fil.!. 2.

1!;llw

attach the I>:'P~"pattern

(0" draw

the cI""iJIllIn the t,,1' board. Next. cheek

to be :wrc that the ba.IMI~t\\'l:lblei...
,..rfl(IIU
9(l'

with nn

:OJi\\" fUI~

f't:,unrl-t,\'("r

I ~.

THEVENEER

'I" fill in th. \'(,id len by 1m' band saw k"rf

and hi~light the rw<ijm. I ,,,Irled ;trip, or

lIalnul veneer between tho pieces.

Fur tht' Ilt~ij.!1\-hewn bere. eut th~

1):".

v.ri(le :,tri'J)$; of \(.>n('('.'ttl rouJth )<:n\!th~ .,( T.

AGUA:E.

an(il!r', (Note: \\fhile the saw was ~clup,

I rut some extra ~tril):o>III ease some broke,

't)....

Il.KI ,'I~ a l'UUI)tc1" I- X r veneer strips

'1E'('(1E'dbt~I' fo,' the r,'OIlInnd back of Ih~

t.",. refer ll, Jl~.I:{.)
DElWINI' VEl'oi:ER.Tn bond th~ veneer,
sonk it under' u stream (.f h()l water for .1
eouple minutes until the fibers !-'Wtli tc.J
soften. As Lb. fib.,,,> soften, bend Ihl'
veneer intu a semi-circular :o.haJlC.~
under lhc.
~U"t'aJnof water; :;~ ~i~.
(;.

RGUAt2

tv lIw hlad~,

$TAItT AND STOP POft'lo'l'S. \\'Ill!n CUllin!;!'

()lll the d~:;;iJrll.the unty critic;'11 nlca."url-_'__

ment~are the :otart :lnci~t"'i'It()int......Th(.lid
tle~i~l ~h(Jul(1 ~l..u1. I ~ frtlm lht. l'1:IR\.:-'
"r
the "',ard_ I" malch Ih. thi"kl1o"''' of Ihe
1'",,\\ Ulwl bark 1';"".<' (Thi. will p"'Hluc~ a
l~leanline on th.o ('n('~ eJf lh,' hrtx. l'(lrCI' tt)

tht> 1'~n(1\'ifo\\ iJI fo-'j1;(. l:i.l

Ttlmark these- l)C,illt~.~et lit' a "I' (('I\t'..
'/," u."ln the "'}'i1d, of the b.1nd ::;':1\\' bl:.l(lr',
:;(-1,: "'ig. ~~.(I !'lifl a I)ie<.-e of I ," ~1.a""4lnjl'
b.tll'<"'" lilt' (ellre and lb" hl,..le 10 lc"t,.

UGIft

WOOf>
lOf'lA.....

USE l' RADIUSfOR tAYlNG our SUN

Tht>nwilh II... ed.. orlhc Ih,.....,..boonl block

al:'lin~ Ih~ r...- >Col'<'(aboul "<11:1') (h"
(rttu':o.lm1anrl ~t.ol'llOint..:ton the rlt:,i,en. {"'o11

1l.,'C Iu illl' lbl' hl.1Ck up"ic1,.Iown

tll'(J "(lhe """re linc$,)

to Illa]"..

lb. (enre
;intl ..'Ut out the (le!'-i)!!lu~ing the. slali iuld
>lul' I~)int"1.<. elller :Inn ~,il the \I <lC)(I,
(T1'OI;-r Ot;SICN.Thl'n remove

REARRANGE,'H& I'1t:Ct:S.011"" Ih .. de ign i.< cut. IlUIlal"m all the pi"",," and
reatnU1J:!:(.' them $0 thf' contrasting ,,noeI:;.
U''(>jlUllUj!elhel'intu<Jl'" lid. sec Fig, ~. (AI

lhi,$ l.)(lillt)'OU ha\'c t'ltough mall'1iaJ eut III

makelh~ dirr.r~llllid<,)

14

NOTE:

AU fOt.Ut CORNERS HAvt

THtCiC EOGt JtMAJ.NlNG

\VOOOSMITH

One... the, 'lIffr .. phahle. u-c "De ofth.

00,.1""\\11 Irel I"'"
as. moM anti !(tntl)
('35(> the- \ eJlf'('rO\er the curve. 'f+ Fig. ;

:-10"Iy work tIKveneer \\"lth your thumbs

a link, b.t.t a lrn",
.\n.c r lhl wet \ PIlH'J" strip l" nJUghly ir~
tlk ,I.""n,u .hap". pla<.. it betw ee n the liol
lI( -ct~
al~t 01/1,1...him- til take lIl' th< space tli
the lIt h.r eurvt ..1\ ('11''("1'~\ rip. ~ 0\\ ciam()
(tlltt IllIn't 1!1ul'lthe bd piece-,together. see
"l~.
~ ~Nlill" ()lIlv tl'~'
to hen,1 one strip "f
",-,nl't'" ut R tl"'f',1
!'J,ltt: ~i,n't I,)ti~null~'cutthree boards
to ilJllItl"l.Ill'hullt!(, 1 tQJ\ loci lime by clampill~t h( tw I)shorter I,I\'('\."!'- (If veneer in$iflt

_.

AGUIl6

...... wooo

./

NOn,

touNO ()\f('
AU. Ufft. toG,s
wrTH OUNo.oYtl'"

DONOT~D

OVEi OUTSIDE fOC.ES

ftGUIll

AGUa'l

~.

th( ,Jhlrt\l,05(;l1;jlfllrll)l(~ .

.\J\cr the \ l'l~r dries OVt'nlight (~'iJUcall

-... ,I up I IKI"'''''
with hair rlryer), 1.,11
til<

v- .I'U~ nnd Ilk \ ellNTwill ho~1 l

;q>1'"':wtI3I'I'IIaj,, see Fl!:. ,

(,I \ f I' "t ,.:t K. :\(1\\. ,.,-rI se lht" veneerl"l~ "1 ,.bl'(: :--lilrt. \\ lh the t"IJ "''1np.
II -t,m!, '''Ih the bouom Id In,c.';n platt tu
n~kt clarnp Ilg trdSler. ~ I-~Jj.!. 11).)..\ft~r
tt't! J.!hlt,In vs, (",anll' .tllflldu(> In tht> ,:,tnJI
that fit:;.." "j' the ~llr,.:oo.'C ~'i\:II
~I\t t run Ilfl tIle t\l(:--._... veneer aI,,1
",1:,1111'utili ~hH' III t ht hL..l :otl1p. see Fig'. It,

011<"(',hI' glut .11;,:-. trim all the

Ou.h '\llh I h, nuts"l" "Hh, Ud

\'ltlt"lr

USf_

NOn,

_.

10",", UP

USEGENTIl
,...... fUSSllIf 10
SlOW'tJ IPC) YlHf[1

ova MOLD

....a ......
~CUMftHG

........

.,.,..
I1SNflt()XlMAn.=:;:SH~AK~========:::',
NOTEc (.

VfN(IR DillS"

BOX80noM

II tht n"'N~' ftu' lf1ing nt'\\

thjrl~.I n..~I,.t rlle-hllY .lifTtrt!llt bo\ l"l\.
tlln\ rflr this L'\IHL"'('.I)ltli,1.
\IAI<.' Ttl. IJI...A'''' ~lart buildme tht:'
~1II.ttl'lll t,) ('utllllS:: a l)Jl,('1' ,,(:-. I:"tllCk to
\\'Ililt I \\11

HOlM

MUll II

FlGURf 12

rotlgh \\ltlth , ,) tlr Ilc-ncth .,f"'. t()r

gtU(' t \\ IIJ'll"'("(>S ._,f I I "lock (at"t' l" (;M._~.l
11lt'.. th .. blank ha, 10 "" rul 10 .izc II)

match th, 1.1. (" 1I~I.nmn~ the lin;,""'1

" (tl h f,l th. tt::lnk tL"t! nwa....un.-mtnt$ tak
..n fnull tm ''lId II' ttw: lo.uxl~lJt" Ixl. }1f3'
:-.tll'\' t h(' il~t.:uK'! [['11111tht. I,IS ,f, or OTtP J,lt"C."l'
tll\III,"r 1,ltll(' ,:tul, flftl .... Jthtor, ~ fiJ.!.
1:4.~I'\\(.t,1thtIJI.tllk ttl "iftlh so illnalcht ...

RGUlf IJ

thi ...nlt.l....Ut'nltOl lu~i t.II,nt!lh lu match th.-,

SIMIlARWOODS)

"",,,III'Il).,'th ,,( II", lid.

IIANIl 1I.\W Tilt; UESIUN. 011.,<,lhl' hl"nk
i~
('ut. lu) f,UI th~' 1-",(\(,"1
filp Otl thl'
frullt "r Ih, hlullk. "I"> l>et<,jJ in Fij(. 1:1.

I~.,
..

vtNU.\

V(HEll

'fht:u l'-llttfl ~t\\'Chi ~1)lltlomtil ~h31M;_).

,,1'1'. Nt''<' A~OUA.l.....!\t:xt

t.rlUII'11

th(

I \\l~II'\,'ntot'l" ..tnJI!>o {tUt J)t"l'\)()tl:-I~I.

Th, n u,1l Ih' '.1hI<k (",nL back piet...,,_

,r lhc.~ p Itt J US1,_'(1 thf. Slmt ",,,Id a..
tht- f,'I(ltJCI~alld rnotJlltaln, ........,. Ir. 13.

.",,11"1. '"1111[" .\ft~r the fronl

an.1 I k _"". j:lu 1 In Idact-. daml' the
Jan<l"'''I'' lid to I lootlum and .anr!th.,
rlIUt'iON!' Gu..""h. Tilt.: 11 r'lJuta ~Wl) rat ....
I,. t ftU ~Irfl tllr l~lJ!t...I,rthe nit ~ it fit$ in the
l ..,llllill. ,,-'~~:Ilfl \il'" itl "'II!. 1:{. f~' Jta~\
13 rflr ;1,. t'\;ltl.l",jttlnn till hn~ ttl 11u thi:;..)

I"innll)' 1",un~1"\"'r lh"" tt'l' uf lhl' lid a.lrt

l!fltt,un uft h. ')lIS: \\ it h'l y,'" rl)\ultl ...t\...r hit.
1 filli~Jll~lllltl"".~\\'Ilh l\\'o (,lt~oftuntr

NOT(
.wASUIEM(HT lOUAlS

DlStA'Cl1fT'WllH
Y(lrd.l. UN6 ()Io.I uo

....

SlOE VIEW DETAIL

T
1

..... 1.......

...

--l'-~~

fNOVlEW

"..O",_..,_........ ,_-:-::::----{..1O

OfT
IAIIU

AT

" .f

uil ,,,,01"I'l'li",1 (,>11

Itolh. i'~'id".
\\'OOO~MJ11l

15

Band Saw Basics

",.. nk'i tummon roml'lainl aI,.,1 t..r.1
:'.a\\:-l"

";&.1

can

"'" ......1 rulkrn

WKI

la6U'ai,::btro\-

ht t ~.,

I Ill" 'The 1,1"",

,,_ko,..

dnft,; aU 0\ r tho- "Ian nnd tho-lin,,1 eut

t- ,,,,gIo<l or t..m hh:ij I."

Ie. Ink

lhat

\\andcl1l1l"

>fJ

land""".,. lin' "'~O""""(or

<olIN.

hi,,",

the~il,-fflr Jtl.'Iklng ....

1r.1tl!llt '1.11....e'l" fl.lItl\\ Illj!

a Ji,W "hl'n
l'Ur\f":-.

.,L,t', ,--;111\\.I."lt.-

fI \\ 1(1~

h,f. ,Ill' I .. Kk 1.1' th, t..b,k

:oi\\lltC"=-- rnlm :o.JII. tel ....
KI,II.th, ~tri.
\\ II)TH R":I..ATIO'"",tllt Ttw ....L'lt.HJrlhip
flf the- kt.rf" teltll III tht tJl;l(il' "Ieltl. t ~
1)IOIin... 110\\ a b..ncl ~\\ tOi11 C\Jt nl" I"" ,co
uff

UNEV1Nsn

m.lkil'g .1 II-trl.~of ):1 lit "

I!Ul t ~"'II

(,('U.N' \\

-'"
IWI(

IWI(

fHICXNISS

\1\tIOP\

ton '-t't nkar~"'lhl.'lc.."t"lh

OOODi' :'-.....

