On Sat, 17 Jan 2004 10:07:58 -0500, Adam Diehl
wrote:

|This morning on This Old House, Tom was using a clampless straight edge
|to rip and cut dadoes into plywood using handheld tools. I did not catch
|the episode number, but it is one of the Concord cottage episodes. Of
|course, because the show airs on PBS, they did not say who the
|manufacturer is. I wonder if any of you know who makes this straight
|edge? It looked to be made of extruded aluminum, and had three or four
|long rubber gaskets on the bottom that keep it from sliding when there's
|pressure on it, so it did not need to be clamped to the stock being cut.
|The tool rode on a protruding rail, so it didn't need to be pressed
|against the edge of the straight edge. It appeared that the router and
|circular saw were fitted with a special base to ride on the rail. I can
|neither afford or house a table saw, large router table, or jointer
|right now, and it seems like this tool would offer a reasonable
|compromise. I am especially impressed by the rail feature that keeps the
|tool aligned and riding straight; the clampless feature sounds
|convenient, but I'm not hell-bent on having it if there's another (more
|affordable) tool that is comparable. Any information would be
|appreciated. Thanks!
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