Furniture Design Ideas

A RADIAL ARM SAW MOLDING FIXTURE 2 Cutting a molding Install a molding head on your saw, then secure the workpiece by clamping one featherboard to the outfeed side of the fence and another to the table, braced with a support board. Adjust the molding head for a ^-inch-deep cut, making cer­tain the blade guard […]

1 Making the jig To raise a panel on the table saw without adjusting the blade angle, use the shop-built jig shown at left. Refer to the Illustration for suggested dimensions. Screw the lip along the bottom edge of the angled fence, making sure to position the screws where they will not interfere with the […]

A CROSSCUT JIG FOR THE TABLE SAW 1

SETTING THE BLADE HEIGHT ON A TABLE SAW Using a blade height gauge Your table saw’s blade can be set at a specific height quickly with a blade height gauge. Make the jig from strips of Vs – or Me-іnch-thick hardboard or solid wood laminated together. First, rip a length of the stock to a […]

TAPER JIG Making taper cuts The simple L-shaped jig shown at right will enable you to cut tapers on the band saw. Mark the desired taper on the workpiece and place it on a board with a perfectly square edge, aligning the marked line with the board’s edge. Use the long edge and the end […]

CUTTING CIRCLES WITH THE SABER SAW 1 Building the jig 1 Building the jig For cutting perfect circles on the band saw, use a circle-cutting jig custom-built for your tool like the one shown at left. Refer to the illustration for suggested dimensions. Use a router fitted with a dovetail bit to cut a M-inch-deep […]

1 Assembling the jig The multipurpose edge guide shown at right will allow you to cut either 45° miter cuts or 90° crosscuts with a saber saw or a circular saw. Make the jig from a piece of %-inch plywood, referring to the illustration for suggested dimensions. Cut the base in the shape of a […]