Push Stick Template

Any 2x dimensional lumber is 1 12 wide.

Push stick template. Some of them have universal use and some are specialized for certain operations on various machines. Its nothing more than a block of 26. Here are my old push sticks that ive been using for years and years. Note the use of my push sticks.

This sort of cut would be very unsafe with an l shaped push stick or even one of those gripper push blocks. Check these out for inspiration or to copy directly. I glued the template onto the wood with a glue stick and cut it out on the bandsaw. 4 finger saving push blocks 8 classic push stick plans push sticks like the light saber are often the jedi woodworkers first project.

You can easily make push sticks out of scrap plywood that you have laying around the shop. If you havent seen the video yet watch it here. This is a simple free template for cutting out the push stick shown in the video. Push stick for table saw plan guide to pic push stick for table saw plan making table saw push sticks.

Im using 34 spruce sheathing for this but ive also made it from 12. Ive been using this kind of push stick for a long time time and i go into a few of the benefits of this type in the video at the bottom of the page. I need some 1 cm thick pieces of wood for my new push sticks. Heres ripping a board from a wedge shaped scrap.

The style push stick im showing you here is an easy design that you can make without a bandsaw. Push blocks have the same role as push sticks but they are more applied when using machines such as jointers shapers router tables etc. Push sticks are used to push stock through your table saw without getting your fingers and hands near the spinning blade. Includes metric measurement for scale.

There is a number of types of push blocks. Plywood pushstick this is one of the most popular push stick designs which keeps your hand and arm up and away from the saw blade. 5 2 push sticks 1 push block. 3 making a push stick.

Its made from plywood that is cut from a stick on template. Once the factory rounded edges are ripped off you have a nice flat sacrificial base for the push stick. 4 make a pushstick for safety. I start by printing the template and pasting it onto a piece of plywood.

Formatted for normal sized 85 x 11 printer paper so you can print it at home. Id worry that there might be too much pressure toward the blade but this could be awesome for ripping thin strips.