Popular Woodworking 2008-12 № 173, страница 9

Tricks of the Trade

EDITED BY PAUL ANTHONY

THE WINNER:

Mitered Banding

like to augment tabletopsand drawer fronts with decorative banding, inlaying it around the perimeter. The problem has always been the fussy trimming of the mitered corners. It's hard to cut the miters perfectly using a chisel freehand whilecuttingtoa layout line. I recently cobbled up a jig that simplifies the process and virt ually ensures perfect ly fitting miters every time.

The jig consists of two short wooden fences screwed to a VV'-thick melamine panel at 90° to each other. Position the fences so that one end of each terminates at the 45° tips of a clear plast ic draft i ng t riangle as shown. The opposite end of each fence should stop short of the triangle's 90° corner by about 1 'A".

To use the jig, place the marked banding good-face up against the appropriate fence. (1 apply a short section of masking tape to the banding for layout line visibility.) Lay the triangle on top, pressed against both fences. Slide the banding as necessary to align your cut li ne wit h i he long edge ol t he t riangle. Make the cut using a razor-sharp chisel, with its back pressed against the edge of t he triangle. 1 find that it's best to angle the chisel a degree or so inward to create a slight back-cut, which ensures that the top faces of the miter butt tightly against each other.

— Bill Coker, 1 lillsboro, Oregon

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Cash and prizes for your tricks and tips!

Each issue we publish useful woodworking tips from our readers. Next issue's winner receives a $250 gift certificate from Lee Valley Tools, good for any item in the catalog or on the web site (leevalley.com). (The tools pictured at right are for illustration only, and are not part of the prize.)

Runners-up each receive a check for $50 to $100. 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@fvvpubs.com, or mail it to Tricks of the Trade, Popular Woodworking, 4700 E. Galbraith Road, Cincinnati, OH 45236.

Screw wood fences to melamine panel

Decorative handing

Clear plastic drafting triangle

Place chisel against edge of triangle

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