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. 67.
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. 67
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