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I start the layout by making a pair of story poles. One
is cut the width of the inside of the drawer, the other the inside distance
front to rear. On these sticks I mark the placements for the cross pieces.
Now that I know the size and the length of the stock i need along with
how many parts of each, I can turn my attention to milling the stock to
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I also cut a few extras pieces to help me to set up the dado
blades for the proper thickness. They also help me set the height of the
blade. It's important that the tops of my pieces are all flush!
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I use the story pole to set up my table saw sled. The
pole tells me where each dado should be. Set the stop on the sled and your
work piece will come out in the same place. Remember there are two story
poles, and two groups of wood. Each group has a different spacing pattern,
so I do my best to keep them from getting mixed up! |
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My "Dubby"
table saw sled has it's own stop, but it's not wide enough to line
up all these pieces. Instead I clamp a "Speed Square" to the fence. I also
clamp the bundle to the fence, safety first! |
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