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. 82.
PUSH STICK
MAKE FROM 1/2" OR 3/4" WOOD OR THICKNESS LESS THAN WIDTH OF MAT’L. TO BE CUT
CUT OFF HERE TO PUSH 1/4" WOOD | CUT OFF HERE TO PUSH 1/2" WOOD |
FROM SLIPPING
PREVENT HAND
NOTCH TO HELP
SQUARES1/2"
Fig. 83
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