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11

2926

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Bench

100

OPERATIONS

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DESCRIBED

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FOR SAWING

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blade

of the various blades

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see page 8.

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for exact

FOR CUTTING EXA

TAPERS

Use

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adjustable

tap

MATERIALS

for

the material

and

DADO TENONS

positioning and hold-

CT

MEASUREMENT

er jig.

and

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the

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purposes

FO

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set

or

FOR EDGE

MOLDING,
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the

...

the

iliary,

with an

hold-down

single-

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homemade

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an adjustable

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or

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JOINTS

triple-cutter mol

of

cutters. You also need

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and/or

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to

ding

an

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aux

-

FOR SANDING
AND/OR

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discs

cemented

BEVEL

to

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ANGLES

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large w

orkpieces,

of

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table

on

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with

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two

different

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REVISED

INDEX

1969

GENERAL

Descriptive

Saw
ACCESSORIES
HAVE

Pertinent
increasing

accessories.
PROPER
PROCEDURES

General

actions

an

SELECTION
STANDARD

Ripping.
Work,
Miter
Extension -Stops
Blocks.

MAKING

Bevel
Ripping.

SPECIAL

Making
End

Curves -Coves -Bawls;
a

Miter

THE

The

Handling -Regularly

Grooves -Wide

and

Rabbets -Rounding

Square

MOLDING
OPERATIONS

Molding
Straight
Circular
and
Ornamental

-

Coves

Power

30

DIFFERENT
Completely
for
joints.

FASTENERS

G

tuing,

TABLES

INFORMATION

Data -Selection

and

Motor.

.............

circular

Resewing,

Gage,

Cuts -Miter

Cuts;

DADO

Tools -Adjustments -Work

Stopped

Stock.

Raised

Saw.

making

YOU

facts

about

and

safer-operation

OPERATING

................

information

and

handling

saw.

OF

SAW

SAW

Narrow

ANGLE

SAW

Center

Board -Cutting

Set-Up -Patterns
Edges -Strip

and

.••

nailing,

....•.•.......•••.....

OPERATIONS.

Work,

Crosscutting,

Auxiliary

CUTS

OPERATION

Cuts,

Cutting

Rabbets

SAWS.

Grooves -Gains

Grooves -Tenons-

AND

SANDING

.•...•..•••••.•

Curved

Panels -Dowels

Work -Spiral

and

Sanding

WOOD

illustrated

thirty

different

...•.•...•.....•

bolting,

of

SHOULD

,

•.....•..

work

about

proper

of

work

pieces

BLADES

Lang

and

Table

and

Clearance

•.......•

Cuts -Taper

.•.••

Edge

Cuts,

-

Using

Tenons.

_.

_

.i

.••..••

Spaced

and

Tapering

-

Moldings

Work -Tenons

-

Turnings

with

JOINTS

instructions

woad

screwing.

..•.

-

..

Page

4-5

6-7

9-11

13-17

18-20

21-23

24-29

29-31

32

12

3

8

The

Bench

An

Illustrated

of

Operation

for the

SET-UP - ACCESSORIES - PROPER

HOME
SHOP

ALL

STANDARD

SAWING

DADO

MOLDING

SANDING

...

Saw

Manual

CRAFTSMAN

OWNER

AND

SPECIAL

OPERATIONS.

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

TABLES

HANDLING

Catalog

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A

MIDWEST

No.

9-2926

A

TECHNICAL

215

CRAFTSMAN

PUBLICATION

Form

No.

B71

123208 A 000

HANDBOOK

ILLUSTRATIONS

Copyrighted

SEARS.

ROEBUCK

1969

and CO.

Printed

in

U.S.A.

FEATURES

OF

THE

CRAFTSMAN

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here

compl

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angle

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ly

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features.
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blade
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cut
cut

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to­be

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bevel
angle

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SlOP

CONTROL

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of

saws

ther

cabinetmaker

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ger

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for your

the size, then

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high
1-5/8-in. cut;

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the 12-in.

or

of a convenient
saw. A separate,

accurately

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accessories

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FOR

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ACCESSORIES SHOWN HERE

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7-1/2-In.

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needs a minimum

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Page

21

you

the

best

(see

page

12).

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Page 23

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molding
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5

PROPER

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PROCEDURES

DRESS

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sleeves

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methods

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as

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the

fence,

the

same

as

the

right

up

the

next

JOINT
JOINT

LAP

JOINT

and

line

"B"

is

cuts.

Fit a square

to

serve

to

the

miter

the

fence

place

having the

"A"

and

line

"B".

boards).

to

engage

guide

pin,

to

and

fastened

ious

guide

the

sma

against

move

make

and
the
size

adjust

it

pin

width

ll,

and

it

cut.

riE~

CORRECT

SHALLOW

as

was

both

the

Make
Now
the

and
cuts

to

the

same

box

so

and

of

the

boards

each

cen-

peg

a guide.

gage in

placed

boards

edge

of

edge

of

the

move

groove

make

boards

until

miter

the

first
set-up
joints

that

the

side

of

dado.

are

time

OEEP

.