16

f.r

U::t',

thro\\:-o It offt:- runnm

HAlln 1l1~JF.("" \\'hen the bla.l" nil ,

illtrl a hi.141(11 n;tll fir ~,n\\. thl' ,I fifth ..

tl'\'lh "ill tl\' nJill'''' Inlnn"tlt;ltt'l,

l:llt chi'
nill1 thl" jt
arv the hnnloru .., 1.1;11',' ...,,11.1.)'0I'll lhl .t.;:II,,1
:-.<t\\ It ..,lf. Tht ,,1) \\(1) til k""I'lh,'
tt'{tll
hart]

'11,j.",t~thi.lt n\(l:'l

,,1":1-'1

from ruhl,inJ.:" I'll I tit "J.!ll1ll,)'oI'" t,

It

set til' the baml :-oa\\ euvh tlllU'

;1 1,1<1111')!oj,

BANDSAWsnup
SE-Itin~ 11,).1t~tl1cl -aw '\''lIUI\'~ tlll\"" t)lI"'I\"
Il),Ot.-Hlu)t':oi,
'rill' lil:-t1:-.
).!t'l I ill~ t hl' 1111....1.- t

I,

tnu."'_ I,rt 11~'J'I~'{:-t11)' 111 1hi' :-";11114'.\htt i\ t

1"I!-.itiIlJI.iI.....It ):1)(....a''f,ullcl tIll \\tll'\,I,.,. 'I'll"
:--("('tllMli:--. :--cltill)!tlttllttell

tt 1\",1'11. \llIl till

thil-.I i......
u IJII:-.lll1Clht.,I,L.I.ltO-b'lli.I,~ lUllI t hl'\I:-.1
ht-.uillJ.,~ III k""I' c I,,tlll....IIIIII'fII,LIt II' iliI),!IHof I
SCI il

:-,ta.\"~II}} t r.lc... \\

Iwn

1,1i.. "('1> (,1 \\ 1)1111111:-

.1

\\ltl':"':l..\l.IG"Il:Nl
,"Ilh III'l'

l.,.. ill iii,,'

\\1"1'

k'III\\

\\)111

-"'I:--.;tliJ.,rtlt."41 \\
:-t ft':-....... ('II

tht

TIlt' \\Ih,(')'" ita\1 ttl

'~III)II1' III ,h., ',I ... lf

11"1 f",ltc)(.,)I,,".
l!<liIJlII .tll lllll'(t'Clic1..II,h

hl,t

tI1.1IT.>....

".iJ I~

~1.I .. k I JU_c III

.:-k\. ~ \',alllrlt'tll1:tkl'r \\hll

ul,,ntl_) \\ "t
UtI! a hl...J,;; ah.,ut I,.tlttl ,"
-Irn. j!llIe
In'i,le tl' ri4lt ~t.t.lkt "lth till> \\ hi'\'I~O1lt"f
IJI~ ctnfl out ot I<'u"alkl Cit (Ir IM,tlll.rtht.
\\ t"

._,

.... AUll
WITH

lOMAK.
IWI(

!Glln.

t,'if'

...-

ALIC;' '" t.":t~l.~ Tf) 1111~rllh\ \\J (~I

fir-t 1.J(l.....rll thfO ~t...
(.....
\\ th.tt he I~l" til'
~1\\\r\\ht"t.llnrk ''It,,.,llf I't~> trtMfl": .sl Xl.

.-

IWI(G'-'Ot

...,."..

~'"

ADJUilMlN"f

'ow ..

TOACJ(

Wltn

,
ClNTt., '""""
OWl.
."""'N
.. d u....
tW"

WHEn
W1Tl<

W>tta

(Loti itll., it.

\lith tht."'b:"Kl~"

......

.'I'"tfu11.\

in::-.laUI(1 In- CllatlJ.:I-<1

Lt.' thun t~"'I""'r

:-OJfI.... J'hl......l'3U:-;:(.':->
tlk' blacM'
'u rut monoa~~"lvt4_:. {IllflQ(- ~k'elf thc.
I" rio "hleb 1.",1- IlKhIaIJ.. .tf coon-.- In lhal
,11 n.'C1.JoJl.

Vllnc..t.l

11.'10

un a han I t)lt.)('{t

l) Iw1 l'ht.

1'IGUIl2

I,.ICtil!"

.,flh, l,bll. \\)11\\'>;ilr"\t 01) \\'h.;.lt 11...11.111\

t.i.).;t4 \\110,,4,.. \\1(1

(HUNE

't

1'1 nt,mlal

11l..-&I.
....It Ulk \, n.

!Ix Iolad.- an- ""nt ,.J\\\am """" lhan u..,

Of HUIS

'OO'HHT
O(T~IHtS
1((1' WIDTH

Tht-n: l....1111('tIn' (or an Ulk \ I n Nl. ~IIU

ju......hot\ I.' ttl t.",.mIJt rl.~ll(III' It (....... Itv\ ItO
re:-.a\\lng on I..t~ 1~),
C'r. tel' a 0(""\\ lbw
E\tll thuugb a "'''' IlI;od, ",,"\ ha\t a
,-.rrt(rl :'"41.. It I'i- I .L~(r t(, '-'JI11I11t n.....: t.t (ur n
,li~"'1
~""llhan",;tron~
'1.\1'''.\1':--.'' T 'I'lt tM' t \\.IV to nuum 110
lm ('"",'1n:t1 bl;l(lt' :.'t't ~ tl.J I~n nt "Iell

u"" )

It', ul..., true that

I'" m '" J(OI.I al

c, ~rvthl"" Iml mak.

enune CUnl':S 1:0
h.;at C':UL"'" Uk 1M"ltl~
"nt" 'Ok- k..... 10 bot hthto ~~""I
Blol oo.ll<1<k.,.
of.l htlltl Sl'" lS-U\ thtI\,btion.: hip htt'\l"e'n
IN' ,,~Ith of u.., kerf ttnol Ih. \"dth ..f Ih.
bIa<~
t\ERF wurm .\!'it 'In all su\\ lila. I tlu.
\\ itlth Ilf tht- kerta tQl1.l 10.0\\ <,,\ltS J!'Ii \\ td\'j
than lht I/",k 'u til tilt liLt,). 'rilL"I~
bt"('.au~thl tcvth an' "M'l- "I' IMnt'''It \\ ,u,1
m,nl th- t'f'lIl'IhlH.'t.r t I~' tll"l41, ~'lt Itl..rt ht
""Ih make, tho,
<tit" kerf \I ith. 1<-,u',
c_Ul(,,\'l1n httth tioifl....-:;(IU' thll,l.uJl
Tlu- n\tJ.'o<tt,ll\ UI\L\I,t,ffh" urI hi .. rlt'.U":"H"" 1..01
tu k(tlJ tht lllath.' [1''''tll hUltllllJ,:. llut ,." ;t
h:1JlI'l~l\\ t 1,(I,'t'o a !"c:(_...~tI(ll)(I"lil. nlt,I(',&r ..
Hl1l:tl}l'(~\;(I(.~
rot_"t Itlt Ilu,' blll(lt 111t..h~ul~'
flil\:t.'tiun ill it,:;. .,\\a, kt11. ~f",\,..hllllll~_hI'
l>hul(_ t1UI ch.\n.I.!.~~
.lin"t'tulll ,1"1"'1)1) 1111Ih.
tt' ,III, u{ tht,.l,ulflt1'.1:-11.", Illit It~ ul:-n tht., rt..i...~11 tht. l,t-l.I{
IlIoAU.: lI'IIlTH. TIl\' ""lit. "f 111\ 101,,,,,, IIlll'll rl'rol~t \'UI I 111J,!~t r.llcllt ')r (1,I(u\\ in);! .1
Ithl">di..t.;tlu.'(> (1(,111 lhl t"l,th lu thl' Uoll'k) rr.!ultltliul. Ttu:- i!--o 1'C'\'lu~'th.,I"I..l'k c,(lhl'
(l~l('rnljn{~~ hl.\\ far ,'\,. bl,t,I, ..'ntl ....\\ illW: l,l.I(I\. "'\\ I"\.::--oCl'Jln :-itip til :-i(ie ill tht kerr
iK:fort thl. h.l\."k h\)nll~:-.lnlt. II'l' I-lIlt, flf tIll" \\ hl'n ~lIll ,I"n't \'Ullt it 1(1,
kt'rf. f "1 ...1 f'.U',-.I\\l,lilfll.'. tht '.I;:ul" ,,'Ollllllr"
'rtu"'" ;u, ffl\l,r'l(.'lUI~th.a.ll'all IJ1akr tll.i.:-at u \" ..J')' :-llolrl' dlll'I,' Itl' nu,k, a tlJlht
II-:Ittlt-aJ tttllli'l~i_\ til \\,U)fll'" \\ 11r.-:': I, all
rd(liu....). I!ut. l,n.1 \\11). hlath thl ....z."ln~
lI11t\ t'n M't 1'1$Ihl' t .......
th. :!I imJIf'('J~'J' ~tulJ
anclt" 1.:--....m;IU (tfl 11\)..." '\111, .. l'\\I"'I'lIljt
l.rlh.I).I".I ......
,\\~it,-",little It.lL,i(IIl.,lllh;:
r:uiiu. l, :",,-,t ~ I).!'. I
1,1.,(1(', atrul : \ (t'HllllC" ltw \\I>rklli\.'l"'C inti'
TJti i...
tht, "";!"04,II" \\ 1111I,bult<"" ttullC ....t tl., bL.. II' tlNI (......t.

nbc."

....0'

..

GUIM

HOtDU

\VOOOSMITH

~'tUIIl'>tthr- anglv f the tflll \\'htif1 \b~~turn ..

in)! th4? b'ackinj.!aoju."tnlenl :,CI"("\\'or knob!
until Ihe lOp wheel b 1'3,-..11<,1with the
I,,\\'~.. \\,1",..1, Th ..n h"leIII lunl!,lraighlCllgc
aCI'4n::-> beth tlo(tj.!e~l.Jf '~'lh \,h\"(:I~and ~li(le
tl)(' lower wheel un its ghaft until.! lines up
\\ ith Ihe 101' wheel.see FII!',2,
Kole: \\'hcl1 "dju"tin~ (0.' .Ii~ment,

h<,ldthe ,;troighted!!e a' <10.""to the middle

<lfth~ wheels as possibl e, c'1bdo this on my
~a rs <3\\', I haelto ;lightly I",nel the light
br:,ck"lllut ,,(th. \\<t~',1

SF.T TR~\CK1NG.. .\.n,,r' lht wheels

:lr<-

tdig1led, se t the tracking. To dn this, bel.~n

b)' in;talling the Made, " e.xl, increase th"
hilld.. te1lM"n until the hlnde " ,U'l:tch,,1
light bPt\,p ...n lhtl \\'hN>I$. tf'in a l It'n:-itll'

ill be made lutcr.) '0\('11.

~I(,\\I.'tt.m lhe \\ ht't'l:. b~' han} <tIU) \\'itlt'h
ttl ........ift h\' bht,l(l' (Irin.:: tu\\-nrrllh,' fl't,nt .)1'
U(ljll~l-nlClIl....;\\

thp '\'ht"VJ~,
To co".".t thr' drift.. tu,'ll the trackinl(
U(ljU$tml'llt ;OCl'V'\ flrntt ~Ul-:I-z;.Lh4.'\-4.'11ic.lI
.li~'l1m."1 ,,( tl", l"1> \\'h",,11 wllilllw
~t~t)'!-'
ii' the ~111Pl't:l~lti\'l'JXI~itionun lhl'
\\'hc('Js f'Jr sC"('Ittll'P\~(llutjnl1:o'o ~l't" I'-~i_l!",
2.
I'pal'~fJ!1' of

u."I"

BlADE TENSION

BefOJ"l'OifljlL...ting the bL_l(l~)ZUiclLOS

aJKlllllU. ..t
bcariul'>' Ihal kt'(;p the blade on lntl' \\ h"n
ctJlling.. th{ blacll' Ita....to he tell::ol,)]led~ J.:"en
:t nc,\, ~h:ill'h1:ul(' ,\ill le;.I{1 UI" CI~atc a
b:1l1,<,1>hap",1cUl ifi[', n(ll"'''lcllL~ltil'''tl)
bcl,\'(.('n lhf._\\hc..-cl:-:.
0\\' i\lL'CII TE";SION'! ~In:-t l.);ttlrl~'\'~

h.I\'" a t"ll:,itil\ grIU~f'~ ,\"Ili~h 1'f>a1I~'

jll:-l
i.Jltlii.:'lte~:Ul a)jl)\'(lxim~i.t{' tf:'lu:.i(u\ sellin),!.

inzs, NQ'\~start It. ;n(,l~a.' ''lh~ l(in~iOll on

lhp blade ..nd ()(:oa.il)n:"I,~ "pluck" the

blade Md li~lell tn the sound, It should be
crisp and clear like at vlclin. net a dull bass
note.
Note: While increasing the t~~iOI1. t)(',
casi(IlIHlly spin Uw \\'heols 10 .., if the
hlll,h, '" ,tillll~,cking ""1'E'Ctl)', h,cr"'I.'inj!
the lens-ie,,\ uta" make it net'(!s:o:.aJOVttl make

BLADE STRESS
~t}\\'lh e 001141SOl" is ~l UI. t,) II(>aifl11n tel it':,

((111Il()I('nUal, RUl, thL. 1\tJJ ""Ientia!

