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JULY/AUG 2005
Volume 48/Issue 4

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• The Heirloom Cradle
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• Making All-Purpose Wooden Boxes

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Making all-purpose wooden boxes

4: Use your dado blade to cut a 3/4" wide by 3/8" deep groove in the plywood tabletop to accept a Featherboard.

5: Tilt your saw table to 45-degrees. Use a carbide-tipped combination blade set to a depth of 1-5/8" to saw an angled through kerf 11" into the plywood table surface.

6: Using an accurate triangle or square, draw a line perpendicular to the kerf you cut in step 5. This line will be used to position the jig fence accurately.

7: Cut parts (C,D,E,F) to size and glue them together according to the drawings. This assembly will form the slotted fence. Use screws and glue to attach the fence to the plywood table, flush with the line you drew in step 6 above. As an alternative, you could make a solid fence and cut a 5/16" wide travel slot in it with a router bit.

8: Cut out the guard (G) and attach it to the plywood table, behind the fence, and in line with the saw kerf. This piece will act as the saw guard.

9: Make the stop block (H) and mount it through the slot in the fence.

10: Use a Scroll Saw to cut out the handle (J). Use glue and screws to attach the handle over the right hand guide strip on the plywood table. Place the jig on the table and make a kerf cut at 45-degrees into the fence. Do not cut through the guard (G). After cutting, slide the jig back, away from the saw.

Using the Jig to make boxes
Once you've made the Jig, creating a variety of different sized and shaped boxes is fast and simple. Here's how to make a box that's 3" high x 5" deep x 8" long. We used 1/2" thick stock for the box sides.

Step 1: Prepare the stock for production. Start by using the table saw to rip a series of 2-7/8" wide pieces of stock for the box sides. Then use your Jointer to bring them to a final width of 2-3/4".

Next, use your Bandsaw with a 5/8" Resawing Blade to thin your stock down to slightly thicker than 1/2". Use your Jointer or a Thickness Planer to bring your stock to a final thickness of 1/2". Crosscut your prepared stock into two 8-3/8" lengths and two 5-3/8" lengths.

Now, prepare two pieces of stock 3/16" thick x 5-1/8" x 8-1/8" for the top and bottom.

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