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Tricks of the Trade

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Super Glue To The Rescue

All the woodworking books I've seen show that when you are making complex band saw cuts (such as on cabriole legs) you face-tape the waste block back in place, then flip the stock over and cut from the side. Instead, I started using some super glue (cyanoacrylate) to hold the scrap in place. I put a drop of glue in an area that will be waste so there's no problem with getting it loose after the cut. But if you had to, you could always break the scrap free. This system works well, and the cut lines are not obscured by masking tape.

Allen Weiss Fresh Meadows, New York

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Don't Move the Guide, Move the Router

When cutting grooves or dadoes for cabinet assembly or for a series of shelves, it's unlikely you will have a router cutter of the correct width for the groove. Most likely you will have to make each groove with two passes using a narrower cutter. When doing this it's usual to run the router base against a clamped-on guide strip. If you move this for the second pass each time, you may not always get it exactly right and end up with some slack-fitting shelves. It's better to leave the guide strip in the first position and use a spacing piece to guide the router in its second pass. I go a stage further and attach the guide strip to another piece that's square to it. You can let the router cut through it. Before cutting a set of shelf grooves, experiment on scrap wood and plane the spacing piece to thickness so you can get the correct result.

Percy W. Blandford Stratford-on-Avon, England

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Pardon Me, But Do You Have Any Grey Poupon?

When I use some manufacturers' wood glue containers, the tips always wear out quickly from being dragged across the wood, and I always lose the plastic plug that seals the container. I now use clean plastic mustard bottles with twist-top seals. When the tip gets worn, I just replace it with a new bottle. And because the twist top seals, I no longer worry about the glue hardening. PW

Jerry Benge Perryville, Missouri

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