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CONSTRUCTING A PUSH STICK
When ripping work less than 4 inches wide, a push stick should be used to complete the feed and could easily be made
from scrap material by following the pattern shown in Fig. 124.
Fig. 124
PUSH STICK
MAKE
FROM 1/2
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O
R
3
/
4
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WOODO
R
THICKNESS
LESS
THAN
WIDTH
O
F
MA
T
L.
T
O
B
E
CUT
CUT
O
F
F
HERE
T
O
PUSH 1/4
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WOOD
CUT
O
F
F
HERE
T
O
PUSH 1/2
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WOOD
NOTCH
T
O
HELP
PREVENT
HAND
FROM
SLIPPING
1
/
2
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SQUARES