BOX JCIHT

SPLIHED JOIHT

25

These

"halved"

head,

dado
cut

in

the
head

a dado

to

the

seco

block

must

piece,

minus

Insert

the
gage and
fix

the

width of

sho

uld

be

nest

board.

11.

MIDDLE
WITH

To

make

s~t

the

other

board.
each

approx.

board.

1/2

~idth

cut

in

second
remaining
first

board.

shelf

held

strong

ly

12.

SIMPLE

The

tenon
(page 18)
blade

(Page 17).

cut

with a

or

same

is

nd

by

be

the

the
block
the

end

exactly

LAP

GROOVE

each

dado

head

1/5

Depth

of

other

between

This

by two s id

braced.

MORTISE

can

or

in

mortising

joints

can

all

the

manner

used,

end lap

the

pieces

as a trunnion

first

piece

usingaspacinghlock.

same

width

as

width of

between a st

of

the

one

ON

cut

to

Cut

to 1/ 4

of

both edge

board;

board

the

the

cut

-half

EDGE

in

the

the

is

the

op on

piece

to

be

thickness

the

grooved

thickness

two

grooves

the

thickness

cuts

and

exact

two

grooves

width

is a steady

es

which

AND

TENON

be

cut

with a dado

several

The

chisel

ways

mortise

on

with a

the

be

cut

can

is

the

second

dado

the

being

made.

of

is

exactly

thickness

of

joint

are

standard

is

generally

drill

press.

with

be

. If

fitted

This

head.

miter

cut,

to

Depth

thin-

board,
of

the
first,
of

the

of

wood

of

the

for

not

head

a

13.

BARE-FACED

This
is

generally
joined
sk

irt

14. HAUNCHED

This
with

just

lon g enough to

and

is

15. CONCEALED

The

a

strength
(as

in
make
wood
and

cut

mortise.

16. LONG

SHOULDERS

This

type

of

tenon has

used

to a

thicker

pieces

to

tenon

is

often used

grooved

cut

out

after

can

c e a

without

the

case

the

groove

at

an

angle

the

AND

is a single

TENON

just

when a

one,

the

TENON

as

legs.

for

framework.

bottom

the

tenon

HAUNCHED

led haunch

showing a break

of

the

haunched tenon).

for

the

haunch,

to

the

groove

SHORT

TENON

tenon

drill

before

with a

one

cheek.

narrow

in

jOining

board

joining a piec
The

haunch

in

the

groove,

is

formed.

TENON

provides

at

the

clamp

press

cutting

rabbet

cut

It

is

table

e

is

extra

end

To

the

table,

the

o·

MIDDLE

LAP

ON

EDGE

WITH GROOVE

26

of the shou

edging on
made

:".

I .

..

.

is
additional
required.

"'

quick ly

18. WEDGED

Both
and the blind wedged tenon (for which
m

ortise

te

nons with wedge s lots added.
wedges
instead
must
at

each e

n

ess

one s lot.

19.

This
formed
ings.
angle.
back

(or tenon) a

h

eight
mak
wood
nearest the

20. MITERED TENONS

Th

e en

f O bevel

lder

the oth

in

the two

OPEN

MORTlSE

is use

d in rough box work when
strength
The

morti

cut

with a dado h

TENO

the

through

is

not

sho

uld be s lightly bowed

of

stra

be

of one wedge

MOULD

is a simple

from

of

e a

adjace

ight

flared

nd

should equal the

ED

AND

in t

wo

Eac

To

ds

boards
h moulding
sta

rt

the inside

distance

the

moulding above

mark.

nt to th

end of the

of

the

so

that

out

at

one

side

to

er

board.

boards

TENON

of a simple

se

NS

wedged tenon (illustrated)
cut

thr ough)

tapered;

at

minus

RABBETED

mortise

the

se

miter
edge
equ

The

saw

is

board.

se

teno ns

they

mate

The rabbet

are

equal

in

for

each

having edge

is

form a miter

tenon is not

this

jOint

ead

.

are

As

at

and

the

end. Th e Clare

maximum

the

thickness

TENON

and tenon

miter

cut

cuts,

of the

al

to

the

the

board

sho

uld

on

are

enter

cut with a

mark,

measure

the

with an

cuts

dept

h.

the

can

be

the

simp

le

shown,

one side

mortise

thick-

of

joint

mould-

at

a 45°

mortise
ver

tical

, and

the

side

joint

A

DRILL

PRESS

SET-UP

FOR

MORTISING WITH

MORTISING CHISEl ATTACHMENT

inside

of

the

morti

sed

be

formed a

allow
bevels.
tenons

bit longer

for

the saw k

Mitered

are

necessarily short

piece. Tenons

than

erf

ends

are

when

THE

nece

useful

and

should

ssary,

cutting

when

thick.

to
the
the

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TENON

21. DADO

Thil)
the dado

of a

BOX

is a simple joint

head.

drawer
with the dado
rabbet

cut.

22.