,till
may be a bit short of ,,':I'(C'<:I, 'VI",n" blatl" i.~
cutting. it's under l\\'(1 kinds of sll't's.-::tension <liNt eompression.
TENSION'ANr) ('C)~IPltE.."~ION.,\thpl1 t ht'

blade is fm-l l(1I\...ioll~1 t.11I th{ wheels, the

minor afljuJotlnIt:'nl$ tl. the RI1...44! flf tll~ l(!l'~1(lf\f{Jrcf._~ ~U't'the sam {,II lI1\~ f"t~nt
UI'I",r wheel,
,'(1)(" (\\h".'I: the I,,('(h
and Ih" back
01\ hIt IJf lhi~ eome- f''tInllnal anel error,
.dgi>ofthr, hlade, see IlI,wit I, Fij!, I,
:\lthou)th tll,-", \fon:'Oion ~ltJ.!"f' m:l~' hP n p"1U1c1
C)11Nln pit,,(,t? uf ,\'{wxl i~
111'1~""H:"'(tinto lh.
$tartillJ,! point, it':, ju~t that - a :ot..1rtinc: blade,the back ,,(til' blarh- remains under
IMlillt.
tension, but the r""'t of the blade t('nds til
TOO ~IUCII TENSIO~ It is I""",;blc l"
eompress. CQn'I>,"C#iVll al the rl't,nl nlukv~
over-tension u rnuH.] sa, I r th(',"t.~s too the front buckle ur 1;.)\\ lO)OIl<' "id~ 0" u.o
much teru..Iun en l' ''('\'c;,I\'in$!'wheel ~:tft. QI he", ,~ ... l'eliI:l. Fi)!, I, Thi. mak(',: tl'"
hack \If lhe lllu(lt: w1g-1l' tc, r)lle :-;j(l", .,f tilt'
th .l,art Ill";' hel1d ojr e'en b''eak, Abo,
til'" hl;lfl, mn~' ~ ...m{' loo ~nsjti\~e and kerf. \\'hich m:akt.~thl. Ll:ul., \\':tll,l{;>a'un' l)n
.,\.., (.'()W'S(',
~lirr tUll) tll(.) SO,"' rna)"' mt);ln a~ it run..;;:. it:~
Th u1!'h ()\'('r-lt'n"'1I"ling' (OWlbl..'a I>rolll(~m.
BAaREL CtJT.1n 3tlllilit<llwlhe cut clrinm)' ~\fKri!'n(.'(' i~
t'uat rllOl\.' J~ullte teJlcll(, inJi:off 111lIl1e$id"'lh~ bladl! mi!!,hlle""~;1
tlncr .. r-t ..n:-,itJn t hun (", .. ,-t,,":o-i,," lht~irl)Jilltl
oo,,'cl" CUl, ,:e(' ~~, 5, Il'. hard 101..11i(

ill'",

:"Ol,'NI J,!f'lting :1 m!ITPI cllt )lntil )'ou'l"fl'

The ",ain thin!!,to k""I'in miJICIh~reis that if

the ""'Ih ofthe bl.de l'<InUltlthe guide', the

fini"h1. On Uw "u,'(""" or the w, I, tlw

cln 1I1"~'.:-(;'(.'01 :o:.lr;,i1!1l\ (th,.,uJ,tlt it might 1)4.'
hat,IIO foll~\\ line., If th. "Ialle is 1.)\\jng, ~~U\'0111(1(,..ll~1UI' \\;th:1 barrtI.~11nJ)('(1
('\It on th~
il1$jfl{4(,f the \\'orkj)i'Cf".
THRE ~OLl;TIOl<itTh ..... 111'.thJ1'(' >0I\'tiull~ Ll' th(.'sl.' pl,Jbl(!nlS, 1"'11":'t, ll::.t' a

>'<!l will be Ik"II'O)'t<1 il""~ntly, ::;., bt-gin

\\;Clel' bl3(lc_ \\1}(O11 ~'Oll pUl"h \\'()eM) illll' a

atlju:'tll1t~nl b)' l)tJt'ilionill,g tIle th''\lS.l lw:u'"

wide,'

ill~.

\\'ill'1l :utll e.'('leltr the

GUIDES AND BEARINGS

i\Jl ... lh~ l.)<,uivi,.. lr;.u.'kint,! :.-<tnuJ,rhl ttrtcl
t(.'Jt'i',"e<I. Ih(I)l'l(I",J.."'Ji(I{~
ancllhl"u~l tx~arinp. l.rult k(~llit in Imti(tll are- a<ljustffi.

T111l\1S'r REA1UNt:S,

The juh .ftlll'

I hl1';1

~I."~,
ie.

1('>.' likely to ncx bilck

If'l1hirHl '('~)ml)I"CJol...;,iQll

cliIT<:l'elll'(.k:'\,lhul C.111l(etJle blatl\! (4) Ix,\\, lu

lh<.' si("!.

l>ealillp i~
t() keel) CULlinS(VICs.,
..l.lI"(_
fa"nl
)lushing th~ I<'('thh:!ck hel w(,,'n Ih,' s..'11id."
&eond,
good id~a t" k('('1' Ihe top
blad~
gujelt.,
a.
.
..
clu,sc
leI thL' \v(xxl .L,....(H)::,.....'iall)I~Ulll of I)re:i~w'~
011 n l'OJ11fu-e~::,itJlI
(\\'hich \\'oulel (lC~ll'n~' th\. ~(l).
Til jl'ljll~t
tht thnll.;t tx.-'lliugt'. Inl.)\'(." lht'!nl fOI'\\,:,)',1 blu, I f Ihe gllid" i. tighl U\'('I' thl' ;l1l'fu,'.:,
t:t1I"ill)!_St,Olt'UJ1)L":' l he ~1}rinR hJL~ futigul"lJ
the 1)1.1(1(>(,.J1t be,,\ ;t.,... m\lt'h. ~f! ~~j~.
f;,
to Lht lJOint \\Iltl't' lhe: gtll'l!"~ is Ilf' 1t.,n~(~l' until Ihey Ii~"'tly t,,"('h Ihe ba,'k of th.
!t))I)liE'(1
."""illal')',increa....
e tile tensi(tJl 011 th(l'
a(''C,-UI'lte.
In;ln~'
t~ln{1 S;\\\':-:' tht.' ~;lUJt(> bl:1(1C' \\'hell \'er~' $1ijl11tllJ'C':o'..'\lre i~
l(l
l
h('
lllarle.
Tlle)l
ti~rhtPll
th~
~elM'I'(~\":blad.,
Ifthe
len,
ion
Olllh. entire length <If
,,'a_';'Jltal'('W-ate tl) :;.t;tlt \\rilh.
lh~ bhtcl\f i:o' j!t't'atel'. the \\-he.le ',Iade i.~
",Wllly lh,' IC""IOm nn the blad, hl~' In thllt lock thpm in plHee,
,arlin:
POSITION.
,\ft
,
sNtilll!
lhe
Intu-e liJ,.t1clarullh~ f!'onl ()f the .)};].(I(>i~
nol
tx t.'1'(>at(.~rthan the I!1lujte intlic.'ttll'$ \\11{'ll
IIJut a.1I. hJa(ie .nl Ill)' StUI~ OOJlci $(\"', f')r lhru.<t b ,'il1)!1',U'" .id., 1.'lli,lcs"holiid Ix- 3:-:'likel,\' l(' cOlnl)r<:s." as far '\'h"'n \\'114,,11j~
l.xUllll,1t.>, at'() lell~it)n it ('~Irl't!ell~',th ... J)I.:::itivtlcll ~o lIte.' fl'!Illl "''il~t.
..fir (.rl,,h
J(\lirll~ i~ tn,\~~.M'iJ
illlU it .
gl.IUJ!f' 1'(~(It'a....thh\IJrlt it \\'oul,llw
cnlT~L
.ill"t I' ~., behind the J..~,lIeL"of till' Icelh,
REDUCING VIBRAnON
ft,], a -,. hl.(I,>,
:;(:(l "~i)!_:l. "rhen ~Iid( thr- Wli(II~:t in'\':l.I,1
I~O\\'TO TENSJOS, TtJ ('fln-e<'tl~'t~n~ifJnt\
ulltil there'!" jlJ$t enollgh cleaJ'anee (uJ" a
In afi(litiol1 to tUllillg UI):' bancl :'3\\', it ;'ll~}
lhickne:;.:;
,)f
n(;tchook
P'll~'
1111
e
.tcll
sill\:"
Ili'~'$l4. :-:.t!lUeit (io\\'JI. Thi:-; nl('~U~ n'(lu"in~
I),ul<1:'O\\ blacle, fu'Ol!Jack
"lIth~ UPIJe"
and I"\,,,r !J1.d~gui,lc, "lid thru...t b~.,'- ami Ughten lhe >CL"C'''W$,
\ funtliun tu u miJ'lirnum.

,t'".

"he ml,\'eilleill of the JOluJre is ba..~t:(1(lJ\ till'

"'1

"rr

:2

1
lQUAL

(\

TtHSION
FORa

ON80T"

lOGES

...

..

'

tlPf'u:

BlADE GutOE

HOlOERaOSE
TO WORI(P(CE:

..

TtN~ON

...

.,.,.,

RGURt.

fll0l<101

It IlIA.,.
1W1STSm
ONtSIDE

tOW.t;latAOE

GUIDE HOIOf<t

\VOOOS~llni

17

I{c(.'cotly I visited a \"Ofld\\'(,rking :o.h4,\\

when- a r~p~llliltl\t frnm Inc."i~ !\':'I'hil1~

FEED RATE

Getling" 1>-,,,,1
""" I",.,,<.'rly tensioned, eor1"t,:tJ~'aligllt"Ci. :U\()lL":;vib,..,liclnfree ~""'I)I).
...slblc i- 0111)'hair "I' what il Inke, tu make
that don\ """,I.,, The other 1",1fl" developing a cutting teehnique,
SLOW OOWN,1 r"(IU f('('(1 "'(1('1(1too slnwlv
lhfl~u~h a /(11,1" NL~\,
the \\'(XI(In'''~'bUI". ~
thef'(_:~ a tClltft.'oc)' tv feed at tt I.)r'(tl)' J.."')I)(1

erv was (Itmuru.tl"'~linJ!hew \'it.rdtiftn ..fn'(

his band $:'1\\- was b~',..tting a nicktllin t'tlg~

(tn thp balvl saw lllhlc !lfm lUll11J1~un lh(
:'a\v,. Of c.'_Uf1!.C;'. lh~" ni(....~J(1i,-II1'1 faJl over,
When I )."'t hom" [n,m Ihv>h<,\\,l j!ll't,thal

'''1..-

on n\)' ~-:t~ IZin('hband saw and the

IIldwlllnldll<J)Jy 1<>;11",,1
"ITthe table,
It W'L' at that "oillt I ""tli1A"lthnl if thv
~\\
\\1i.,...vibranne :o'Ctnluch.it\\~a..:.difficuillu

Hl~'

elip. But just the ()I'rliC~iteis true

il..ltilll+: \\I.KIII Ill' t(.lfl of it iiteail)' {tnc1ughfor a

~n\'l_,thcut. Sci J bl1nwiookiog (\)r \\4')'~to
.;I.llt'I"'I\T.~ f"1,F.~.One problem
AA\\:;

is the-

\\'3)'

they're

with
fll::.

I.nt'd In the base. On Ihe Sears saw there

(U'\. 1\\11n(lI1~"'~on

lh~ Oftll(lln f,f Lht.~~;i\\

that itn' t)4,lt('fllj, n~"iblt'::-:hl."t_t

steel Cl'O~
pieces on the leg set,
('ultir,g a 11icCt
..
,If pl)'\vt"ttllo fit between the saw ;IJlft t h~

n.\'

Ict! set. t \\3....abhilexin~.~ }o'ig, 7.

tel

"r

n ..due... ~cllll~ of lh4:

S1'RENC'r8N LEGS, A nother

I"~'"

-ttll\J)Jif)'\,ibratioll.
141~11\'4' thi$ llrobleln.

