05-06-2016 03:41 PM
by HappyHowie |
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I am finally nearing completion of my two mortising JIGs. The first JIG is based on a Woodsmith Plan. This plan contained the use of three toggle clamps. Instead of permanently anchoring three toggle clamps to the JIG. These were positioned near the three mounting edges: the straight line edge and the two opposing 45 degree angle edges. I had seen a similar plan that used a toggle clamp mounting block that could be moved to a different position. I decided use a toggle clamp block in my morti...
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04-04-2016 05:21 PM
by HappyHowie |
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I have seen on YouTube the German woodworker demonstrate the use of a European workbench and also routing JIGs. I did not know how many JIgs he has invented for the router until last evening. If he penetrated the United States market, I believe he could be a big hit here.
I liked his design of what I believe he calls his “Magic Box”. It is a horizontal routing table with a second part that he can easily and precisely “set vertically the router in the “Z plane. ...
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03-09-2009 03:31 AM
by Mark Mazzo |
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With the lamination behind me I have moved on to work on the signature joinery of the chair – the Maloof-style joint where the legs join the seat. This post on my blog covers the seat portion of this interesting joint. Thanks for reading!
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