From the Archives: Store-made Banding Thicknesser

That is an excerpt from Superb Woodworking #12, Fall 1978

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For ornamental inlay and border work, it’s typically a bonus to have all of the strips of uniform thickness, or to change the thickness for a particular design. A easy scraper thicknesser as­sembled from scrap hardwood will do a fast and correct job. A trued-up 2-in. sq. about 14 in. lengthy kinds the physique of the jig, whereas two similar rotating arms (say 1 in. by 2 in. by 5 in.) assist the scraper and alter the reduce and thickness by the use of a standard pivot bolt (say 3/8 in.). The scraper is clamped to the arms with two small C-clamps.

To make use of the thicknesser, clamp one finish of the physique within the vise and loosely place the arms at an acceptable scraper angle. Clamp the scraper to the arms as proven, utilizing shims on the physique to find out thickness and to orient the sting parallel. Tighten the pivot nut and make high-quality changes by tapping with a hammer. Feed the strips below the scraper within the route proven and pull them by means of. Typically it helps to angle the strip to the blade. If the strips pull onerous, rotate the arms and take a lighter reduce. When sharpening the scraper, file straight throughout solely about three-quarters of its size, then taper away on the finish. This may allow beginning the strips below the scraper close to one arm, then sliding them over below the straight-cutting part for thicknessing.

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