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on the Table Saw With a simple two-piece jig, you can use your saw to cut duplicates of large or odd-shaped parts. Sure, I have a router and a handful of pattern-cutting bits. But many times when I need to make duplicates of an odd-shaped part, I turn to my table saw instead. With a shamefully simple jig (it's two pieces of wood) clamped to my saw's fence, I can cut patterns all day long. I think it's faster than pattern cutting with my router for several reasons. First, when roughing out the shape of the blank on my band saw, I don't need to cut real close to my line like I do when pattern routing. I only have to get within 1V2" of the line instead of within 1/l6" to 1/s". Second, there's less clamping involved with this table-saw method. Normally I screw or nail my template to the side of the part that won't show (the underside of a shelf, for example) and go. I can do this with pattern routing, too, but I'll still need to clamp everything to my bench, make part of the cut, readjust the clamps and then finish the cut. When I use the table saw, I screw it and cut it. Build the Jig The jig should take five minutes to build. It is simply two narrow strips of 3/4"-thick wood nailed and glued on one long edge by Christopher Schwarz Comments or questions? Contact Chris at 513-531-2690 ext. 1407 or chris.schwarz@fwpubs.com. 84 Popular Woodworking February 2003 |
