There are times I need to cut a 1" wide part on my contractor saw. Using my favorite well-tuned push stick, the dust collector hood/vent on my Shark Guard obstructs my reach more than I'd like. I've read about "push sticks" like this one that ride on top of my Biesemeyer fence, so I set out to make one.
I decided to use some scrap 1/2" MDF (and save my new sheet of 1/2" baltic birch ply for something later). The pics below show what I did - it's just simple butt joints glued together with Elmer's Max wood glue. I copied a plane tote for a handle and mortised it in 1/4" deep. (Glued that in with epoxy because I cut the mortise a tad wider than Elmer's could fill.) I was pleasantly surprised at how easy it was to cut that mortise with a chisel and router plane. The MDF shavings looked like they were cut from a brown paper bag.
And there's my question: Is MDF strong enough to make a good strong joint using just wood glue? Or should I have used epoxy for the joints too? What do you guys think?
As always, thank you!
Fred
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