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NO. 86
No. 86
April, 1993
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INSIDE
Contents
1Tips & Technjques
f4l Six
Up Panels
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f11l For
some projects, solid wood panels are a better choice tha,nplywood.
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Tall Fencefor the Router Table.
Compartment Behind a
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11161 Solid
cherry construction makes
this Slant Front Desk an heirioom
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Ogee Bracket Feet
11261 make
You don't have to be a sculptor to
decorative feet. Step-by-step
1 Sharp
Teeth
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instructions reduce
it to a Series ofcave,
curve, and smoothing operations.
11301 Aofaclose-up
look at the business end
crosscut blade. PIllS, how to rec-
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11311 Hardware
and supplies needed/or
the projects this Issue,
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FRO
FELLOW
WOODWORKERS
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BREADBOARD
Most woodworkers know to expose the sawblade, see Fig. Over time, end caps (somehowto check if a table saw blade 2. Using an accurate combinatimes called "breadboard ends')
is 90" to the table, see Fig. I. Bur lion square, extend the blade of have a tendency to break free
the method I use is a little differ- the square below the surface of from glued- up blanks. This is
ent, and'alinle more accurate.
due to t he expansion SAd eonthe table saw, see Fis. 2.
First, adjust the saw blade to
Now when checking the saw traction of conflicting wood
the height neeessaryto cut your blade, I'm able to use the entire grains glued to each other. Bnr a
workpiece. (I make this adjust- surface of tbe saw blade. This method I use with biscuits alment first because the angle of produces a more accurate read- lows the wood to expand and
the blade.may change slightly as ing than the other method.
contract. see Fig. I.
it's raised and lowered.)
Adam COlLtt/I
Instead of gluing (III the bisThen remove t he insert plate
Santa MOllica. (.(llijOmia cuits in, I only glue the inner-
gluedin biscuits.
The other biscuits are allowed
to Ooal.And, to keep these from
shifting, l soaktheminhot water
for 15minutes so tbey can swell.
Then after they're dry (about an
hour), push them into the slots,
Keith J.;ukaszek
Hamtmmck, Michigall
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ROU~INGLARGE HALF-ROUNDS
Dave Ender
Rochester, Millllesota
2"x4"
CARRIAGE
ASSEMBLY
EHO CAPS
(1/4" MASONfTE,
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SECURING SETSCREWS
Thesetscrewsin mytablesaw
and router table msens used to
vibrate out of position. To keep
them from moving, [ removed
and wrapped each one in plumber's tape. Since then. the setscrews have stayed put and the
inserts have remained level.
William O. Bartl(ll'
Sail Antonio. Texas
Woodsmith
Mary8lJi1k, Wasltillg/()II