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Tip on cutting the guide kerfs absolutely vertical in a shop built wooden miter box.
AMERICAN WOODWORKER #52 Jun 1996 pg. 10

Tip on fastening a manual miter box to the top of a Rubbermaid toolbox-style step stool.
CANADIAN HOME WORKSHOP Dec 1999-Jan 2000 (v.23#3) pg. 12

Home-made adjustable mitre box which makes accurate cuts up to 45-degrees on stock up to 4" wide and 2" thick. Built of wood.
CANADIAN WORKSHOP May 1981 (v.4#8) pg. 6

Using tools. Miter box how-to.
FAMILY HANDYMAN #252 Oct 1984 (v.34#8) pg. 28

Use a C-clamp combined with a soft rubber ball to hold curved, irregular material in a miter box.
FAMILY HANDYMAN #294 Jan 1989 (v.39#1) pg. 88

Trick for securing moldings and lumber inside a miter box.
FAMILY HANDYMAN #332 Oct 1992 (v.42#9) pg. 61

Tip shows how screw points can serve to hold small strips of wood in position in a miter box.
FAMILY HANDYMAN #334 Jan 1993 (v.43#1) pg. 82

Tip on securing a small hand-saw miter box in a vise during use.
FAMILY HANDYMAN #361 Sep 1995 (v.45#8) pg. 96

Miter box gripper helps hold moldings and other small pieces of wood in position.
FAMILY HANDYMAN #365 Feb 1996 (v.46#2) pg. 58

Wooden miter boxes. Constructing and using a one-sided or two-sided miter box.
FINE HOMEBUILDING #65 Feb-Mar 1991 pg. 75

How to keep the saw from deflecting when trimming less than a kerf's width in a miter box.
FINE WOODWORKING #83 Jul-Aug 1990 pg. 18

Tip to keep you from pulling your miter saw out of a miter box guide.
HOME MECHANIX #689 Sep 1985 (v.81) pg. 20

Making miters. Using an inexpensive miter box to cut 45-degree miters. Using a coping saw to cut a coped joint when mitering moldings.
HOME MECHANIX #721 May 1988 (v.84) pg. 22

Tip: Glue pieces of 100-grit sandpaper to the inside surfaces of your miter box.
HOMEOWNER Jan-Feb 1984 (v.9#1) pg. 77

Jig for cutting compound miters on crown moldings using an ordinary miter box and a back saw.
HOMEOWNER Jul-Aug 1988 (v.13#6) pg. 18

Adjustable miter box, built from wood, compensates for wear to guarantee an accurate 45-degree cut.
MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED #492 May 1969 (v.65) pg. 104

Add a pair of "wings" directly to the steel base of a miter box to provide additional support for long work pieces.
MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED #662 Jul 1983 (v.79) pg. 111

Nine ways to meter by hand. A review of available miter boxes and tips on cutting miters.
POPULAR MECHANICS Jul 1977 (v.148#1) pg. 100

Tip: Make a nonslip miterbox by attaching gasket rubber to the box. The molding may then be held in place with very little hand pressure.
POPULAR MECHANICS Jun 1983 (v.159#6) pg. 130

3 ways to make a simple miterbox more versatile.
POPULAR MECHANICS May 1984 (v.161#5) pg. 226

Make a wooden miterbox for use with a backsaw.
POPULAR MECHANICS Jul 1987 (v.164#7) pg. 33

The case for buying a good miter box. Selection and use of a miter box.
POPULAR SCIENCE Jan 1967 (v.190#1) pg. 154

How many handsaws do you need for home jobs? A look at crosscut, rip, back, dovetail, coping, compass, keyhole and hacksaws. Includes plans for a wooden miter box, tips on cutting dovetail joints, and an accessory table for coping-saw cuts. Chart suggests which saw to use for what job.
POPULAR SCIENCE Jun 1976 (v.208#6) pg. 124

Miter tools. What is available in miter tools and tips on their use. Covers saws, miterboxes, miter clamps and saw guides for mitering framing members.
POPULAR SCIENCE Aug 1978 (v.213#2) pg. 80

Essential jigs. Simple bench top accessories to make joinery more exact. (1) Sawing jigs (bench hook, miter box, side guide for making angled cuts like those required by dovetails). (2) Planing aids (shooting board with wedges for trimming compound miters, miter jack, and donkey's ear shooting board). (3) Chisel miter guide. (4) Hand brace and bit boring guide.
POPULAR WOODWORKING #89 Mar 1996 (v.16#1) pg. 20

Small-piece miter box. Adjustable miter box for use with a 10"-long back saw is designed for cutting smaller work pieces.
SHOPNOTES #5 Sep 1992 (v.1) pg. 4

Homemade miter box will deliver power-tool accuracy when you hand-cut the smallest of parts. Built from solid maple and walnut. Designed for use with a Japanese "Dozuki" saw.
WOOD MAGAZINE #11 Jun 1986 (v.3#3) pg. 56

Miniature miter box for cutting precise miters on small quarter-round moldings.
WOODSMITH #40 Jul-Aug 1985 pg. 3

Simple miter box for cutting small pieces of molding is used with a back saw or tenon saw.
WOODSMITH #68 Apr 1990 pg. 16

Cut clean miters on small moldings using a hacksaw and a miter block.
WOODWORK #30 Dec 1994 pg. 10

Adjustable miter box for use with a handsaw is made from MDF, scrap wood and two bolts and nuts.
WOODWORKER Sep 1991 (v.95#9) pg. 945

Jigs and jee-jaws for the cabinetmaker. (1) Bench hook. (2) Shooting board. (3) Miter shooting board. (4) Miter trap. (5) Miter box. (6) Small router table.
WOODWORKER Jun 1994 (v.98#6) pg. 69

How to make a wooden miterbox and use it accurately.
WORKBENCH Mar-Apr 1975 (v.31#2) pg. 52

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