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shop
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Prrt a bead in
any
board
While building a cabinet recently, |
.
with a contrasting species of dowel
for
decided
I wanted
a beaded-board
look visual
effect.
on
the
doors, but didn't
want to hassle
-Roberi
Holzer,
Jr.,
Phoenix,Ariz.
with beading a solid-
wood
panel.
(Router
bits
designed
for this task
don't
work in the middle
of a
panel.)
So,
using
a dado set
on
my tablesaw, I made
my
own by cutting
t/+"
grooves
where I wanted
the beads, After break-
ing the edges of each
groove,
lglueda%"
dowel
into
each
groove.
The
end
result: lt looks
just
like the real McCoy.
Try
using
this
technique
Sirnple idea for
pictrrre-pGrfect
frarnes
After reading
up on the subject, I recent-
:
Then it hit me: Cut two
pieces
at the
ly made my
first
picture
frame out
of
same time, and they have to
be
the
moldings, Everything I read
said
to make
,
same
length. I
double-face taped
sure
that the
opposite sides of the
frame
:
the opposing
frame
sides back-to-back
were
the exact same
length,
but after
trimming, tweaking,
and shaving
the
workpieces to make them identical, I
thought I'd
go
nuts!
and mitered both ends of both
pieces
with
only
two
cuts.
The
joints
came out
absolutely
perfect.
-Jim
Culler
Bellville,
)hio
Corttittuecl
ort
page
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