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ICul your band 'U" longer to allow for the overlap at O Align the two ends ofthe sawblade in your jig. Sight across the blade and use a screw-the joint. Here we're using a belt sander to bevel one driver to tap the ends into position,

end ofthe band to create the scarfjoint.

5 Remove the brittleness from the band by heating the joint using successively less and less heat. Back up the torch on each pass.

6 The final step is to file off the burrs at the joint and remove th glass-like residue left by the flux.

3 Place silver alloy in ribbon form between the two scarfed ends ofthe blade (above). Add flux to the joint using a small shop scrap (right).

4 Use a propane torch to heat the joint to a cherry red.

12 ■ Popular Woodworking June 2008