Wood Magazine 68 by Larry Clayton

Author:Larry Clayton
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Wood, Home and hobby woodworker
Publisher: Meredith Corporation
Published: 1994-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

workpiece, you must manually squeeze a lever built into the handle. This lifts the guard over the fence. You release the lever once the guard goes over the fence. Even if you place your hand behind the blade, the guard will push it out of the way. Removing and reinstalling the guard during blade changes requires some effort, but I consider this small hassle worth it.

Unfortunately, the saw comes with a 28-tooth blade that I found totally inadequate. To get decent cuts you will have to buy a high-quality sawblade with at least 40 carbide teeth.

As with most Sears stationary tools, you can figure on devoting at least a day to assembly and adjustments. Once set up, I think you'll be pleased with the performance and safety of these new radial-arm saws.

—Tested by Bob McFarlin

Sears models 19622, 19632, and 19642 radial-arm saws. Available at Sears stores nationwide.

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Give your fingers a break with this scraper holder

Some woodworkers avoid scrapers because using them for long periods of time can wear out your thumbs and fingers. Veritas developed this scraper holder to solve that problem.

Made from glass-filled nylon, the holder accepts any 6" or 150 mm scraper, and gives you two cylindrical grips for your fingers and a pair of concave surfaces in the middle for your thumbs. A brass knob bows out the middle of the scraper as much as -Me" to give the cutting surface more bite.

I used the scraper holder to clean up a large tabletop glued up from several boards. Despite the projects large size, I scraped the entire surface with little finger fatigue. I especially like how the grips allow you to bear down hard with plenty of control, and scrape on a push or pull stroke. This is a well made tool and it will increase the pleasure and productivity you get from scraping wood.

— Tested by Bob McFarliu

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