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Winter 2012

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Techniques

Make Crown Molding on the Tablesaw
by American Woodworker Editors Thursday, September 24, 2009
by Tim Johnson Finding factory-made crown molding to match your cherry or walnut dream project isn’t so easy. Most lumberyards only stock crown molding in pine and oak. Ordering by mail is slow and expensive, especially if you only need a few feet...
Tablesaw Tips Videos
by Tim Johnson Monday, February 23, 2009
"Just Right" Tablesaw Blade Tightening (1:56) Squaring a Tablesaw Blade (1:35) Dead-on Dado Shimming (2:35) Precise Tablesaw Fence Alignment (1:50) Friction-Free Saw Table (2:25)
Coved Doors on the Tablesaw
by AW-Editor Thursday, January 29, 2009
by George Vondriska Make beautiful raised panels without a router table and expensive bits. The tool of choice for most small-shop woodworkers who want to make raised panels is the router:A large one, generally 3 hp,hung in a router table,plus a set of...
Tablesawn Circles
by AW-Editor Thursday, January 29, 2009
It's easy to cut perfectly round tabletops of almost any size on your tablesaw. All it takes is a simple jig ( Fig A ) and careful setup. With this method, you can safely cut dia-meters from 12 in. to within an inch of your saw's rip-fence capacity...
Tenoning Jigs
by AW-Editor Thursday, January 29, 2009
Tenoning jigs make the complicated world of mortise-and-tenon joinery a lot simpler. I've used a homemade wooden jig for years. I stand a rail upright on the tablesaw and clamp it to a tall box that slides on my fence. Most shop-made jigs have two...