2X.~outO
aElWfEHlGS

u,,"

('M,T IRON PULI,I::YS, There's

final
c},nnj.!( l nlAtlt .. fin the AA'\' to kill vibration.
I $Jl<'1Il about $Ui and bought heavy "'L<I

pnibleJn i~ il'~.nf)ull(")'~l(ll'l'l}~at'(!the light

"ilh lh~
Ih"'n.'l('h~" They'I'r ~1'in,lIy,
~I""-t bllnd <"w; I"uk lik". girarre ll'~'ing til
nlt\'igat~ ~1)l.l(~1
buml~' 1'1IC$.(.~I)il\dl)' le1!S

band

,('U can even st.tlll'{'("(ling- on n hand :-;.t\\-.

without, f{'arof llUrnin~ the \\'.M)(l.
l\1wn wnt'kin!! with thick. hal'l "luck 01'
\,11'n~"inJ! wider :-lclCk, I (,ol1S('iou~I~'
rl.'tl<fllht \\-j .!<xt:c.sJo\\'I)' 81,d ~l,,",.l(Jily~.I:'l (1U1
l.u(1 :-lililwilr cullil,g J;!uing-(Ill.
"ll{,ll tht~ workpiece i...;. f'fl l(If' fa..;t into a
i~11(188\\ I,lad(.. ~IOU')'e not allowlog lhc'

,)nC~that
,,,111. wilh tn~'<;1\\, Tht, rHClth:11 11"','I'c
1l1l'nl~1IlCl'(l,(,lly muml m.k"" Ih.,", pul.
le~'s1'111 romoolhpr.
AUG!!. THE PUI.I.EYS. "'hon I Ilut thp
n,,\\' I)ulle)'~an. 1 mad", :,ure the)' \\'(!I'(;'

blade tel no its joh, The teeth CU"t'n"tc:uttill~

alMI ~1e;..uiJ1J:'the chip,...uut atl(1 the blade will

De:--311<1 create a barrel cut, ,-\ sItJ\\ fff--d 1,,(t"
.1111'" the blade to clear 'Jut nil the "hillS a",1

gives.a cleaner, ~traiRhl("lctlt,

A STEADY CUT

Th('n~

00(' filwl tlling

nl:0011g tt t"Ul, \Vht>.\;,

I ('()tk'ic1t-'TIK..fi,tv
\"iU 111)' tuulcl;-. 1'Ie

bcrllt"l!, ,Iu.ing, ",wIaft"I' th. cu!'! Irs'"' han'

>top f.... ling"lt~nlllwll't'atljlt>1 yow' hanll
an(1 m(RU1Ltlflthem ;L.o.: CJi,:_,;s..nl(!mb<I~he- alil!flt'(l \\ itlt ~me :Ul'Jlhf'r:'1I tilt' belt \\ ftulfl
l\\'('!(>11 lhe: ll1!S, (Note: ,'h( I\e\\~('r m(l(l~t run lrut' (arnl \\'"uletn', be<:(}m('~\I~}ther tlf boll.\' 1.",iti,IO,Ih~ blall~ will It'>!"ea nouh
:4JUI,\'" (It \1i)I'":llll,n). '}'o riP thi..... hillel a
',r:-t r~l.'(t t:ut. ~ ~Jlluc.;tlwsl,
stn.ligillC:'l
~a}":t ~1\\"~ h..1\t"t'tl.oel ('n),_,"_-nl(>ml)t'~,b1lt
L~tJKI
N
t\\
cutl"
4."(IJI1...
,
\\'llt'jllhl'I,,(:~
a :-1(,\\'. but
:tta"'IJ!ht,',lJ!("
;trll,,)..~illl'
tht
rILlnl"~-:';;.
\\'ht'I'
thtt 01(1ftt..;::"on't.) Tht'" I !'or...\\ t'"" n 111'.(......
uC '''''))'\\''"1(1l()\\,tl tel the le'I' u(tht ~xI'~ tht.~'1ullt~~':- an' ifl I)('r(C'1:t aliJ,.'11nl{nt, th(' ~ll"dl:I~'ft'l"(1(l'in1 tht hcJtit\in~ te, tJ\f:\ pn(1flf
t.he ('lit -fUK1lh;lt':: Ililllln..n 'Jut hertltv (!\f;.n
ancllo rurthel' (tanl~n thp \;hl'atiunafhll,,<1 :,tr<tisrht('dj!'(> ~hDUld l()ul.:h JH,f), Jtllt~i(lc
lW'lUn~ on tiw nlole,t,
l"(I~~
"I' 'NJh f>ulk_),:'t,
hag or""nd r"r ,,~iI(hL
1 It.Ul ~mt

2x.)':-

:-.<1\\',

rbunllfnth, \'ibrntitln.
many hi:Uld

Oil JI

RESAWING How To Eliminate

I.,

Drift

R~\\illgis onE> f~rthe n')().<;.timjlf)ltanl jfl~ leading, 1\, do lhi~. dl':I" n OUI lin" ~ntbe
on m)" b...JltI :'3\\. [Rl~J\vir,g i~
rippillJ:" a ,~I~ (If " I)iee~or $Crnl' ",th 8 ""ltking
boanl on ",IRe lCJ ).-el l\\'o lhillll(>l'llit't<":;,) ~IUI!~ 01'" pencil and ",'mbination ,;quare.
Bul ir~ th,' one Ilpel1lliol)thaI can call..., U... 'rhen ~tal}d thf.. piece un e(1~eaJl(1Slllit lo
"""'( :~i\'3Iion,
I( a h'"d~i, gllin!!to 1<1 rP.!'8\\' ;d{,ng lh(' cUl line ",;tboul U~iJlg a
renee, If lb., blade i>; le~"ting, it "ill tend to
or drift lo 01", ~ide, rE'l'awingwilltlo il.
,bill
10 lhe right OJ'I~ft of the I*nelllint',
BLADE PROBLEMS. Then', " tend~ncy
lu think thal U\C',hiftinjt is peculiar \(1 a ,ee '1ll1' \1.", in Fig, l,
specific pit.......o( wood. III~te:ld, it'< u;;ually
'0; ""lllpel~",'\le for lhl' drilL .\\;ng lhv
f,ro1)I.1ll\lilh thp bI3d~, Thp blsd. may t.ailttlltl,.f the \\ t)rkpiece lI,\\'"nl lht! tlilwHon (.fthe drill and keep pu."hing rorwllrd.
not bE'shal'fl, 1)1' thp l<'<'lhon onc $id~ mighl
nr}t ha\'e us m~lfflsel" C'lUl\\'Ul"dhelle!) ;L" .......
F'i~.I. Oil'...(h" cut r"I",", Ihe Il.",oil
on lh~ olh~r $jd~, Ju,t ,,1.1U1 "ny bind", line fOl'" ",upl .. ill.hl'>', tum off the """,
C\'('11 :t n('\\' one. mtty tentl to leatl,
bUI 1",ln Ulj>""lI'k},ie<:e til lhe "'''' IIfl![lc.
th .. "tIrill an)!I,," of IhL.;partio"la,.
ASOLlo'TION, TCl5.lv" the Ilroblpm,I lil"t This i~
try t,) oNermine which way Ihe hilllie i. "'1\\ blarl.

Rt:AI)JUST'fHY. FENCF., :>lowdraw

I",n,

eil lim' aertl<. the ,:.a" \IIh)~ along lh~

boUo", t'(l!!<' or th<>w',rklli""~ tn ""u'k the
rlrift an!(le, .ell ri!(, ~. 'I'h"" 1",11th" w(lrk
pil!' o[(too bl.de alld Cdaml'" high fenl..,
down on the line, see Fig. a.
N~.\l, tr~' cutting anolher pit",e or """IP
allhis n~w "tlrilt angle. r-;"en though the
relit.., i" al an "ngle lo Ihe blade, it .hlll.llI
rut otraighl aJl,"g the line,
The important thing he,.e is Ihal .v"lt find
lhe <"n'Ccl ""I,~C,clamp tlo" II th~ rence .
"nd _\II> wilh it. On,,<, tbe angle i, IIde ..
min(."tt. )'011 Sh(,11Itl be :It)t~to l"eAA\\- H
"traight Hne withoUl "whipping-lht' work
)lil><.light and left lh"Qugh th. cUl.
""""" 3

.......

Olfl

PENC~

UN'

MAItK/
..,., AHGI
ONSAWlAaU:

IS

WOODSMITH

\uu c-an cut cir~:It:::-'

l)f' a txtlxl ~l\\ by ~impl:-'
(biving a nail intu a Vic...." uf Vly"ood and
usingil ""8 pivot point, Or, you can build an
ndju;;t"ble circle jig, 1'1",jilt .lInwn hore i.<
"rljll-,,:thlp fol' cliffpr;>n, ,i7R ci....I"'" and it'<

hekl to the table with turnbuckles in<wad or

<~unp-,
THE BASF_ 10 build tho jig. ,t,a.1 Ity
cutting a ba, of .. plywood, 2-1" long and

'ol" widpr than thp <uk>(<I_plh) of your hand

. w table. see Fig. 2.
TONCUE, To ronn the ~lirliuJ( tongUltllllt
hold.....the pivot nail. bevel "1'3 seetior out
of the renter
the base, see "~ig.2.
UACKDOARD.The outside ,,\,-11 sections
are jllin,,1 back tOj(ethc. with"
" ply\\00<1backboard. see f-~ig.2. 'Iu determin e
the len!(th "r the back hoard. lay thp two
outside- sections LI1~ethl'"1'upside down
WIth th ..."Iiding longue in place. ami mea-

or

~UrtaCj'()l:'~all three pieces.

l\ext.

til

b;"ckb.'aty),

(I(~tttnninl! the width of ttu"

m{>n,...urt- a("lfr.:.~ the rl,,-ull tlr

your ~l w ~.bl...and u41,)11..'fhf'n l,-l~'

t)Ul OJ
IiJl(' ac:.'O:'.... the three pj('{'(>$ Ul'>JU)! th;!'> mvasurcmont. <.tnilcut tht! l)0ckt")U)'tl te, width
s(' it. fit~,,11 this line, ~(. J-il!. :!.

"

......

fASTEfrC IJ,ACkSOARO
ro lIAS' WITH ,..

:-f

SClEWSOR.
.)
NAILSAND GlUt

t()n.\!\I(.'in place.
~"()I'

$vsn:r. . 1'hl' :-1i(lin~lUUjlUl'is held

in the ""'I'('<I positicn Id"p"nding on the

radius tu hp cut) with n thumb screw
m('Un(("{11Jl a tru'C<l(l(!tt insert, see Fig. 1.
1'\)install th~ insert, firiUa cuunterlw,l"('f)
hole intothe backboard, ('''CJlt('J''(.''C1 aru.1near
lile .,.nll t,f th"" It.Jn$!U~$1ot. TIl('11 in::.tall t he
insert and thumb .:'('l*"\\'. CPut :, penn)' In
the l'f.UllWl'iwu'e lc. diffuse Lh~JJI'e.......
UI"t' or
til!' thumb screw.]
the end <,rthe :;Iirlin$t t(Jl1gue, snip a;kl nail
III half, and JllL....h il intn tht> hole ~L.
....a pivot
nail. see F'i!(. 1.
ULOCKS. The jil(' is held to the table with
two rurnbnckles and blOt:ks. '1 make the
hl,"'k,. rUI t w~pi..c..., I',.wid. anrl.lil!lltIy
in thickness than thl- SlW will e.
To locate the blocks. clamp thtji~
to tho
lable with Ihe 1)I"'kllOOJ,1 tight again>llhl'
"ut,..irl. (right) edge :111111
h. blt"l. ,ent.rt'd
(.n thf' lonJ..'I'\J{- 1)I)pnjn~. ~
"'ig. :J, ~C)\\
j!IUl'and clamp th" bl"ck. tiJ(ht al:Rinst t h.
in';;.I. tI"1'l1 ,'tll!e I he ,bl.,
Tt:II"fllllCKI.ES. To nlount th. ji~
(0 Ih.
I"hl~. drilllw" ('I)lm((Ibon.~1.hank h.,I.",
fol' C'dlTial(e boll:.<. ,... Fig, 4. Then make
two tumbuckle. tu fit ont" th. h"lls, and
\k4..' \\ illl( IIU~ to tight4..')' tlu\\ n lh4..' lurnbuckl<$. ,<?<, Fil(. G.
.-U.IC;N)t..:NT. 1i. ali~ the jig (1/r o:;.c...
"ciJlDll)'"it nov.n $0 th~ pi\'ot 1\:1ilaJjgn~
\I';th II", fnllll of t h...NtW bl'l<lv'~teeth.

It.,.,

.,f

ftGUIE2

AI'l~I' th~ backh<",rd i., out, screw it 10

the hottnn. uf the jill wuh th, ,Iidinj!

PIV(>T Nt\ll .. Next, (lrill a small h()l('ll ''sr

THUMa sc.t'WItiows
lOHGUEIN-C6ltflKT
.......... __ f'OSITlON

I'U"NOOO
IAOCIOAiD

\VOOn$MITH

L__

SfDE Of

JONGtI.
MUSTSUOE
SMoOTliLY

&ANOSAW~~

'us.,.

RGtIRf~_

flGURfoil

._.._

~",_.

~.GWE
ANDClAMI'
....
8l0Cl<S1O
IIOfTOMOf~
nGHl AGAINST
lOT EDGE Of JAm-

....

