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Tricks of the Trade

Compiled by Paul Anthony Illustrations by Matt Bantly

Deadbolt Planing Stop

Surface-mount deadbolt

THE WINNER:

To hand plane a board on a bench, you often need only a single stop at one end of the workpiece to prevent it from sliding in the direction that you're pushing the plane. Various commercial bench stops are available that drop below the benchtop when not in use, or you can make and install your own wooden stops on the bench. However, one of the simplest alternatives is to remove an old surface-mount deadbolt from a door and install it on the end

Workpiece

of your bench. The bolt makes a good, solid stop that can be retracted below the surface of the bench when not in use.

Darryl Thomas Thornhill, Tennessee

CASH AND PRIZES FOR YOUR TRICKS AND TIPS!

Each issue we publish useful woodworking tips from our readers. Next issue's winner receives a Freud PKG0026 Router Table Package including a FT2000E 3 hp router, router tabletop and variable-height stand, micro-adjustable SH-5 fence and router mounting plate. The package also includes two instructional videos on basic routing techniques and creating raised-panel doors.

Runners-up each receive a check for $75. When submitting a trick (either by mail or e-mail) you must include your complete mailing address and a daytime phone number. If your trick is selected for publication, an editor will need to contact you. All entries become the property of Popular Woodworking. You can send your trick by e-mail to popwoodtricks@fwpubs.com or mail it to Tricks of the Trade, Popular Woodworking, 4700 E. Galbraith Road, Cincinnati, OH 45236.

Sighting Right

Here's a simple but helpful tip, especially for those of us with "mature" eyes. When sighting along a board to check for bow or wind, get in the habit of sighting it against an appropriate background.

If it's a light colored board, sight it against something dark such as a black floor mat. If it's a dark colored board, sight it against something light colored. It sure makes reading the board a lot quicker and easier.

Frank Carbone Hoboken, New Jersey

Non-slip Joints

Dado joints may slip as you glue and clamp them. When gluing up a case with multiple fixed shelves or horizontal dividers, it can be difficult keeping everything in line during assembly. I prevent this sliding by driving small brads into the end of the non-dadoed part, then snipping off the ends of the brads so only about V8" remains. When the joint is assembled, the projecting nails keep the parts from slipping out of alignment

Cecil Brittman Springfield, Massachusetts

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