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In the February issue of Popular Woodworking Jeff Miller wrote an article detailing how to make these. The wood is hard maple and came from scrap left over from a recent build. The vise is a press screw purchased from Rockler and the saw blade is a Stanley Fat Max pull saw blade.

Cutting dead on shoulders is not only easy but very quick. All in all a fun build.

Thanks for looking.

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Very well executed. Is there a trick to setting the work piece to the proper height so that all the shoulders are cut the same? Is there some type of stop block method?
 

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Lys, you still mark the shoulder with a marking gauge. This is important for two reasons: prevent tearout and a reference line for positioning the board in the vise.

Use a block of wood the same thickness as the sole of the saw to place the wood in the vise by referencing the marking gauge line. The wood is now set and you simply saw all 4 sides.
 

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Just a thought….

If you set your combo square to the same depth as your marking gauge or vice versa, you could use that as a stop. Place the ruler blade on the spacer block vertically. Then raise the work piece in the vise until contacts the the square head. You could do this for every piece with that shoulder dimension. Repeatable without too much eyeballing.

Another thought…...you could just use your marking gauge in the same manner, as long as it uses a cutting disc like a Tite Mark.

That Jeff Miller is a clever fellow.
 

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Great ideas Scot. Especially since I'll loose that reference board after every project!
 

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Sounds like you need to add some bling to the vice in the form of a couple eye bolts and a chain :^)
 

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I'm reading that article tonight. Pretty interesting so far. Gotta find a screw and some wood. Oh and a project that needs tenons.
 

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Great idea .
 

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Very handy jig, great implementation too.
 

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Seriously, mortise in a couple rare earth magnets, one in your spacer block and one into the side of your v
 

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Beautiful vise/jig.
Can the blade be set for depths of cut ?
 

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Awesome build, Clayton! Been wanting something similar…any chance you built two? LOL
 

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Excellent. Your leaving a lot of us in the dust with your dovetails;-)
 

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That's an excellent concept and a beautiful build. Very nice job indeed.
 

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Very nice job. I'm gonna have to make one of those saws. It should work great with my bench on a bench instead of having to build the vise, too.
 

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Well, well done. It's on my to do list as well.
 

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Can the blade be set for depths of cut ?

Not at this time but I'm scheming.
 

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I like this. Your builds always look neat, clean and precise.

Just an idea. Cut slots in the saw blade. Adjust to depth. Now if you want to go all out. Redesign bottom , (add a shoulder) for threaded inserts so screws can push the saw blade out. Fancy knobs and all that.
 

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I like. Very nice. I suppose a wider wagon vise could be made too, depending on its arrangement
 
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