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Tricks of the Trade continued from page 22 Mark Visible Lines On Dark Woods with Ease While in the process of hand-cutting dovetails on nearly 40 walnut drawers recently, I realized that my accuracy was severely limited by my inability to clearly see the layout lines on the dark wood. I decided to do a little research and trucked off to my nearby office-supply store with a piece of walnut. I marked the end grain and face grain of the walnut using every pen in the store. Most inks bled badly into the wood, making wide lines despite having a fine tip. Many were as difficult to see as a regular pencil line. Finally, I found a pen that did the trick: the Pilot P-500 gel roller pen. It produces a fine, reflective line that sits on the surface without wicking into the wood. Blue and black ink both showed well. Check it out next time you're working with dark wood. Bill Tindall Church Hill, Tennessee Tidy Countersinking When building a garden swing recently, I needed to countersink a lot of screws in the slats in a uniform manner without chipping out the wood. I decided to cut the countersinks on my router table using a V-bit. I set the fence to register the countersink hole halfway across the width of a slat and clamped a stop block to the fence to locate the hole Drop workpiece the proper distance in from the end of each slat. After adjusting the bit to the proper height, I simply placed each slat upside down against the fence and the stop block, and lowered it onto the spinning bit. The holes came out perfectly clean and made centering the pilot holes for the screws a cinch. Maurice Davison Coarsegold, California continued on page 26 The Amazing Cuts hardwoods up to 25/a" thick with less than 1/64" turning radius • Perfect for hobbyists and professionals • Variable speed with vibration-free performance • 3 models to choose from • Loaded with NEW features: Dura-Torque power system 3 second blade change Automatic blade tensioning > Made in USA quality, sold factory direct No obligation Call us toll free, Precision Scroll Saw. c 1-800-487-2623 Hawk Woodworking Tools, P.O. Box 369 Harrisonville, MO 64701 s03011 © 2003 rbindustries, inc.
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