Bridge City Tool Works Sneak Preview #41

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The Easiest Way To Make Joints Without llnowing What You're Doing!

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the top of our customer tool requests is

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that calculates complementary angles

.ltl.t(two angles that add up to 90 degees).

Towards this purpose, we are pleased to introduce

you to the TB-4 Complementary Angle Bevel. It is a handsome addition to ouL family of heirloom

tools and one we are sure you'Il want to put to work immediately.

In addition to instantly calculating all complementary angles, the TB-4 is aiso a splendid bevel. Here's how you can put the TB-4

Complementary Angle Bevel through the paces in your shop.

Thankfully, not evely job in the shop

is

straightfomard 90-degree work, otherwise woodworking would quickly become mundane.

The most obvious use of the TB-4 Complementary

Angle Bevel is constructing miters whelc yout stock ls unequal in width (the colrect miter angles will never be 45 degrees if the stock width varies). Here's how to create a perfect 90-degLee

miter joint under these ciLcumstances. Align the end of the widest board against the edge and end

Introducing The TB-4 Complementary Angle Bevel

of the narrowest and make a reference maLk indicating the width of the wide board on the narrow stock. Take your TB-4 Complementary Angle Bevel and adlust the blade from this mark to the corner on the narrow board. Voila! You have just instantly calculated the complementary angle for the wide boaLd

in addition to the angle

for the narrow stock! Make your cuts and you will have a dead on 90-degree miter without knowing

It is not uncommon to need a "trailing" 90 degrees for many joints or projects. With yout TB-4 Complementary Angle Bevel, this is never a

problem. Set the tool to your desired angle and

you will always have a perfect 90-degree offshoot.

You can't work any faster than by using our new TB-4 Complementary Angle Bevel.

the lndividual angles! It doesn't get any easieL or

Some of the more obvious uses of the TB-4

any more acculate than this.

Complementary Angle Bevel include all the joints where 90 degLees plays a decorative or

functionai role. These include the birdmouth joints, bLidle joints and assolted scarf joints. How many times have you labored over these tasks

without the aid of the TB-4 Complementary Angle Bevel? Labor no more, help is here to stay

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The offset leg provides a myriad of pivot-point configurations

for hard to determine angles and awkward applications.

With the blade fully extended, the TB-4 Complementary Angle Bevel is the tool for measuring tapers. This application may be of interest to turners who are attempting to

when you rely upon the accuracy of the TB-4

duplicate work.

Complementary Angle Bevel!

In a pinch, the TB-4 Complementary Angle

The TB-4 Complementary Angle Bevel works

quite nicely as a regular sliding T-bevel. Setting the angles of saw blades or a machine fence is a breeze. (Remember these settings are always

made with the equipment

in a static

Bevel can be used as a rudimentary caliper.

Ifyou

are hand-planing a board, set the TB-4

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Complementary Angle Bevel to the nar.rowest

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thickness and plane your stock

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end is a match. This is but a few of the cleative applications that you rnay find useful once you

mode. Don't forget to

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begin using this extraordinary tool!

We guarantee the TB-4

Complementary Angle Bevel will perform flawlessly in your shop.

Inlaid into the solid brass handle faces are two preciseJuararlr wood

check your cut stock in the bevel before proceeding. It is not uncommon to "lie" to machines to obtain the accuracy you desire for

light tlght assemblies.)

Complementary Angle Bevel is the ability to set set the tool on a flat

it to perfect 90. Simply

surface and align the handle and the blade in the same plane. The result is an accurate 90-degLee

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inside and outside angles are guaranteed to be

The limited edltion and special nature of

leg. As a

trthis tool are sure to be cheLished by futur.e

final tdbute to oul dedication to consistency in

generations, and pclsonal engraving may catfy

design, the solid brass locking knob is wood

special meaning unimaginable to many today.

infilled to complete this beautiful and highly functional tool.

EngLaving is Xj2.00/chaLacter. As a tool club membeL, the fiLst thlee lettels and all

punctuation marks are $1.00 each. This

traditional square configuration or as a small

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We invite you to put our TB-4

Complementary Angle Bevel to

fill our iools are special tools. lf "WHEN"

the test in your shop. And until

Itrdeliuer is mole important to you

it

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Complementary Angle Bevel

is

I available in Juara'' wood. The exclusive rosewood edition is only offered during this special sale. Each of these tools is from the initial

ploduction run and is signed by the designer, John Economaki. Serial numbered, signature series tools

will not

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be availqble

Please

free. Additional letters

tool can accommodate

to 3 alpha/numeric chalacters.

we deliver, you may at times be us. Please note:

"T" square depending upon your needs. It really is a nice tool for speedy and accurate work.

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October 24,7997

for sale after October

allow 10-12 weeks for delivery.

youl Signature Series TB-4 Complementary Angle Bevel call 1-800-2533332 or send in the enclosed order form todavl OLder Todayl To reserve

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Often with traditional "T" bevels, measuring or layout of extremely sharp angles ls impossible.

Not with the TB-4 Complementary Angle Bevel.

