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Gang, I am a long time woodworker, but my memory about how to cut the 10 degree bevel on Norm Marshall's Model T is giving me fits. Marshall's instructions in the Nov/Dec '84 issue of Hands On read as follows: "tilt the bandsaw table to 10 degrees and, with the front of the body on the table, taper the body sides." I've made 12-15 of these Model T's over the years, but I just can't seem to remember how to do this.
Any one out there with a better set of instructions? Thanks.

I'll look at my book when I get home tonight. I think the Model T is in it, and I think the instructions were a little more comprehensive than the Hands On versions were. That's a lot of thinking on my part, and any of it may be wrong, but I'll take a peek.

Thanks. I have Marshall's book The Great All-American Wooden Toy Book has the same directions.

to get the taper of the body, of the 2-1/4" to 3" taper, you would lay the body down (front of body with the window opening), down on the table to cut the taper from bottom to top or top to bottom. you can also make a jig to hold the body on the down side of the blade

I built tons of bubble gum machines and a couple of road graders designed by Norm.
RIP Norm!