MILLED

This is

the
at
lap
strong
neater

the

23.

This
miter
corner.

the

24. RABBET

To

First,
end

cu

equa

used

cross

are

end.

all

grain

of

the

joint

appearing

end

lap

very

O()UBLE DADO

-.l

LOCK

MITER

combines

corner

The

miters (as

make this

cut

the

entire

tti

ly off
ng into
l to haU the

board. Then

CORNER

Often

to

the

sid

groove

DADO

BOX

when

it

edge

If

the two

about equal

is

provi

joint

thin.

JOINT

the

appearance

with

the strength

grooves

shown in

MITER

JOINT

standard

two 45°

the

the

first

second

thickness

cut a rabbet

quickly

used

es,

it

should

to

m3,d

fit

narrower than

CORNER

is

desired

at

the

grooves

side

to

instead

and

thickness, a very

ded . A

is

weaker,

obtained

by

of a

of a dado

are

cut

illustration

saw

blade

cutting

first,

the

miters,

board,

board

to a

of the

in

the

first

e with

the

back

be

made

the

expose

of

the

end

but

making

perfect

then
).

joint:

the

but only

depth

first

board

that

is

as

wide

en

d)

as

as

th e

ready

partial

25

. HOUSED DADO

This

is a firm,

ing

she

cut

with a

one

piece

26. COGGED

Reinf

orci

the

first

sta

miter

lves

ng

second
board.

rted

cut

in end

dado

and a

JOINT

strips

(measured

in the

easily

head,

rabbet

frame members
j

oi

nt.

The

reinforcing

dado

press or

27.

Because of
mounted
mor

e weight
full
ju

st

dado

widt h, th
a

dovetail

groove,

strip, 'is

head.

Use a mortising

a hand

chisel

DOVETAIL

DADO

the s

by

means

than

dovetail joint;

as

well. The

head

set

to

en

routed

router
formed. A beveled
cuts

by

a

standard

from

board

Take

out

seco

made

at

the

JOINT

made

pieces.

by

making a groove

in the

are

often

by

means

generally

quickly cut

chisel

to

make

trai

ght

of

thi

s jOint

if

mounted

but will lock

mortise

the

narrowest

out

on

guided

by

rabbet (made

blade)

forms

tip

of

the

board

mitered

as

deep

wedge a

by

the

and haU

nd

start.

joint

for

sea

It

is

quickly

other.

fitted

to

of

placed

main

this simp

in

the

with a

on

the

drill

the

slot

s.

bottom, shelves

will

means of

is

cut

in

carry

place

with a

by

desired

the

top side

the

edge

with

being

with two

the

tenon

l-

t-

in

le

a

28

DADO BOX

CORN

ER

28.

SIMPLE

BLOCK)

The

simplest

right

as

illustrated.

reinforced
triangular
angle

29.

LOCK

:r

R

This

tions

.

made with a dado

cuts

should

tration.

tween the tongues and

boar(ls
together.

DRA

WER (GLUE

JOINT

angles

braces,

'YJ\

makes a very

way

is

to

cut a rabbet

Such

by

nailing

glue

blocks,

as

shown.

JOINT

...

:

.

3~Ir

1

All

of

the

cuts

head.

be

made

Allow

just a little

must

be

assembled

to jOint

firm

two

joints

the

boards,

or

by

joint

necessary can

The

ord

is

shown

grooves,

by

boards

in

one

are

by

addi

in

all

er

in

the

freedom

as

sliding

board,

generally

adding

ng

metal

direc

in

which

illus-

be-

the two

them

30.

TONGUE

JOINT

This

is

the

flooring

a

dado
either
ordinary
easiest

rounded

at

PLYWOOD

Wherever
solid
draw

er
to a drawer
si

mpl

e "DRAWER

in

the
wood,
"RABBET
BLOCK

blocks
the

miter

inner

-

edge

be

will
and "HOUSED DADO" jOints
used

to

(5/ S

inch

all

those

c

utting

an

edge.

commonest type

and

siding.

head,

with

rabbets.

if

the

edges

off.

JOINTS

ply

wood

at a right

side

or

front

solid

wood.

use

either a "SIMPLE

MITER"

JOINT"

.

If

either

from

side -then

be

join

or

more)

jOints,

across

AND

GROOVE

The

and

the

the

dado
Boards

of

the

wood (of

bottom

of solid

JOINT"

If

both
or

with

miter

the

outer side

any splintering

inside. "DOVETAIL

plywood s

side

however,

the

plies

~

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groove

tongue

head,

or

will

slide

ton

gue

any thi

ckness) joins

angle ( as

of

plywood

wood),

with

pieces

a "S

IMPLE

or

without the gl

joint

is

may

hel

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members.

which

in,

at,

of

is

can

are

best
the

are

lVIIT

toward

to

or

joint

cut

be

like

together

slightly

when a

is

jointed

use

rabbet

of

ER " , a

GLUE
used,
along

DADO'

both

thicke

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require

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cut

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a

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be

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dations
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Power

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