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infills to complete the styling of this remarkable tool. The blade is precision machined stainless steel, the

within .003" over the length of the long

One of the nicest features of the TB-4

square that makes layout a breeze. You can set

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All Sneak Preview tools are

shipped in the order sequence as received. Tool Club members on our Automatic Order Option receive their tools first, the balance are shipped first in, first out. Because these tools ar.e dellvered over a peliod o[ 2-3 months, this may be of

importance to you, particularly if thls tool is a gift. We make no promises for delivery blz a specific date. Credit card orders are not billed

until the day the tool is shipped.

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In addition, there are an additional 1,560 settings if you choose to set your angles with

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difficulty with this methodology is accurately reading the small graduations. Fractional degrees are limited by the size of the protractor arc. If the arc is too small, the angles. The

graduations are nothing mole than generalities, and impossible

to read. If the arc is latge enough to be of significance, the tool becomes cost prohibitive. The AM-1 Angle Master is not

limited by these considerations because it is a device that relies upon trigonometry for its "soul".

The AM-1 allows you to set angles inftvehundredths of a

deyee increments. Simply use a ruler (ftgure 1)'beam compass or trammel (fi.gure 2) and set the two index pins to a measurement from the supplied guide. No measurement is finer than1116", or 1-mm, whichever measuring system

you prefer! Mathematically, the accuracy of this concept allows for angles with a maximum linear error of .0008" over six inches (.02-mm) and so easy to achieve that you now have

the ability to do things you could not do before! This is one of the tool, your capabilities have expanded.

The AM-1 Angle Master is precision CNC milled aluminum and is deslgned to be used in conjunction with the included Reference Guide

that contains all angle settings from 90 degrees

through 12 degrees, by 5 one-hundredths of

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imperial or metric measurement systems. WOWI

Angle

upon predetermined markings to help you layout or determine

a great

.0008" linear runout over 6". Settings are available in either

ore seen

hqven't dreamed of yet!

Protractors, including our own BP-18 Bevel Protractor, rely

hallmarks of

L,560 angles, mathematically accurate to no more than

a degree.

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pair of digital or dial calipers (ftgure 4).

Angle setting has never been easier. Finally, there are 1,560 choices for determining an unknown angle. It is

truly

a peerless

tool that will perform flawlessly time and time again.

Mentioned earlier is a useful little guide we publish: The Woodworker's Guide to CompoundMiters. This dandy reference

contains all of the miter gage settings and saw blade

tilt

angles

for table and Ladial arm saws. It is amazingly thotough and allows you to make compound angled proiects with thtee to

thirty-six

sides. This guide

is useless without an accurqte tool

to set fractional degrees. Combined with the AM-l Angle Master you have a knockout combination. It is possible to make complex joinety WITHOUT FILLER and you can do

it

easily. Don't hesitate, put this tool to work and expand your capabilities overnight!

Important Note:

(Please specify the model for your table saw miter gage size.)

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I i ryecifically to speecl up thc layout ol any ploceclule l, l*1r.r. pcrfect acljaccnt lincs alc rec;uilecl. Please meet the SS-2 and SS-4 Sailclle Squares.,..

bLidle joints, cross dlilled rlowel joints, haurrchcd miter mortise ancl tcnons,

lappcd miters. .and the list goes

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line around

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scluarc lrorn plane to planc and connecting the adjaccnt

wood infills to complete tlic styling of this

lines. And quitc lLankly, if your squalc is squalc and youL

remalkable tool. Thc hinge pin is custom

cyesight true, this ploccss works fine. Flowever, the potcntial

fol ellor is always plesent ancl thet e is a significant time

turned frclm stainless steel, 1tr-clviding smooth acting joint without slop.

factor to accomplish this task acculately.

Use the SS-2 on cight-quarter stock or

As an exarnple, let's discuss the layout of a moltisc and

srnallcr', and the SS-4 on four'-inch or

tenon. In a typical approach you would layout the shoulder'

srnaller material. You will find that this set

lines establishing the tenon/mor-tise clepth. These loul

of

independent lines should all connect peLfectly at cach cornel.

during your- quest tbr "light-tight" woLk.

How many times have you rnade this loint where there is a gap on one shoulder? It is an all too common ellol and is thc Lesult of eithel a layout eLfor ol poor execution. And poor'

In keeping with our motto, "Quality

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Contagions", ouL Saddle Squares are attractive, accurate, fit your hand, and ale a constant

Squares are your solution to gap fiee joints!

to be so simple that they lack gLace, dignity

Once the shoulder lines are established, a rnalking gage is

and the ability to inspire. We lnvite you to

used to layout the cheek boundaries. How many times have

put our Saddle SquaLes to the test in your

you atternpted this process on small work whele the marking gage does not have sufficient bearing surface to produce a straight line? You can now complete this plocess

shop. It is our experience these tools

acculatelv and very quiclJy with oul new Saddle Squares. degrees

angles

trom 180

through 85 degrees, and leally shine on small or wolkl Mortise and tenons, lap joints, finger and

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will quickly become indispensable

executlon is ol'ten the result of sloppy layout. OuL Saddle

large-scale

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Milled ilorn solid brass, cach of these

a corncr? Traditionally, this process involves rnoving your'

will layout adjacent lines on all

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perform similar tasks in your shop.

cxquisite tools will perforrn flawlessly in

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