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Tricks of the Trade WINNER! Inexpensive Pocket Hole Guide When you're building a project that could be made using pocket holes, and you don't have a guide, this fixture can be made in a short time and greatly simplifies the drilling of pocket holes in face frames, aprons, etc. Drill a hole down through the center of a 1" square piece of hardwood. Saw the block apart at a 15-degree angle. Then glue the two pieces together as shown. Next, clamp the guide to the piece to be drilled and drill the pocket. Maple works well for this guide. D.F. O'Donnell ^ New Bern, North Carolina SfJ, ^"M/aS/r - M iftrM/m % To * ft Jtf/Wfef "s V K/'jH Am me /<v /*/* Y'&oa, jrm/mj/K&f The Persuader If you've ever had to knock apart a dry fit or disassemble a piece of furniture for repair, you know there's a chance of damage. Things get even harder when you're working in a confined space between slats, or inside chair rungs. The little "persuader" I made allows me to get into tight spots, while the rubber crutch tips won't damage the finish like a plain wood block. The side handle, while optional, makes it a bit easier to hold in position in those tight spots. R.B. Himes Vienna, Ohio Permanent Gauge Sizes If you're like me, you find yourself frequently setting marking and mortise gauges to the same size repeatedly and maybe not always getting them exact each time. I decided to make a fixed gauge for commonly-used sizes. I often need to gauge centerlines as well as mortises and tenons in l/f and 3/4" material. You can pick sizes to suit your needs. My gauge has a stop 2l/f square and 1" thick for a comfortable grip, and a hole cut squarely through it. The stem is 1" square by 6". The pins are fine nails driven into the stem, then cut off at about 3/l6n long and filed to chisel-shaped points. At one JUL side of the stop are pins to mark centerlines. On the other side are pairs of pins for mortises. If your scratched lines are not exactly right the first time, you can correct them by filing more off one side of a point. You can arrange up to four settings on each side of the stock. PW Percy W. Blandford Stratford-on-Avon, England BE AN INNOVATIVE THINKER AND WIN! Turn your woodworking knowledge into a truly tricked-out tool from the Simpson Machine Tool Co. (www.smtco.com).Your best trick or shop tip can earn you a reproduction of the 19th Century Stanley Odd Job #1 — the original multi-tool — and a check for $50.The Odd Job is an inside miter and try square, mortise scribe, layout tool,depth gauge, beam compass and bubble level, with a 6" and 12" brass-lined maple rule.This re-creation of a classic tool is cast from solid manganese bronze and is machined to within .0015 tolerance. One winner will be chosen each issue; published runners-up receive $25. To make things easier,you can e-mail your trick and daytime phone number to us at DavidT@FWPubs.com or mail it to:Tricks of the Trade • Popular Woodworking • 1507 Dana Ave. • Cincinnati, OH 45207. All entries become the property of Popular Woodworking. 1/ , Sponsored by fy Illustrations:John McCormick 84 Popular Woodworking January 2000 |
