Once again Brad has supposedly "invented" something new that isn't new at
all. I've used a shop-made jig for this technique for years on shapers,
router tables and more recently oscillating spindle sanders. It works fine
and since the bit is turning the correct way as to not jerk the stock out
your hand its a relatively safe operation BUT....................Not
necessary at all if you just joint an edge, cut to width then joint again.
If your saw is ripping accurately you'll get good results. Where I DO use
this and a similar technique is in making two piece arched moldings and
such. Where you have a narrow molding laying on top of a wider one? I set a
curved shaped block of wood the desired distance from my OSS drum. I can
then run a curved piece of stock between the drum and the block and get it
parallel along the length. Same thing with the shaper. If you look at many
of the wonderful "jigs and fixtures" being sold today you will soon come to
realize that most can be shop-made just as good for a fraction of what they
cost. And if you're like me you'll also discover that most have already been
done before in some fashion by somebody.

Jim


"Alan Bierbaum" wrote in message
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It will work OK; but why buy it if you have a tablesaw or RAS. The fence
used for reference is not the router fence, but the new fence on the
outboard side (that you still have to supply). You will pushing the stock
into the bit rotation, so it is safe. Do not try to push stock between
the
bit and the router table fence; that is where you have safety issues.

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Alan Bierbaum

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"Sean" wrote in message
om...
My question is mostly one of safety. I considered jointing small
stock this way and was advised to never to push wood between the bit
and a fence. Anyone want to confirm this advice and if so, would the
featherboards help to completely eliminate the danger of doing so?


http://www.woodhaven.com/singleprodu.../?fromsearch=1

If the link doesn't work just search on their site for "stock sizer".

Thanks

-Sean

PS
Also a small disclaimer that I own and love many of Woodhaven's
products... I am just worried about how this works.