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Push Stick
Make the push stick from a piece of solid | Make the featherboard from a piece of 8” |
wood. Use a piece of 1 x 2 (3/4" x | x 24” x 3/4” thick solid wood |
actual) by 15" long. |
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Slightly Less Than Thickness
Of Workpiece Up to 3/8"
Kerfs About
5/16" Apart
90° Notch
24"
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5"
Push Block (For Use with Auxiliary Fence)
There are any number of ways to properly cut your workpieces to make a push block. The following steps describe one way you can make a push block.
Making the base:
•Start with a piece of 3/8 inch plywood at least
•Make two ripcuts. Perform the first ripcut along the side of the 3/8" wide strip. Next, ripcut the 3/8" plywood to a width of
•Crosscut the 3/8" plywood to 12" long.
•Crosscut a
The next cuts will create the 3/8" by
Material for Push Block
At Least 12"
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Creating the Notch
1st Cut
2nd Cut
Finished Base
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