sawhorses - Wood Tools

ANSWERS>A few strokes with ohond plone ore oll it toresto turn o rough-cut cylinderinto o round oost.turn q squqre timberINTO A ROUND POSTThe new porch rail I'm building calkJoround posts instead of conventional squareposts.The only problem is that I don't lmue a lathe to turn them, Is there a way tomake square 4x4s round u,ithofi a lathe?There is a quick, easy way to makea round cylinder from a square4x4. And all you need is a tablesaw, a hand plane, and some sandpaper.Start at theThble Saw - First,lay outa circle on the end of a 4x4. Then tiltyour table saw blade to 45o au,a), frornthe fence. Position the fbnce so the bladejust skims the arc of the circle.Then rr-rakefour passes to cut the corners {iour thepost (Frgs. 1 and 1a).Now adjust the blade to 2)t/zo a.ndreposition the fence to cut away most ofMike Zucouichuia emailthe remaining waste (Frgs. 2 and 2a).You'11make eight passes with this setup.Note: After the first few cuts, you'llhave only about 1/2" of flat surface ridingagainst the saw table and fence. But asiong as you keep firm pressure on thestock and your hands away from theblade, you can nrake these cuts safely.Plane,Then Sand - Now ciar.np thepost down and use a hand plane to knockdown the renraining high spots ber'"veenthe flats (Pltoto, above). After that, sand thepost smooth, starting with 100-grit paper.WOIIKBENC] H N I)EcEI\4BER 2005