h7583 tenoning Jig
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aLWayS use a cross-cut saw blade when
making the tenon shoulder cuts. Otherwise,
the blade can aggressively grab the
workpiece causing kickback and possible
serious personal injury.
cutting Tenon Shoulders
the final set of cuts will remove the waste pieces
from the previous cuts to produce the shoulders
and complete the tenon.
1. disConnECt tABlE sAW FroM
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2. install a cross-cut saw blade.
3. Adjust the blade height to remove the
waste pieces of the shoulders, as shown in
figure 27.
figure 27. Blade height adjusted for shoulder
cut.
4. install the table saw fence and clamp a stop
block to it so that the workpiece can be
placed against it to properly align the cut, as
shown in
figure 28.
Note:
Make sure the stop block is far enough
behind the blade that the workpiece will not
contact it as it reaches the blade, otherwise
the workpiece could bind and kickback.
5. Attach a backing board to the miter gauge
that is aligned even with the end of the
workpiece, as shown in
figure 28.
Note:
This backing board will prevent blade
tear out on the workpiece when making the
cut.
6. turn the saw
ON
, then carefully and slowly
push the miter gauge forward to make the
shoulder cut.
7. turn the saw
OFF
, wait for the blade to
come to a complete stop, then remove the
workpiece.
8. repeat Steps 3–7 for the remaining three
shoulder cuts.
When all the steps of these procedures are suc-
cessfully performed, your basic tenon is com-
plete.
figure 28. Making a tenon shoulder cut.
Miter gauge
Backing Board
Fence
stop
Block
