
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. 78.
Fig. 78
PUSH STICK
MAKE
FROM 1/2
"
OR
3/4
"
WOOD
OR
THICKNESS
LESS
THAN
WIDTH
OF
MA
T’L. TO
BE
CUT
CUT
OFF
HERE
TO
PUSH 1/4
"
WOOD
CUT
OFF
HERE
TO
PUSH 1/2
"
WOOD
NOTCH
TO
HELP
PREVENT
HAND
FROM
SLIPPING
1/2
"
SQUARES
29
CONSTRUCTING A PUSH STICK