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. 78.
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PUSHSTICK | OR3/4 | ORWOODTHICKNESS | THANLESSWIDTHOF MATERIALTOBECUT | HELPTONOTCH HANDPREVENT SLIPPINGFROM |
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OFFCUTHERETO | WOOD | HEREOFFCUT TO | WOOD | 1/2 |
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Fig. 78
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