Cutting and Shaping Wood
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Posted: April 20, 2023Categories:Read more
Taper cuts involve gradually reducing the width or thickness of a workpiece along its length to create a tapered shape.
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Posted: April 18, 2023Categories:Read more
Cutting wide channels partway through wood — often called non-through cuts — are useful for rock-solid joinery.
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Posted: April 17, 2023Categories:Read more
You use your table saw routinely for ripping and crosscutting wood in perfectly straight lines, guided by the fence or miter gauge. Tilt the blade or adjust the gauge, and you get straight bevels or mitered cuts.
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Posted: March 15, 2023Categories:Read more
There is a wide variety of safety gear on the market that applies to table saw use. Push sticks of various types and styles protect fingers. Featherboards secure and guide stock. Personal protective equipment shields hearing, eyesight and lungs. But to be effective, these items need to be routinely used.
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Posted: March 14, 2023Categories:Read more
The two most basic cuts that a table saw performs are rip cuts and crosscuts.
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Posted: March 12, 2023Categories:Read more
Table saws are at the heart of nearly every woodworking shop.
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Posted: March 08, 2023Categories:Read more
Cutterheads with carbide inserts is a relatively new technology for home-shop jointers and planers. It improves cutting quality on tricky grain, reduces noise and eases routine maintenance.
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Posted: March 07, 2023Categories:Read more
Planers and jointers are essential tools for achieving smooth, flat surfaces and precise dimensions.