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Sawdust Session #8:  November 24, 2007
Topics: Routing and shaping turned work on the overarm router, how to turn pens and pencils, making decorative splined joints, and using the magnetic rule on the Mark V Model 520.

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1. The undiscovered power tool, part 5 -- The overarm router will rout round and turned stock. Discover how to cut flutes and make sliding dovetails and other cuts in turned parts. Includes plans for an Indexing Jig. 2. Turning Pens and Pencils -- Use all those small pieces of special wood you've been saving to turn pens and pencils. Nick shows how to turn writing utensils -- and how to turn a Power Station into a lathe for small parts.
3. Decorative Splined Joints -- Turn an ordinary wooden box into something extraordinary with corner splines of contrasting woods. Produce different effects with a saw, router, and horizontal boring machine. 4. Using the Magnetic Rules --  Nick shows how to setup and align the magnetic rules and offers some tips to achieve greater accuracy when you use them.

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