| Blog series by Chuck | updated 453 days ago | 2 parts | 1853 reads | 1 comment total |
Part 1: Getting started
While sorting through the free wood I picked up last week I had the idea to make marking gauge and set a few pieces of walnut aside for it. I cut out the marking gauge with the band saw and then planed the faces smooth. I used a drill and cleared most the waste before chiseling out the mortise for the beam to go through. It needs a little fine tuning on the fit. I am going to have to make sure that the beam is square with both faces I plan on using a xacto knife blade instead of th...
Part 2: making progress
last night I got the beam to fit through the fence, I also tapped a hole for the bolt to clamp the fence in place. here is the knife blade I plan on using.
