Page 2 - Cutting and Shaping Wood

  1. cutting wood on a table saw

    Non-Through Cut Techniques

    Cutting wide channels partway through wood — often called non-through cuts — are useful for rock-solid joinery.
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  2. guiding cove cuts

    Cove Cutting Techniques

    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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  3. Improving Table Saw Safety

    Improving Table Saw Safety

    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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  4. Common Table Saw Cuts

    Common Table Saw Cuts

    The two most basic cuts that a table saw performs are rip cuts and crosscuts.
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  5. Table Saw Basics

    Table Saw Basics

    Table saws are at the heart of nearly every woodworking shop.
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  6. Planer and Jointer Cutterheads and Safety

    Planer and Jointer Cutterheads and Safety

    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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  7. Planer and Jointer Options

    Planer and Jointer Options

    Planers and jointers are essential tools for achieving smooth, flat surfaces and precise dimensions.
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  8. Understanding Planers and Jointers

    Understanding Planers and Jointers

    Properly preparing lumber is a key to successful woodworking. These two tools are essential to that surfacing process.
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  9. Helpful Track Saw Enhancements

    Helpful Track Saw Enhancements

    From specialized blades to guide rails and cordless options, there area wide variety of enhancements available for track saws that can improve both their accuracy and efficiency.
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  10. Track Saws and Circular Saw Fundamentals

    Track Saws and Circular Saw Fundamentals

    There are a number of aftermarket products and a shopbuilt jig that can give your circular saw a performance boost without breaking the bank. Here are some options.
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  11. Guiding Accessories for Circular Saws

    Guiding Accessories for Circular Saws

    There are a number of aftermarket products and a shop-built jig that can give your circular saw a performance boost without breaking the bank. Here are some options.
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