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Champaign Woodworkers Club has a Leigh DR4 Dovetail Jig with additional attachments for Box Joints and Mortise and Tenons. The Leigh DR4 Dovetail Jig allows for adjustable dovetail designs that other dovetail jigs do not allow. Half Blind Dovetails The WoodGrater has long list of videos on the Leigh D4R Pro Jig Here is theContinue reading “Leigh DR4 Dovetail Jig and Lathe Safety”

One of the jigs that the club owns is The Round Ripper from Stockroom Supply. It was created to help make the job of cutting circles in logs easier and safer.

The Carter Miter Mill allows you to make safe cross cuts on irregularly shaped pieces on a band saw. Notice that in this video, he is not wearing any eye protection. Never operate a band saw without proper eye protection! The club has two additional jigs for bandsaws that help make them safer to useContinue reading “Carter Miter Mill and Band Saw Safety”

Jim Anderson will be giving a demonstration on how to use the Tormek Sharpening System to sharpen woodworking tools including chisels, turning tools, and more. As a preparation for this meeting you might want to look at one or more of these videos to see the Tormek system’s capabilities. We have two new segments thatContinue reading “November 2021 Membership Mtg”