WlOTH
ACROSS
fIIONTOf

BAHDSA'N
TAIl! PlUS ) 'it'"

~.~

11

AIS\
ClAMP' JIG TO

&AHO $A.WTAllf

so BACKBOARD
IS TOIJCKlNG

JtlGtfl [O(;E

OFTAelE

.5
CROSS

SECtION

T~

t_.......,,.{

8lOQ(

t-'-iI.tl..,---l
SWING

TUItNWCXlE
TOSKuRE

JfGTOTA&t.E

19

Table Saw Adjustments

NO MORE ZING
I( )'(10\1'\'(' l'\'(,.' hl;_ml., :o.u,\\ bl~idt:JNg ill tho
fontlof n cut. ~"I\I'\"f!tw-:jnl the ~n(1 or :1
hl;t<l.thnt',; nut .IIil-""'1. And vou eansee the
n tll~.n (Inflburne ..1$Urr~lC\"it leaves,
Thr- .hITe",""" between a j(OO<lcut and a
IlClllr UI1(' ,ft'llCtltL... un 1\\'0 thin~: 11 lilt,
tjuality of til. blatlp thaI', mnunted in tll(
saw, a"d~) how we" that blade is aliJ!nt~1for

cutting

Hh,clC' rnL.....,,)i~'l1rntJlli~
\'el~' common, I,)Ul
ral~I)' l<lrl1tifiec.l(01' ttw t rouble it <.'4tU~$
~", ....."fte". the bl3(~' iI""lf - or the II'hol"
AAW -lake, lb. blame.
STAYING ON COURSE

A IJl'\JjlCrly ali~"" blade

is one

that's abso-

lutely parallel to hnth tb e miter .<;l1U~".11)1

untl the Ii" fcn<~'"" the blade i, in line with
the kerf il \\ ill muk e tlu'>u,,">hth" wOOII.
I''':'';(.IN(;, When th .. l))adf- i~
not ali~eft.
that is, whe n it ':0. at all al1p'l~ t.lthe- C,."fJUf$(.'
of
lhe kerf. tII~hl,,"p is -h~pling.
I '{."Piing gel:. its name Irum nautieal jarh",n. The rear part of a ship's, ke;) ,< the

h(..-'1!1.,\

'h('ll"

:.hil) is 1,1(1\'-11a'c",):'.:o the

\\',ltCI'

in u line lhlll'" not 1~lra"~lt" th .. keel, iI',

h("etin~. ~\ l)hl(l~ ht'el..;: when it'~
out nf
ali)..'Ilment with the p!llh ,,(lhe CUI.
SOUKO OF IIEE~ING. The :;1111~',)u hem'
\\ hell ct'U&-1:utting a \\To,'kpiecei~the sound
of hl",liJlg. This :;"11 happens a- tho ''Ill is
bei"~romplpted. What happens "' this, The
"'(lilt ..01:" (If the hlatl.. mak<-, th,' inilial 1111
Ikel'!) in tlw \\"'~lli('I.,\,.
Then iL' th( \voti<pi('('t c:1.'(lni tht, tf~th al
ttH: (n)llt (If thc' hlac1(> l.u\(1 n)l)vejo; ~lIQnJ..'t'ittl(.>

SEARS 10" TABlE SAW

acl\wl1.\' ('\\',t (OtUJKh1]1"->;:'...... II"(t to push nr

pun Ihl~"t.i'" 1><'81<1""thccut i,lxinjrnwl.
- n13kinl\' an n"j!Ic.. 1cut when it 'houlel he
::.tMtif,thl.
lUP HEEI..ING. The "ffc"'l h.",linl! has

\\'ht..n r1fJl)in,g a \\'ork,.it ...-e i!' ,..i~ifiC'dntl>,

more apparent, and at times, (1(111~f'n.)llt'.
Irth~ I~al'of tho blade is 'mgl....l toward
the rip f~n.,..(to the right), the wl 1 will be
"'l1l('<>7 .... 1 bet wr-en I he fcnct' and Ihe blade
(1,:0. the Cll\ i~
mil(le. Thi$ r~sull:.: ill t h{'e'Jl
tlgt lx,jng l4)I'll.tn<1 \I~llllllyh\lr'JI~1 ;_L"thr
ll'eth nil>a"'lin~llh(" eul t."Cij!c,
~f: ~ig.
:1,
I" ~ul(litif)". lll(~Inol{Jr h:l~l4.\\'ork hanf('1"
all(llhc- hhlOC-Ina~'f'\'C,lrheal :In(1 \\";U'I)'
tlw bf)(I~' clr thtt blJul~. t)'~lV'~ it 1)('1;4.KI'li 1\(.1 "Ile bil!~~l ))I"{Illlenl.hCI\\'C\"l'I',i~
theil.\
c..'t)tlltlct. 11\lt a." the \\'orkl)i~'(> nlO\'e:;,_I~L...,l bl.up that hrel. tu tl", Ii)!hl can bt.- dallj(cr.
the I<-eth al the ''L'lIl' "f the bladt. tlwl'" ou~. During lIte Iippin.sr 0IJel'ation the
nlight blo (,'()I)ttu:l - (t11(1the ;; "11~f)url(l.
\'"Orkl)i<:ec is S<ilICl'7.C(1 ;l.tt'o;liJl!"1 thE' ft'nre,
Iflllel,\,. c<I"W:I. it'~ b;'<'l'lL"" tlw bOl(le i. A:. thp ('ut c.-nnlinue:'. the \.ol"kpieL'e cun
mi<ali),,,,,,,llil',1W(-li"l!)and th" toolh al
tact:o:.thetepth :It. the rear (tn theu' u/lu'Onl
real' ruoe l"Ubbinj! 3J!'air;:-tl c:ilhel' tht_~It..n tJr
IWl,h and tencl..<to he liftl~1offth. tubl ....The
light ,ide orthe ke'f.
('''OJnbiltallIJJl ftf ~UtVl.iJlg ~t.n(1lirtil1~the
w.)rk"it~" ,,,,,wL>- in ltickb:"ok,
Tho cITl"'l ht'Cling lli..' elep..,I"" nn whi"h
di''I.",tioll the blade is nlll oj alil-'Ilm~m and
RGUIE I
\\'hcthcr the \\'orJd is ~illJ! (n)~-":;<!ul
cu'
np".d.
CROS;"CL'l' HEELING. I f tho bl:l(lc ,,, nlll
(If ulij!l1ml'nt"" th. rcar of the bl:"I, i" III
Iht' '<"11. th" blad. rubs 011the lilli,hed enel (,f
tile \\clrklli{.'("(.'<lUling- el~-....;...euttinJ!. This
,,,,,"I~<111 the ''Ilt encllwit,gl'>u!(h or burn"l.
""" I'il!. I.
\\~,enIhe blade L<out of alil!nm~nt to the
I;~IIII.
the: t'nt-'Ct ufht"'t'1ing is not n,;; in11)()tt.iln1.
(In" <,,>:,s-CUIlbeclm... th .. hl3(I.,,_ the
rlanl;\~ l',lh. w:\.'I. pied' heing <'Ilt nIT. >,('C
I-~i~.
2.
AlAO("HmING
lOTKEWl
&,;ill.~ pr"dud,,!! a roo)!,hvI' burn(~I.tlCl
Oil th. \\'I'I*pi<.'I."'. a bin"" that hl"''' ,,,,n

tI,.

20

If til" '..,.011' uf the blade Iwct.. '111"11 fl1>l11

the fence (tu the left), there is '"liff~'''nt ""I
()f I)rablclll.,. The tceth 1"""" again.<t tlw
W;l't. ,irl e of th e workpiece, Thi, pulls the
\\l.rh.llie<"f" uwuy m,nt tht- fcnt.'(' :.l1'W1
I(.'~ufl:;'
ill a t3pe1"(!C1 cut, $('(" F i!!~I.
ELIMINATE HeeLING

t'""ul)at('I~. heelil1)!i> ('a<y In (1Jre. Tlw

trick i. [I) move th .. (runi"" su the bl"de l<
I~u'allel \\itll the miu,, ",aug" $1,)1. The lI'Uni~Ul L, tlw :-L....""('m.)l\' th,al hnltl~ I h(> ~\\ 4,rllC,)'
(I).'

the

fllOl(Jl' itS<'lf

(ll' (Iil't.,~,:l~lli\"(
:';1\\'$) ll,

the bonom uf the labl ...

f.~E";I_t:lt(: ...\t;(;f:. '1\. ,g:t"l lilt' l111llion ..tnll

hlacle ali.,rnt...ft.~'f\\1 h:t\t.~ t(1 m~n:;lU'l' lhv

di:_.;tall(."(!bel \\"N'll tbtl' miter J{au)!l' Shll .ultl

th .. blade at bolh the fJ'UntanI) r~ar. '1'.. d"

thi J u"" a rniel'l~",ij""t"blefeelerpug".
Thb )!liUl!" is a "",aU bl,~'k or \\'ood
attached tv " ',lIm(," Ith;1I <Iide.< ill thp
mil~r )!1lJlI!P,Inll. At th .... nc1of [ht' bl(",k.
th(lrt"~ ;1. ''(IUll1l-hE-it(l hl'"a~ StIX'\'" thal ;tl
JO\\"!i

lht' mit1oaflj~..tn}l'nt::. f.l~ F'iJ!:.

.ii,

AGURE7

\VOOOSMITH

IU:F.:JU::-;Ct: TOOTH. .\U measurements

UJ-':mudc tu lhl' same tooth ulllhc blad e, (J

color 3 sil1J(1e tooth "illl feltti" pen.)

1 hen I place th, f,,I..r J!llU"e in th.,

".1\

miter ...
taU\:t> :;.IIJl. (Rlflel' I'm nf,rht~J'ancll.'Cl.

lhl.' lefl miter J!"d\lJ,!'l' ~lul J.!t.'l~ll~tlt}~(_-most. So I u.... ,ltll :~lgn th. trunion.i
:-JnW l'fti.se tbe IoI"d, t" full h.i~ht :nlll
ntt::il~'it ~.l)l~ tn:l,.k{'of)tl"'tlllhjll~
ul1('\'(.'
lh~ table "tlrf",'" at tlu f",,"1..( till' Whl."
Then o.(l.iu~ttht) (1<'llth f,f\he screw :'1) tht
h~u{1just l()uell~~"
lht lfHtlh. :-;e,' (h'l~\il,
Fij!'. fl. tutltlu lill.' illaclc' baek ulu1f')1111
until you he:.I' :, ;o;.1i~hl,1,,111 as thl' l.)uti,
j(lW.I.'sth, ...I"(w h..ad.
No\\ mt:\tt- th,..I.,larh ~ thl' m.trkt'tllllfith
i....at therenr; alul :-:lifll'the ':<lUgc b:"'k l'Olllllt,
scn-w 1J("d ali~ts with tll{' marlwd too"h

.. HCJ....
OFf([D

An~' ~l.t 4)1-tlincliuJ,!"\\ III !flche-att! hu\\

much tht> hln(I(~i.:-- Ollt f,flint', ~ I'i~. I.,

;t.~din.

Alt(:N O[.,\OF..TI. ttli)!"}1tlll' l,hull'.IUtl'.'JI

the l_Hlll~thllt ~'{lU1. thl' lM.ni4Jtj ttl th,
IlC,tt41nl (If th ...saw tuhle. ~t*'P 1'I~,;. Tlu-n
l;l,l the rear flf1.h., t"ltlH,n 111th"",lirl"tlh'lI
n(_'\!'(ll~tl.M'l'

troUR( S

GAP INDICAIfS 8tAO(to TH'E RIGHT

1$ HEWNG

f'i).!. X.

You tan jll<ljle t he alignml'nt h~ tho

snund

(~rthe

,/ill(l made when tht moU'k,...1

tell',th 1.ru.4K.>.-:the UI' Ilf tJh' ht"'d.......scn-w

hl'~1. The f/llt!! ~hlJuJtlhave lh" N,nH>IHtl'h ,II
I><,u, the fr(l,,1 "nd bolek, 11,,,,. lih,IIt"" tb,'
trumon b(lJl.:-ano make- the test aJ.f.un\lIL..t In
case the tt'WU()11 ::liltlJi."1J .t.... lilt- t.,lt~ \I,('n
IX'ing lih>hlolK.,I).
ALIGN RIP FENCE

At this I",ml. the bl,.I. L-,ilignl with the

miter ~'ut.re ..lot - COl'l'n).~("Uttin)!, The
next step i,I'J aJij!lllh,' til' fence til the <lot
ril.pinl!, Th ,Ilign the til' fenct', fu"t
ic'ICt:'('n thp bolts (In tuf' fJf the ft'Il(,'C! locking
moehanism, S(."(: Fig, ~.
lTSE l.t:foT 51.oT. One thillg to keel' in
mind when ali~lin~ lh~(ellee with 3 mite)'
,.,tu_gl:'i1c,Lis thal the left alltl right ~l(Jl:-;.
fO;.t>' 11()Lbt cX'lcll~' palalle). f~(JI'tllis rea
son. align the edge of IIl~ fellrf' on the <'<lite
nfth,I, /1 ,Inl Hhpstlllle ~lotuSl~1to a1i~'lllh~

- f",'

<,
CU'J'I.UNNf:110
RT(fII MJlat SlOT

flGUUl

lnUlicltl). Ttlel) J"Clightl'lllht: bolt~.

snORT SUPPORt: On ""me """.,. (inciud

iu.f.::!:>t!an-) lh...rnillhut ~UI)I)lut$ thf' fEll1\'~

"II the front of th~ ,",w t,bl., i< 'I} .hult lh,'
r~Il(:,',...n1",. moved tn Um'tlll with Ih, h,l\
'lot. In this ea..<e I u<e th. (('(-I('r J!lluJ(e to
align thp fence.
1c, tit. this, )(I()senth~ bt.lt;-. ttllfl f~t::{itiull
till' f('>11(',(":0;:1' it's ju:,t l'Juching th( LnL.~
~cr('\\ hcaf) 011 t he cite) (.r th(! (C!<:'tt'J' $f.J.uJtt>.
,;ee Fijl. 10. Next. "lid.. the I!uujte 10 lh,
I't'llr of the table an,1ijU.I OW "'OIl' of thl'
f..lIC('IIntii il JUSt toudle' Ihe>.rl'''. head,
\\'hen Ihf rontaet i" lh" .ame at both front
and r~ar. l'etiJ:hten lh. "'''tHm th~ f.nce 1(1

MOVE fENCE TO
RflUGAUGf

Icx:kil I'araU.llu Ih.len sl"l.

F'ill(' lUllin$!II s.o,\I, lo t:liminal.e he~linlt

has to be dQne ~ionally.

