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    One of my early attempts at making mallets had me thinking how badly things could end up if my piece got away from me while cutting so I came up with this little jig sled to secure my work while cutting a 30° bevel on the end of the head.
    A simple flat piece of 1/2” birch plywood with a fence squared to bot the sled and blade with gussets on one side and push type toggle clamps on the other. Right now I have to manually place the stop block with double sided tape but working on a t track for the top of the fence. It works like a dream with the zero clearance back board.
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    • seahawk
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      seahawk commented
      02-02-2021, 11:24 AM
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      Clever jig
    • seahawk
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      seahawk commented
      02-02-2021, 11:26 AM
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      Wait...I think we are supposed call it a fixture. Would that make it a thingama-fixture? Sorry, couldn’t resist.
    • LCHIEN
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      LCHIEN commented
      02-02-2021, 02:00 PM
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      good idea!
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