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Indexing the notch pitch.
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New better table saw jig.
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Hexagon Kumiko table saw jig II
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3/32” (2mm) blade X 1/2” index sled with an adapter insert for 0.70” blade X 1/4” index.
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Cutting the 90 degree bird’s mouth with a razor sharp kiridashi knife.
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My jig for cutting the 90 degree bird’s mouth in the end of 4 spars
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The result.
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A bit of effort for something so simple
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Vers. 1 saw sled 1, for the triangular grid!
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Planing hashtag pieces
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This is the important part. Paring spar in jig with a razor sharp wide chisel
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Planing the Kumiko spars
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Kumiko table saw notching sled and indexing bar.
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Jigs, one for indexed notching and one for hand planing to the correct 1/8” thickness.
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Low angle hand plane in the 1/8” thickness jig and my plane holster.
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Back side of table saw sled.
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Maple mitre jigs for paring 45, 22.5 and 67.5 degrees with a dozuki saw.
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Kumiko planning jig for the 0.510” height.
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Modified moulding hand shear. The cherry fences and ground down nose work well.
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By filing the nose I can get into tight places in the hexagon pattern.
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Cutting notches in 7 spars in one go and it works!
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Checking the sawn spare thickness before planing 0.015” off each side.
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Using 0.007” thick paper recipe cards to tweak the slitting jig. Works well!
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Maple riving knife keeps pressure on board after it passes the fence.
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Planing down both sides to a finished thickness of 0.125”
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Table saw slitting jig setup for 0.155” thick spars
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Much maligned pine, dimensioned spars completed, +/-0.01”
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Thicknessing the 0.510” dimension
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Now I can cut consistent equilateral triangles!
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Addition to sled to cut equilateral triangles ver. 1