If you're l!"l'

ling rough 01' bu.'ned cuts. o1'ifthe cul,"rv

oul or "quaI'''. keel' thal f"clcl' J!llugc
around 10tht-<:k for hl'<!lmg.
WOOOSMITl-t

USE LEFf toUlU

-GAUGSlOJ

21


the same
11('('lin!!1'1'01.>1"""that plague table saws.
Fur dean
(ht.' liladc must be parallel to
the k~.rfline. If il. nol parallel, I.hc sides of
the troth "ill rub on oTICside or the ktl1a.<
tbe
is ''''",pIN .. I.
Th.. problem i., the same pheJlnmcnoll as
h....linj(On a table ,;all'. But on a radial arm
saw, the ((fl'<'t Qr h<.."l"ling is more ~rio\J:;'
than rough. bul'fll'<l ed~. Sorm-tim,,,, it'.
tlownnl!ht ,:cal')'
A Ju.eling radial urm $a" L< th_telling
of the friclion ..,..,."led on the sid"" of
Ihe bl"d~ as it rub> a~'<t Lh"1~1j.'I the
\\1lrkpie-N>. On a t1tble ~\, this friction t('IK'I!'o
to bog do\\ n tile motor, But. on n rudial saw
it makes the blade want to -~(\b- UIMt ruee
through the workpiece u11(I('I'its own 1"''''I'r.
When it's ".1~ingstrui)tht at me, I !ret :t
lilUe jumpy.
Radial arm saws are prone

(0

""I..

,"t

b,,,,",,,,,,,

"e

TMECURE

The cW'e for b,oeling on 3 radial al'm Ni'" is

th" same"" on a table saw. Th~ bladc' ",u.'1
be aH~ >'0 th~ Front andrun' nf the blad.
are dire<.1.1>
ill Ii"" "itll the pal h the blad~
\\'ill rolt\),\. TIli!'> ell" get a lit.ll~l'On(u..~.
PATH. Th", path ;. determined by Ih~
S3W.(rndi:u) arm. The blade i~
.ltnch .. 1 t...
th" mutor. which i.alta'h ....1 to lh. ,ok.
which i$ allsrhed to the tam.!!e thai ....11<
(')l the w"'m. Nllht- ~llmactuaU~''lcl(.I'Tllint"
.....
the I""th o(the bla"e.
To prevent hl'Clin)!. II", bla"" mu.<l Ix.xadly in Iille \\ ilh th~ valh the cani".:"
t.ake,;as Ihe whol~ ",,,,,mLly i. I)ulled (orward along lhe ann to make Ihl' tUI.
BULthere'" n 1I,ubl.malij:ning the bladl'
on a radi;u 3.1'" sa\\", "here's J10 panlilel
refprence (like- the miter g:tuge :\Iot Clll n.
Lable ;;aw) It, line till' bln(l,' UI' "ith.
BAD AI>VICt;. '1'" tI,ml'ensate fur Ihe lack
of tl 1)'1ralleiref~reJl(.~. mo..~tm..tlluu.ls:~\1~gE"~t fir::taliJ.,'TIing the ann~. it'~
~)()
ttl tile
fon,..,. Then. they""y. atljusllhe nt'1 ..flht'

blade using a fl1lmil1j(square wilh the t!<lge

nf one leg braced nl-'3in~1the fenl:(' and II,..
edW' of Ih. other light a!!ain,;1till' ~illc <If
the blade.
That'. not the answer. In filel. flJllu\\ing
thi, 1'rnce<lure "ill probably make heeling
worse. Using th( square only SCI$ the
blade at 90" to th" fence, Ir the arm isn't
Irtldly 1l!'I1>eJlIIicuJ"rtil the fence (which i.,
Hhnm;t, jmpossible), ali~lmClllwill be even
farlher oITlhan th e fueIO')' setting.
MAKt: AN IlliG>;. Sol\'ing Ihb problem
1"N'UiJ"t...~ a riirrt"l'(,I\t approach, 1 cresu- an
edge that'~ parallel t the bl:tcle's patb by
platinl! :t 12" by 12" piece or Illywood
ugainsl the renee and trimming' tiff one
,'(II((', see ~'i!l. I.Then I use thi, "tiKI! 1<.< II
i"'f'f~ten(."{~
lin~tu align the AA\\ bl:tcl(' inthe
radial arm $3\\ just as I use the miter
J.,'lIuI'eslot tc .1i)l1llh~ blade in" table saw,
No'\~.no matter ,,-here t.h<.' pl),'\\'(;oU is
100000tedon the lable . .,. long :~ lh.. back
NIg:e ht :lg;;linsl the fent"t. the ttinlmefl
edg" will be "ar:tllel "ith the blnde.
AUGNMENT GAUGE

1b nctwilly Cbl-ck for h,,,,lin),:. that i.10

clwck the alooulll the yoke (amI thUb tile

nl(114.rMrlht.ulpt i~
l\\i....tt'tl nn the carnal!. I
u.-e a .imp!e f,,,-,Il'rg:IUj!I:.
To make tlw ~lIge. (a.'tentwo ""r~l'sof
wood tosreth.~to t'Olman 1,""'1",,<1 b",cket.
11Wll ~\\= a rouJld-hc-..ul br..."..;~11'\\' intQ
th() h),",Jekel $() th<~~I"<:\\'is. in lint' \\;th lile
ll('nter(Ifth~ hl"rl,(Ihe :lrhor). _ ri~.
2.
MAltK '1'(lOTIi. To U$C Ihe gauge to align
th~ blade. fir"l mark onl: toolh that will be
u~l(01' ;ul mc:t~lll"l'mellt.s, 'rh~11 position
the b""c orthe l.-bl'a,'k.1 IrdUge a~in,tlh.
Ige ur the 1!lywu"" so the scr~\\' head
jllm('~t louehe.~ this loath.. \\'lil'1I jl'~ in
place. dump the Illywood to th~ saw'.
labl . "'II F'ij(. 2.
LOCK ell ItlIIAGE. POI' ma.~imum ;Ulbility ",!tNl O1en.<uringf..<lmth~ ('(Il-'euf Ih~

plywood to the tooth. the g-dU)l:C is moved

instead of the carriage. 1b keep the curtiaJf4"positioned. lock it :,b(Jtlt half\ ..ay out
:~ong the radial arm so the blade;' posilionell over the center or thl' table.
t'INETuNE,"n align th~ blade, nl!.iusl thf'
b...ass "crew on the I....b"lcket until the
marked tooth just brushes the screw at the
front ",,,it;(lII. It should m8k~ a ~li)thtdi)l!1
sound as the$i,le "ftbe IliOlh gJW.(>'< t h. very
end o{ lh~ ><:rew.
Then rotate the bkldc and _lide the gauge
back alung th" ,...1g" of the Illyw"od to ll">'t
the deal",n,,,, at tIM> back. see I~ig,;l.
If the hl'Ul. is out of alignment (If it'.
heeling), the clearance bet ween the screw
h(1I(1 and the markl~llot>th will be tUITeJ't'nt
at lbe 11':11' position, 1'0 cOI,..,.1 the angle.
first loosen the mlju..;tnll!nt bolts on top uf
the carnage according lu the in...tnu,ti4)IL....

ilia .. (.":Ull{ \\'ith yoor "'llial ..tnn $.a\".

\Vhen th~ 1><.11$3lX' Lno."<l. l:;lp the fronl or
back t()rn~r of the yuke to "djusttlle ulil!Oment anKl~of the blade. KJ;(:Jlteslillg n'OlI\
and back untilth. pit<:h nfUw diWI wund l.
(he ",un~at the front and !xtck when lh"
tooth blWh"" tbe s<:""w ht'Ud.
After tij!;hlcninglhe boiL'. t~l the $('Itinl(
IlJlllin(in ca...., the yoke "lipped '" lh" boll..;
we'" ti~<htened).
TEMPORARY SOLUTION

Olle lhing to kt>e(l Ul 1111n(1

i~
lllAt 11\i:- i::: a
tRmpol"ar)' :;olut ion. TIte pl,,()C.'L.lul'l"\\'ilJ (UI'e
heewlg .)111)'\\'hen tlll' l'3\\' is l)t...'fI'U\OOl)tl~
~t
'11) rClr C'mN>--('l1tting. If lilt' )'flkt; It>Vt>l' i...
1"(J.<ClIed
",. Ih~ "Inial-I\' <1Inb<> l"t3(,,1 10
oriellt Ihe hlade rorripving. I"turning to til ..
t'"C<l('/ ~l.tio~
k iDllJO!<.:'o$ible.This 111eall.
....lhe
Pl'ut'l'&; hu." to bo! "'1"'~1.e<1eveI,' timv thl'
)'t.,k(' ~ loo.~l1E>(I.
1'01' thi, 1'(,"'''111 (not to nK!nlion the f.ct
lh~lt I lhink ripving on a r.tdinl aim SIt\\" i:-.
dar1b'CI'UUr..). lhe l'a(.lial ;l11'n ~'l\\' in tlie \ l'tl(~/~
~111;llt~hOI'

......1.1$(>(1onl}' (or ('l'O.......

~tlltill~

NQT:
lOCKCARRtAGE
HAt.f..WAYAlONG
tADtAl .....

22

WOODSl\.UTH

Ti_a_lking Shop_

.__

AN OPEN FORUM FOR COIvVv'IENTSAND QUESTIONS

AnENTION

WORKBENCH 8UILDERS

o..f~.\\,.m'lel" u mistake on a measurement

in th .. wurkbt'llch "rojoel Ihat appeared in
Ih~ 11",1i"'\It' ,,( II"H~IHtIIll/llNo. 00).

Oil I~')t' 12. ~~gut"('2. the measnrernent

lx'lWC,'1I tho two ""t<he.; on the middle
ho:lnl o(th. (, t shoukl be 15 (nul 16"'1.
AL.... lh.I,'tlhnt
lal...' lo thal rlra\\ing

Cor ts-xt ()n thl' fir.-.1

(it:.. tht i.L'" l'oo4ntp'

eolumn ,,( Ih.1II"'1."'),houIel n:ad: 4lH'n Illy

..ut "

11("

1 :rwi<~""'<il 15" from lho:,

fin-I:

would ..t{1,1 ml'~ nm...~to th v

h<>nch. TIll' .Inl"hack i, the open grain.
The ,ur(ncc wlIuldn'l be a.' """",th and dirt
bt,'t'i.ll "tlC)

would fill inlu 'hc.' 411)(>11

grain pores.
CARPETTAPE PR08LEMS

r use c)cult.lt'1'lflt"Cl

~lJ,)(ot t..l:lJ~ ror lot..... or

tc.'nll"'.nl"~hulctlng- JI.I"" around tlK' ':'~)I .

(),~ l,rt1t.ltm I raJl ill'" \\ ht'n makinK th.
tJithll Nt.... I....}\es til thL'" 1S."'Ul ....~ Lha.t the
C""'""1~tt..'1I....",d.t'll-"('., gtoJ.,~n..r I I'tu<kII", ,blT"",,t lid pt<'<'l"" 10~,ther.and "" ..~ the boond "" w t'UL-. I
('(JULIn' "ull 111<'111
ap:trt. I didn't """I to
dnve ,,~
-l bt........
iftI the t",t pk~ -It'!'>
t,
) L<, 1:<.1 Of' .k1lt the .. II!">' oi lhe

11,, :"4"")11(1C'I,hl't'm 1 ho.a\(_>abuul bimetal

hlldt ... has t,,,I .. ,, ith lht"IK'ed th e ban<1 >II"
ta.Uld "'I"> urv n",,,,urt'<1 ill f ee l per
minute that th,lllacl.. ""1\'(':'.)
l~lrnpt~tlIlfutlt.!'l are I"ath r(... maximum
tl1(,th li(., \\'h"11 euu iltg "H..'l~lj."('), p1:UI'L-':.luck
UU'\fIiIlIl.M,u"'~.r nf'n",hllnloj!), (<II' Americnn
,,.Il\t~ulUr;_U1urillJ.!('(JlnIXlO): mnk ..
"N fIr l"""nf'~ 1,t.a.ll... "(),t n)!.:--\.metal .....
1.1tting
~tJ.I,JjI,.':1111'll..
s, tbe LI..lJ'l' 1:-.1\' run much OV('r
If.) rt't'1. IJt.r 11UflU1.. \\" (lon\ n."'C..'1lJ1lI1lCl"MJ
mnrvllj! b tutnt till hlaf .... ~l\(r7(J() rf"t"l ,wr

"'0.-.

s:,"...

