GarageWoodworks

Thanks for the comments!

The SKP file is now published on my website. It doesn't include joinery or drawer slide details.

http://www.garagewoodworks.com/GW_Sketchup_Furniture.php

Cheers!
Brian

I'm really surprised how often the 5-cut method is mentioned below. With a dial indicator and square you can be more accurate (depending on the length of the square used).

Using a dial indicator you can have your TS sled fence square to within 0.01 degrees (with a 6" square) before anyone has the third cut made from their 5-cut method.

If you don't already own a dial indicator it should be the next thing you buy. Why are you reading this? Go buy one! :^)

More here:
http://www.garagewoodworks.com/TS_Sled_Fence.php

Video of the method:
http://www.garagewoodworks.com/video.php?video=v9

Neat idea! Here's how I do it using a dial indicator (precision: +/- 0.01 degree using a 6" square)

http://www.garagewoodworks.com/TS_Sled_Fence.php

Web-designer NOT developer.

Nice job FWW! It cracks me up when iPAD users ask web developers to bend over backwards. Send your complaints to Apple.

Ed - A link to the guys site would have been a nice touch to your article. http://woodgears.ca/

Properly mill your stock and skip the cauls!!

@jwaggoner As a shoulder plane you can't beat it for the money! :) Seriously, I was more than surprised at how well it worked. I watched your shop tour; nice set up you've got there!

Howard - I added more pictures which should help to answer your question. The dovetail is free to slide in the dovetailed groove. The bolt only goes through the dovetail. It is essentially a sliding dovetail.

Don't forget to enter to win a WoodSlicer bandsaw blade at my website!

-Brian

Jon - Good question. First, I thought it would be easier to insert clamps into a table that didn't have shafts below it. Second, I don't have to worry about the position of the lever ever interfering with clamped down work. Third, I can do really long bed rails if I wanted to (opposite end on a stand) and not have to worry about moving it around on two axes. (This would be challenging even with a Multi-Router).

It is a breeze to move the lever. You can move it with only two fingers with no problem; I've tried this :^)

Cheers!
Brian

See a video of this jig in action here:
http://www.garagewoodworks.com/video.php

and here:

http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/31896/video-godzilla-the-horizontal-mortiser

All,

If you ask a question to me here and I don't respond please try me at my website at. My iPhone will buzz and I usually respond within the hour. :^)

http://www.garagewoodworks.com/comments.php

Cheers!

@bribassguy05 You are taking it to the next level! I like it. I thought about doing something similar for solving for the angles. The trick is getting the dial indicator plunger exactly parallel with the surface of the table saw for the trig to work.

@dleleo DI = dial indicator.

The second screw prevents you from rocking the jig forward and backwards as you measure and consistently places the dial indicator plunger 90 degrees from the surface being measured. I have found that if the jig is rocked forward or backwards during the measurement it can cause small (very small) changes in the reading.

Ed - I wonder if the Tapering Jig receiving more votes had anything to do with the attention you gave it on the front page of the website (with a direct link to it)?

I should also add that:

A common problem with using a square against the blade (aside from being less accurate) is that the teeth can get in the way. This is not a problem with using this jig.

Thanks for the comments! Blade alignment is something that I struggled with early on as a woodworker. This jig makes the alignment a snap.

Stunning!!

Gina,

Yes, Good catch! It actually was a FWW magazine that was opened on my bench. Now that I have an e-subscription I no longer get the hard copies, but I miss them. (Sigh...)
:^)

Thank you Charles!

Nice job. I love the design. Very clean.

Nicely done Betsy. I need to add this one to my 'To-Do' list!

Awesome. I love the design and the figure in this piece. Nicely done.

Thank you Jurgen!

Beauty! Very inspirational design.

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www.garagewoodworks.com/

Nice table! Regarding the use of breadboard ends, they are normally used to prevent cupping contrary to what is stated below. They way you have the breadboard attached it would not aide in preventing this, however I still think it adds visual interest.

I really like the design and how you kept the grain continuity from drawer to drawer.

Nicely done.

Thank you.

Thank you!

The bed took about 3-weeks to make. I worked on it in the evenings and weekends.

Thanks for looking!