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Use your band saw, a router, and this fool-proof technique to make perfect, identical pieces.

Easy-To-Use Process. The biggest advantage of using a template is consistency. Once you've made a good template, all the parts that are made from it will be exactly the same. Of course, there's more to it than simply making a template. In the following pages, I'll show you a straightforward approach for making templates and using them at your band saw for rough cutting and then flush trimming parts with a router.

Cutting several pieces to the same size sounds simple, right? It's easy to do if the parts are straight and square. But if the parts include angled cuts or curves, then it can be tough to make multiple, identical parts.

The nice thing is, you don't have to settle for less than perfect results. I've found the best way to make matching pieces is to use a technique that combines a template with your band saw and router.

Now I know that making a template sounds like a time-consuming step. But in the long run, I think you'll find that adding this step will save you headaches and hassles down the road. You may even find that you'll save some time, too.

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MAKING A TEMPLATE

The starting point for creating a template is laying out the overall shape of the final workpiece. While you could do this right on your template blank, I like to

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