I'J\tnUl

nul man:
lh:m lhn .. 11""'" that t:..'<l. TIl<' s..-..,.,. I:!
In a,l<bUunlu IlKpholJ(>caIJ from a """I, .. UI
tWill fOOt". for ..~nl*-"<.nl{L.....at Z;tlJ r~t
tlt'r
)lichllr'" "ho, leI u know about thaI nus- ", 1
mmut~ \\ lth t.hto I~'~!"
on Uw
t.. kr-. w t .'\:t n..._,...I\'f'(111Uilt" a numf:..r ,,( call~
\ (.ell IfI .. M}I,lf'TI()"~ Til flull the pi~
n .. , hu1<'. 1 '" ~"I.J;f4k what mi)..nl haWl'" if
'I'art. I ry IInlhbml:
on." In each ~I ami a hinll.I;~h~.I,"\l ,.....run that fa.,L
an<! "tl<'"" ''''''l
th. I><"ch.TIl.. '1''''-''1''''
rJ)f, 1.tn'lll..~kl
..l1~ \\h,1t kinc-I.,( \\ 1 \\',.
',rul th(O l,i~"t..'1(. SC.nlt.tirnc....that:-allthiil'~
-lllnltt,ll bhull~ 410 l}fll ha\ l' \\ hat \\+"" etU
U....,IIII b",I<1th. hoI~h.
n.ot~ :-.!'.;J.n~
rali~'U\.o i~t.uJl"..... ~1ttal('UttinJ!"~::;~{I't"
Ir lh,'y :0-(ill \\ on't (,(IJnt'a~u1.. tr}. fio\\ing 1,,\\ lIutl 1'\41tll\ Illllll~"fir tim{"~ttw b1.:1t.le
IV. 1"'111'~Ir ""nch and 00.", IIUI .or h"nl
maple, "1"1 till' cubitwt out o( n.'ple ply
),.JU(.':-' RrtHlllfl t h{~\\"h4't'li,;. u~oJ)\\,
t'tl'tUt1" t hinntlr or J\ail I>c,li..
..h renlover
\\,(","1. Ilul.,.llll.l'IJ)l' is \'arioU-"'~l'ercm.~tto jJ.)l 1I1f."'lmw) ,10"1' illin Ih,' juiJlL The ""lv""1
"1'~n('I\t jOu' it I\'"ul\"(':'. UI"OUll(llllt: \\'11"'(.11:-:,
Nllnlwl'l mllplt. ",,,k m"I"~.hard ruc:k n.1 \\illlli,,'"'' "1 he udh,,,iv~ "" (h~ lall(' 311<11h~ Ih~ hl.,tI"I."II . 11'.Iik"l:lkmJ: n l'"I"'r clip
1)1,-, ,...u~r 11ll11.i.., elf I,y iL'" (.4OI11ion:U1\l.l. A<'e'r IIi,,,....,, ,otnt ri)thl "I>art .
ul1<lI."'h"~ il I,,, k Imel (ol'lh - :;"oo ...r or
:o.;.tctrntn.lm.
"'1l\1~'II:--(: tIH()ttl.t;J.tS. 'lt~rt>o$ anf,thl'r
lltt at l)~.tk:l.Ir tht Lw<lc &to. ,-ullllin$! t,t;,
TId" t'hclit" r'\;_\~'ron ..' a....~t~pn._"-E"to lho.~ mll14",r))...,I.I(,n "'lh \I...in~ (,arJ)4!ltaJl(. It fa.-n ~fN....1 (tJ,rl "''t.''d~iI. 1"'''''I.)lft ~'I~ukl gt't
\\ I", ",,,) in ,JI lhp ("..till,,,,,>ol''''t the fIJI(' can 11';i\'(' ..tl' ~ulh(.JoI.'\l'nl-')4Iu( on th{" ~rhurt:
frlt\' "f tIlt, \\()t1C1(Ir ,ltlY,-n inti I the J)(,n~.
Eun1"'''' 1..ll<h,
.., ""lIlg builtOUI
of~
(lTlIY.H ('IIUKlS In.l~a"
II( bimetal
But t h,r.. ""I hml! parll<Uidriy uniqu~ \\1M-n Ihl:- hal"""IL~ (wHI ~uu (:an'l aJ\\3):O- l.latI~!'i.. 111 th..\\
~JJ'\\C like1e.u~
oho.11Elln~,,<ulrwt ....... il. II', ju.-.l that it'II J. It Yo all ~ ;t] ttw \\ IMIilI:-4"1 fuli4 "'(,n't
\h(. "IlC;Sn1:ltll' tipl"l'I(jra1~ rc.r t"Uttin~,,ooct
3' alL,hl.
",wi ....Llt" .1>clk"'l' Ul Eu"",," It :0-\1('1-;; ltllt.
(Iur fa, on"'" an' lh<.' hl:ulri maiI<.> by the
.;(.... fIll;o\ n...,n (\(ptlcthan ~lb
To )tn\tnt thL.... be-t.-,re appl:,<-IDgan~ ~",l1lf'ricun ~,\\ (.,mll'iUl~~\\'hich m.1.k,~..
(hll'" Qlh<.'rh;md. n"'l'l<';". fairly rom ~t..aJn 'Ir fini:,n. I \\ IJJe i.at't{tKorlhi:n..ner o\t-r \~t\ Ilf IA:'I")\ ')r..nll bl,a..:f(.,:- Illciu,tillJ,!:
nlt"t .\nl 'nc:an \\41Oti. hut "'JC.ffi\ ~t the ;'n~' ;.ur{a\."'\'"l'lthal ~\c.' bt:t>n taperl to--- fl,,~k.,td hanll ", <::11"... 0.
n::-'JM"C."t it
)!lth..,r,111l t:tl'tllll'r thinni>r \\'on't tlamaJ!e
D.>Ih "f lhe",, bI " .,... m:ule from lh<.'
BEECH R,",'Ch It.., a jlram pattern th:II'~ thl" \\OOI'l (.If nlL.... tht- grdln aneJ .Iriet' in a NlJl,...t,..1Itltel (";,111
~ IL~I Cclrall \\OtMI\\'(,rk
lIghl, ,'\('11. nnd ,lrruJ:hL On qt"'r1."rt.~1 mat It>rIIf n\lntll. :-.
il'~ UP1Jlh .tt 1(.,1..... 'I"h(' fllfTcn'ut.'C,.' bet \\(."('11llw
~ur(al-"':;' It hllJ' elh\uJu.:;.bn)\\-n Ol'Ck., ()llt' to
11",I""'k ",.1 ha""''''k calI.III blari"""' .. I....
BIMfTAl8LAOES
t ht' In('(liunl' ....ii"A.'fi li')'.:-. 1t':-, CfJmmonJy u:;(>d
11".11."11", ,,,II,, 1I",ir h;u,Il~lck ,-oJ.rbollbbo""
WHAT TYPE OF WOOO?

'I(k(.t \\'(Jllwklltll.ng banli

S:l\\:;'

aw. ~

J,....

o"

'fI"./~"""1

~f

c":-4n,~.

(tn' t(I)' p~tI1;... tool hllll(tl(l'~. (iray,er rul,Ilt.-n. killlit-" Ult~ll!'oil~,~ult1 ait:.41 lu;.\J<eto U

In \\OI'J<lnJ: t)n ll,\~ ;U11flt!UllO\lt band ~t\'~ it -KEO" hl,,",.)

((Ir (hi...l"l Ut '. ""1I1f' flul~tjl)ll.-tnul'C.' UI) Ul)('ll'
1'1... !'IEO hl.,I,

i., aUltle

nWI"t: ~\Il"'"
:o-i\'('1"ill~"it IUL'4~"I'K.l'\l1'3 op<'ration.s th.llt

nlH)r thlit "'ill Ltlk,>a I'lt tlr\\'t.'ar.

hi"w'I,t11<1a.l. A""III,,) Ihet'(Jui\'.l~nl .. r
(lnt Ilr t h" 11r'f,t,1...ln:--\\ ("\ e nan lnto Yoit h l1u-l,il)t....ti,.I" ...1 jtl\\ 11)~It.,~!
l~aJl't ~'OUIJUt W1 nu,k, il 1I.1I'\1,'r on Ih~ hark. The ~,1"'1
,\ n'l,;c."lltl tlo4 !("tll i:-- that it m(,\'e.:-.:.md \\'3111z;. itK'n:"Ctll,II'.UI)I'UI,tc,rl~ ~~)n 011t.ht.~m'
tu'I'f'n~ f,..rl\ ,.,. It "",'I" :o;U\'nJllh alICl"ing- it
("(.11l:o-i,ltr.tt)I~ "Ith <:'hana:t: .... in humiuit~'.
Illillt tal l.t.ul.. hOl,t Ol hl..at-rc~i:-tinJ.!
tuk. ~)ntl.ur c."Ut
....hl-ltl'r thotn tht' fk.~nit, (Jlhl'r l'rubl("ll i..thal it...not readiJ)' ",.ttalt M.l't'11Itn11 ~ ,01,1... 1ol,t t tK front IJf\.h(o I"",k
a\ all blt ill "tau:. IJan:- of the l- nitt.-rl
blade 11Mt ....:>t I, ILn' l"'Ut 1111', thJS $trip. Tht~~ Mu.t I .. n." 1<1."'........ ,."ltllhnout ~oc3l

,u

Slat, l'!i
hf'3\1t'r

II.n,1

maJ.I!" I'"

Illtlrl

,:.Itme\\

41Imen ..iun.;ill\

bat

:o-t.lhl~

lhan ix"("(h. It ha.< the fi",' udll -.-:ram ..(

bt-i"'C'h anti IS t"\ tin .l btUe ht\!iH!r In r.... .w
J'n ......'n ...tn.nJ,!ththan \\hitl" oak. (111"t!'l
"h>' It'. u",.1 ror b<.\\ linKallt')-, 311<1
eym
0....",.) It', lh, I~'rf(,(:l wood rnr lh~ be""h
(4\'t.'n

0f1j1Ul0'll!) '~I!"<'d fur"",tal nrl~

but ""'IJctnll tri<d hy mol'\' arol ID"I'\' ,,0<.1
\\ riwl'1l nrt hiJ:b tf'n.'\IOO (:!.'),f J ...; (tn a
, bbo..I~) nul lx,
10 the bIatk.
I""" Iwo.........""'nbt,.,1hl_tillbbob
t 1"'1. I(YOU",,,,,lllInI'M lhal mud! t('Jl.-iolll
". n.'

M.\PI .. Ilarel

thou,:h it .It,e~n't

eornc (ronl

un'I")
OAK.!\ht.lh(r ~hol"" <:flUidbe uak. Oak
(hoth I'I'd Illlt) whil.) i"" lilli. h~avier lhan

\\'O()O~~ll1
H

'lopIi,""

to).:1t 81:'

I Olt,

n U W()Ixl("Utt'l"ij!

b;ln.1

:-.01\\,

SoI_ntt t hUlK 11..1)' t,.. "l"tllllt" Ilh )'.fttr ~\\ set

uJ) (II" thtI,!';ult71 )'Illlllnll.:o-in,r-an.-"n"t I"-hart.
(Null': I... Itl " h":U'f1 u( arbot;>. breaking
(n.m P'lt l'n~ t4 Ifl Jnlu'l, 1(I\....lon on a. tx.mtt:;a"
bind". )

distn'"bt'101~ 10 firwl the ruc.1TIl~

,,(

(~ 1... ,,.(\

\',JUT

Ill-ar-

.\lllt.man S:l\\ aJlfl

~lanll{:k1.uifll! (Al(nJxUl) at "'11)...~~.t~).
1,,{',iC)\ t III . .1lI~aL...., :'I.id mail onlcr
CIL...,';llUte,rc:aIl

fron.
\"IKI~G M.\tHI'I>R'

ANDTOO'.Sl.;PPLY.

2~"!iN""park

Dri,,. I~arber~on. OJ[

11~<I: );(M)":!:!;!-:I.IS'. 1YI'lcal price; for an
NI blatl, (1" tit :l ~.an;12' hand >IIW)run
Ihlm $X.IWItn $!I. III r..r n~,backand hard
back
hlude' and $il.fill for bimetal
bin"" .

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23

Sources
BOB MOltGAN WO(lOWOIIKIN(:
IJUES($Ce nclrlres. s above i,

CLASSIC ROADSTER PATTlRN

.-\ I.Ulo'nl II~" IJldu.I,,,. full-.vJ.' proffi('!< (If
II", ear bodv ~I.I ro"der:< is a\allahl. fiw
,hurgc. :-;~'I1{1fhr l\'tJUfiS-lititJr Pattern

"r

t .\

rt;j I. Selull~JflC and uddrese....to:

WO()OSMITH PATTt;KN. IWl't. (',\ I{!;I,

1~(/.l~,)x lO:~;)(1.UE':o,~ll)ine~.
lA 5tl:~)G.

