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NOV/DEC 2004
Volume 47/Issue 6

IN THIS ISSUE
Project Articles
• Poor Man's Hall Butler
• Holiday Hurricane Lamp
• Old-Fashioned Toy Cars

DEPARTMENTS
• Ask Smitty
• Owner’s Gallery
• Letters from Owners
• New Baby Workshop Calendar
 
Academy Notes
Hardwood Information You Should Know - Pt 3
 
Service Pointers
MARK V Rip Fence

Woodworking Technologies
Stepped Dowels
 
Safety
Safety Lessons I've Learned

What's New
Rip Scale Upgrade Kit

EDUCATION
• Find A Shopsmith Woodworking Academy Near You
• National Woodworking Academy in Dayton, OH

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• Online Replacement Parts Catalog

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The Ornamental Holiday Hurricane Lamp

2: Print out and photocopy your pattern to size, according to the drawings (or develop your own designs).

3: With your MARK V in Table Saw Mode, tilt your table to 22-1/2 degrees, position your Rip Fence to the RIGHT of the blade and cut out your eight Side (A) Pieces.

4: Transfer the full-size pattern to the outsides of the Side (A) pieces you just cut. If you'll be using the Pad-Sawing or the Resawing method, you need only apply the pattern to the top of each stack -- or to the top of each piece of thicker 4/4, 5/4 or 8/4 stock..

5: Drill a 5/16" dia. hole in the center of each cutout area for blade insertion. NOTE: 5/16" happens to be the correct size for the Holly “stems”. Use any size drill you like.

6: Use your Scroll Saw to cut out your designs.

7: Once you've made your cut-outs...

Individual or Pad-Sawing Method: Separate individual Side pieces and sand all surfaces and edges smooth. IMPORTANT: Be careful NOT to sand the beveled edges, as doing so could alter their angles - and your pieces will not fit together properly. Lay your pieces aside for now.

Resawing Method: Use your Bandsaw with a special Resawing Blade to cut your thick stock into 5/16" slices. Use your Jointer or Thickness Planer to remove 1/32" from each side of the slices. Lay your pieces aside for now.

8: Lay out your octagonal Bottom (B). Use your MARK V Table Saw with your Miter Gauge set at a 45-degree angle to cut out the Octagonal shape. Be sure to use the Safety Grip on the Gauge and a wooden Extension Face to maintain adequate control of your workpiece while making this cut.

9: Use your Bandsaw to cut out four Glue Blocks (C) 1/4" x 1/4" x 3-3/4" long.

10: Lay your cut-out Side pieces (A) -- side-by-side on a flat surface - with their beveled edges just touching one another and facing down. Carefully place two pieces of masking tape at each joint.

11: Carefully turn this taped-together Assembly over onto your flat surface - with the beveled edges now facing up.

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