Woodworker's Journal 1994-18-5, страница 35

Pull and Leg Step-By-Step

How To Make The Tab Pull

1 Size the Stock

Start with a 1 ^}/ux IV«xl2"-long piece of ebony or a similar dark, dense wood. Note-on the Step I drawing that the stock thickness includes '/>" allowance for resawing the block with a thin-kerf blade.

2 Split Stock, Cut Dadoes, and Glue

Resaw the source board into pieces as dimensioned on the Step 2 drawing. Cut a VnxV*" groove centered in the top piece, and a 54ix ■/«" groove centered in the bottom, as shown. After cutting the grooves, glue the two pieces back together to form a single piece.

3 Cut Bevels

Tilt the saw blade to 78° (12° from perpendicular). Set the rip fence, and make a beveled cut along one edge of the stock. To cut the second bevel, you'll need to first cut a beveled guide block and attach it to the rip fence as shown in the Step 3 drawing. This guide block provides a surface for the stock to ride against as you make the second bevel cut.

4 Crosscut and Finish-Sand

Using the miter gauge on your bandsaw, crosscut the tab pulls to '/•„" thick. You can make the crosscut on your tablesaw also, but Ford uses the handsaw because there's less waste. When you work expensive woods like ebony, waste is a concern, but don't shortcut your safety. Finish-sand to remove any saw marks.

STEP 4 Crosscut to thickness

on bancteaw. then sanrf smooth

TAB PULL

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