ROADSTfR PARTS

"'lU cal' ol'fl{>l' tlw 11((It..;, (C.r\hlI.,ht.~i('n-.;-ttl:O:ltrfr'rjm thE- ftJlle-'";llJ,!$t)lll"'~:

TIiRNING SQUAIU;S, Tu make the JaH,ly u(
the roat':-<lClo, ~".tl 0.....,.,1a 1,ItICk lh.ill:... at

It"a... t
wml'

z- x :{"

12

,('U (,()IIIII just

J;tlu~ ul'

~ltK"k to Iorm lhi:, ~,I.IC..k. But \\'C

fOllOtlth;tl U1'oirHl
a turning :;(Iuan' works
heue ...since il'~ usually hl~h(IUiuit~
kilntlrip~i sLclCkanti then- won't bto lO1)'joint

S\'P,

the)' may not IX'

The fnll"""irlg sourees !'!l'UsJlUkl"f1 wheels

in ~1.S of foul'. ~i~ht,

ask at the service desk to see them ~inec

01' len:

A(.ut;Rl C'()N::OIANrl"t: ANI) SONS lSE'i:

11flclre:'..
...abo,;' I,
GENEVA WOODWORKS.lii(rl X. Elkh'>rn

OU~on

disillay. For the

:'U.";I>l'JL-tiOII system [II' lh(. car we htluJ!ht

t\, 0 'VI';" -outside (li~tnu~,tCl'.
1V~"~hJn~
eom-

pression ~J'I-in$..rs.
\\fe then cut each in half
to make four:

'~I{'llg:-PI111J~.
WINDSCREEN,
The l'ieCl'

"f plast.ic
Rmld, Lake Gelle'a. \\'1 r'U17, XlKI-:.lI'" 1I(!P(i..-d ror lh4: \\ indserecn is very small (J"
2.>lX,
x 2'" ), \\'ilh a little "",,,,,uIIlting, you might
"III:;NOLINt:S,
at:> B""cham
Sl,.
be able t.. tind ""01. plusti"I;acka).,';nj! loot
Ch"l<"a, MA Ir~I50; bI~J.:H:~:!2.1",
~'OU\,.'(Iul<1 U-$(!.f~mctinlv:-- "ttil)'oo or screws

,I-,
conu, -Il i\
}\\., Box
\\.fcJhun., ~tA Ots.,,,,.

wuIf' \'ari('t~ Iii~lllallt..)lnprtx..iun ..pnll~~.

:lr, sokl in small plasue OOXl'S.) I r not, .\'(1"

can buy V.... Plexi~ frommost ~I(l.'';;
:-.hc.l':o.
an41h;I...l\\':lfl' stores. Our lf~lgl:L~ :-;hl'll
il> t.'llrrcl'll~lhart..rjnj{$:~_!;l'por square foot.
Al tlu- hanl"",,' :<I'lI'iI".>'J1I.1l1pstIlie ", I
("(11,111tinfi was Is x 2-t lwclll {'Q~ $;-').7!l.
("ou can ;tl\\'t\'~ fiud U~:-- (or tile left. over

t'"r

J'ltxil!hL.... "~l'J;"'.")

woorx R.

,.J....,_ll:,,;{.

:;it PPI4\'

Ila.lllll"
,t-.fI4J.

l{MM),

THf.. WQOU\'ORKt:RS'

S'JORt. (~4't

:1tlllr(.':,:o>aht,\-,,,"
SI)ltl~(i~ ~1(J..;lhardwure
("Xll4'i'!t'I't'l~

....l'JJ~'.:-huve n

ha....1.)('('11tlli,l.)'"u

ha\(I' 1(1

lines ~hQ\\'in~in lht finit'hc.'(lpnJjl-cl.

The fen,le." and axl. block", at'(' cut r,,'m
a bl,iek 1 .',. s .. - 12". ('rill:. Ctlulcll"-~f:1Il'lill
..r <1"1,<1"1'<1 " ,I ,tuck,1
~,nt\:' mtli) ur,J,,'r ~t)t)rl"'!'o fc.r ttJ.ulns.,: \\ l"III\'Ir \\.' ~1141\\'
" I)Mj,"(t ttl '~~H,../"",llf.
:-;quart'" 111th(?~i7.e' nl"l'(t("ft i,ll.,lUt!l':
w(try l"d, .. i~~I'1"" YUU(lU)l:elallth,> 11811.,
o

Cl ASSIC ROADSTER KIT

AJ.Hf.R1 ('(1NS'I'ANTINf A)\1) S())\, INC,

:!II;;o)
E~stdll'"I~" Hoatl, Unmx, ;-';YIflollll
2297:~lltj22:h~7((atahl.c;. ~1.(I0.~
Chl'r
1')'. mahilglU}). Inullle, 1'"'llJW-, )'(...1 (,t,;tk.
w.l"ul. 1.2, 1,." t~, Rnn :{I;. length".
rl"ict"tilx'r wlt.'ar jeM.1

ann

IJ()S'f(.R(~.\N \VOI)I)~'OltKlN(;

Slll"' ..

KIT II. PARTS ,"'U woou,

This kil in

dud,";lh" lourt"",ek''I!e! Kit" I pi I" :cJllhe

"".'<1,'<1

Illlljl onft'r ~ln:t':o. Nlmt:'trm('~ "-'

,,,wi <In\l~l,
II) make Ihe "",d
thll"::-;not :1.... t.'a.~~
n:- \\\1'() like illo h:.
:=::~r (Nfltt-: 'tnt' \\~KI t~11111 C'\Jt t(l fin'HI
.rulp!", IC<ju<1 block" )(Ju
tu rol.) ,,',.
'Th,bim.,"",1 pI,\.blems am \\ith~m3I1J""j
'Cb;. ~to.,-,i nmil fn'Y{(!1'
eataJoAs rt:'lue\! a m."Q(' fllir t'hL~i("" ..\(il:'\(.'r ()ltlur ch"'I,'\' .mll
minimum "rd.r(~r$lO tl):$I))) I')U.a pc"t0l,'" \\lW'Ut, :'0 thO:;e aI\- tJlt"' \VIM"~\\1:ru ~ff'pr;uIIi ball<lIinj( chaIl.'l!, \Vh<'n YOII .wed In ing in th, kit.
(I) b"x'~ ,,( cherry (2" , ;l" - 12') ft)r lh ...
,.,I~J' ju.l a 'E'W i((oms .,," a proj('ct, you can

tl'''.U$!l\

h.,,'"

PLies.. ) J:!~T{al-osto\\'ll l{(la(}, r,'.ui~\'illtt, NJI Ull-c.-mininlum o),It'r't Jll,tblt'm.~.

Ja,<iy.
c21blo",k" of cheJ'r,\'(lv." , Z' I:!') for Ih"
I(Y 4lrzw, f;lt!-I;;6-:!."~i>I('awl",!!: $I.(KII,
111V \"IJ:.ttI!'"Ilt'.in lhi~ i:'."ll~i,.; un t~xamr)lt~
~laf11{.~'h("I't')', nlul \\'altlut. ~.., 1f;~, "''HI :~Z'" the difiil'ulli"" of Ko:II;1I1(
ulllh., 1,,"1>1
n'~')" I fenders '"It I a,lt' b1<K'k.
...
longth"
thmul!'h lhemail \\.hen: ..:OlyouboY.Ii<~
(II bl,,'k
\\,uIIUI( '"
r I; ) f"l' the
TUE IlOODWORKERS' STORt:, 21S<Jl In
:<-JX'kl!d \\-h(-eis. t \\CO .:-m.'liJ !-i1J'ringN' for til'" t"t.."t~. '-.Ifliulor, f,,..t 1)3(1:;., fla.,hbQar<I.
dU~lril~ a.,,,le\,,nl.
Ro)!e."S, MJ>: ;;;~{7", ="u...pensit,n .s.~:~lf,.'nl. ~\flfl a JiLl1\.' l,iC'C.'l",r ",incl$C'awn;,truLS. i,./t be,)", :f.ntll)uml1l'l~.
IH 2042.-;21 9!1 (t':.tal"g: $2,om, ~1"J1le, wal- IlIa._~titfur th,' \\;n(~n~('n '\~thO\ltt()ttin}!
AJN, incIulk,1 in lbi.< 1X\cka!(,' ar" <hort

t,r

"r

invcd\:l.od in minimum ol1lphl-?

WI
\\'ilh loot in mind, We dt'Ci,]<odlu pUl
Cl)nl1n~r""ll A,'(" While$\'iIIe, NY 111i!J7: logeLh~r a I"l"k:l!(\' \lllh th",-""jJ411'lsJlJr~
DllL f'l':irt>d l1er lin~a.r ul<"h.
CRYDER CREEK \1000 SHOl'l't:,II<C,

\".''E'

,,0l16.l29m;~ (('Mal,,!!: :S].(M)), Maille,

CilCrl")', tt....Jl. iUll1 t):)*,\\'(.H.t(I. to( J2~, Ifi :!t,
:i'IfI2-1"I~tlgt.hs.
"4Ht-:.:L...~,Vlithin thl' ra-.;l l."UUJJI~)'eul"S.

II) OW' J'('"rl~"",

just alx,ut eve!")' nl..1.iltU't:IPf \\(.c)(f\\IIIkinj!

(nlr

~)ur(.'Cha....~ta.r1.(."1Il'\tOtkilll'til(" ~(Klk((1t(J~'
\l'h~" \I'~used ~n Ih~ 031',To muk,lh, ""I'

may \\ urk <Jutlx..,..,.

""IIl'Yin1!' In t'Olllp!"I"
with lb. mailllrd.reompani"'"
111rtc41, if yuu
J,lilt, 10 btlikl a litJlnllt'T uC ~,
)""1 (,'WIgt't
""Uer I'lioi1lJ1'furia.').,'Vrqualititi,." than \\;th

kit_lrutfrJrju~

OJWofiltwf)C;t!"S~'hi..:::

kit

ICIIl(th>of duwels Ilt..,k~II" make the head

lam!>", .t<'i'ring wb... 1. .leel1l1l( \l'h""1 <'01
\lmn, tlumr.el ,:!Win-Lo;"r:ltlialo.' ~lJl. ;-llttllht:"
Vi-C'l~ n(.'(.'1I\..-)tl) ULtul'h the bumpt~~ aJHI
h(tadlanll'" tv the l'uUO$lcr:
Th., toW pri!.;>(po;tal(l' '"lei h,u,r1tillll "' ....
Ii_I for KilB i., $Ib,!),),
T()onf(:r these kit.:~.u.-;c: the (,nler fC)lnl on
l>alt.,2 "rth.l'roteeti\,e
em'el'. (F .,.I f,'('" 10

ph(Jt(KVt.P~- lhi!' rOM it )'Oll (1011't\\':lII~ t(1 cul

~'OU\\ill nE'ffi fiv{) \\'he~l" (L)t,,}'ll)C' t::.Iught
it out. J
If this fCI1-n'lis rni~111J!.just ",Til~ yow'
\\;th'}lll a~par~!) l'lll'~'
mea"",,urct in ditun
I"rt..<und WOOII. (!lot h kits i",'lud" th~ l'rPe
l'll"". ~\'i,t('. und lvm(' \\'ith mllt<"hil1)o'; 11Iillkorn ror tht-.I)()(I)ltn(1 ff'l(I(,l~.)
CJrtl(t f,n n lli4~'t! ur 1);.~J'f.'t-4Ulct Sl'llIl it tf, lL~
\1'"-dia. asl4;l pil1~.
KIT A. ~AR'I'SONLY This kil indudes ;011 ,dth your l"'yn"'"l, (Inl'lurle "hId, kil Y""
Bt(un- c.rrlerin.C!, .\totl mn~.-\vanl tr)c.ht::wt
th~ b;L,k p3r\5l11>(>(l~for th, ro3lbt~r.
\\ lJI1l anti ~'f'urntun('aJ,(11uhln'~_)
n cttt..tUfJl! to fin.' uut ub.'_lut Ill;C.-es.mininlum
(~) >pok"d \l'h",,). (2" ,Ii.." wj,I~),
&nd yow' h"lcl' and i>'lymcnl (1"(1 chat)!c
<IIlO:;hippmg chaoW"'.
(:)~'I':.,.jUl. axle
c:rrd.- III' I'h01l(' "l'llill"S, 1,1""...1 10: W"od
The f"lI"win!!, ... urw~ ,,;11 ~II ")'1flk<'f1
(2) J ,. ('OmprP:o-:--ion!'of\rings (that .nn~ SII,ill, ( ':t.r Kit, P,(). i1t)x lU:-U-....t. ].h....~1t.ine:-;,
1,\ 5t~)ij. Pl.._~l.-:CulIo\\' Itt, fj '\\"'Ilk:-. fur
\\ll('t:tS b\' thl' incli"itiual \\'hec-i:
tut in half fOTth~fou .. >prilll!>' "!'<~I~d),
CII.;RRy l'RE.; TOYS, IN(', P.O, R~,:)(;9,
,Jolin,I')'
t1IX'J, 6, J~,. flo, \I'",>d"",'e"".
Ilelm""I, OH ,1;171h; ,ilI-U4-l:ll;:!,
(N(,te~ ....or fastcc,t seJ"\il~~.
pl("R...;.c
~-lht.
(1) 1"1'eCof '." PI"xil(l.", f~r the wind
'VOOUW()ttK.t::R!'ot Sl'PI)I..\ 0 ..' N':\\' Alh'X
!'o\'l"f>(.ol\ (11 ''':'Ii: 31,
u<'!,lre,,,, ,.,th P.O, I>"" l~i;lJ, '" lic;lerl
IcO,5GO-1 Alam<'flaPI. l'<f:, ,\lblKjue.'1uc,
above_ Don't: USl' lhl' cn"\'clopt., "_J)t.'loSL'tIin
Th"lot"1 plic. (l>rNngeanrl bandlinj!'are
N ~t117113: 81)o'(;'lo.!I'2!,2_
fre,,1 for Kit Ai~ $5,9(;.
thL ...lSStl(. (jr lhe' $tn."<.'l l<kll'_'S,-",)

Ol~.'''.

24

TWO KITS. \Ve're .. ,1Ull11) offering 1\\"

kit ..~: "ot- \\iln 1J:Urt..
... 0"1\'. 311(1 oup \\'llh

,.1'' -'

\VOOI)SMITII