CONSTRUCTING A PUSH STICK
When ripping work less than 4 inches wide, a push stick should be used to complete the feed and could easily be made from scrap material by following the pattern shown in Fig.150.
PUSHSTICK | MAKEFROM1/2″ OR3/4″ WOODORTHICKNESS LESSTHANWIDTHOF MAT’L.TOBECUT | NOTCHTOHELP PREVENTHAND FROMSLIPPING |
CUTOFFHERETO PUSH1/4″WOOD | CUTOFFHERETO PUSH1/2″ WOOD | 1/2″ SQUARES |
Fig. 150
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