Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-07

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Bottom to which are fastened the sides ~,
and upon which is placed the wood to be
flat, with narrow piece (2) about the same
thickness screwed along the edge of the wider
board. One end of the shooting board has a
piece of wood fastened TO it ~ projecting
above the upper board. The board to be shot
~ is placed upon 2 and is prevented from
being pushed of by 4. The shooting plane (5l
is turned on its side so that the blade meets
the board projecting over 2, and is slid from
one end to the other in continuous line two
oil the entire length of the board to be shot,
This shows the edge is true as the plane
would, of course, take off a shaving the same
thickness from end to end.
Should the board to be shot be longer than
the shooting board, you must take away the
projecting piece "a, Fig 4)-which, by the by,
ought only to be screwed on so that it can be
easily removed-and pushing the wood to be
rlaned until the nearest edge is level with
the blade of the plane, take off a shaving as
both wood and plane without, if possible,
breaking the shaving. Continue until the en-.
tire edge is shot.
The shooting board should be about the
length Of the bench.
A Mitering-board Gig 81 is sometimes
made out of the shooting board by having 2,
Zig 4, sawn through at angles of forty-five
degrees, so that all you have to do in miterng
the ends of beads, mouldings for picture
frames, etc., is to adjust the wood to be inter
ed ", and letting the saw work carefully
and easily, in the notches az, it will make a
corresponding inter (5) on the wood 1).
Care must be taken to keep the saw from
cutting the notches; but after much use, no
matter how careful you may use the board,
should be cut.
Of course, the notches ought to be most ac-
curate or the mlters will not be true. For
TINS reason, we recommend that the shoot.
ing and mitering board should be made by
good carpenter, as much of the after sue
cess attending your efforts in cabinet-making
will depend upon the accuracy of these two
articles.
We give another mitering-board at Fig G.
1t is made like the three sides of box, and
the wood to be mitered is placed inside, and
must be kept in one position until cut through
Glue-pot can be purchased for about
twenty-five cents. The hard cake glue should
be soaked in water all night, and then boiled
mp with the water it soaked in until it is of
the consistency OF thick Jelly Keep your glue
clean and free. from grit and always make
it thoroughly, hot before using. If the glue
gets too thick, thin it with little boiling
water.
Squares are very useful, nay, essential requi,
sites to cabinet-maker as in marking of
wood and cutting up planks, it is best that
the, saw should divide the wood at right
angles. small iron square for narrow stuff
and longer wooden one for wider work, are
necessary.
A twofeet Rule should always be handy.
Gauge is almost necessary, as in making
dovetails or mortises and lemons, where ex,
actness Is needed, the gauge marks off the
widths better than could be done by rule
and pencil. 1t is bar of wood a., with
a small blade ~ at one end and a movable
piece of wood (3), which works up and down
the bar, and can be adjusted and kept in its
place by a wooden screw a.. 1t is also ex-
tremely handy for marking off long, narrow
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