Bibliography
Sources
Everything this site cites, in one place. A fact either carries one of these references or it is labelled a workshop rule of thumb on the page that uses it — never both.
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| Ref | Reference | Used by |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wood dust — Health and Safety Executive (HSE). https://www.hse.gov.uk/woodworking/wooddust.htm Accessed 2026-08-05. | Sanding Disc Estimator (dust-control panel); orbital sander guide |
| 2 | Body segment lengths expressed as a fraction of body height (Figure 4.1), after Drillis & Contini (1966) — Winter, Biomechanics and Motor Control of Human Movement — excerpt hosted by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (ME 481). https://courses.grainger.illinois.edu/me481/sp2021/Anthro-Winter.pdf Accessed 2026-08-05. The excerpt states that the proportions were prepared by Drillis and Contini (1966) and "serve as a good approximation in the absence of better data, preferably measured directly from the individual" — which is why this planner offers a measured mode and labels the estimate as an average. | Workbench Height Planner (elbow-height ratio 0.630) |
| 3 | FasTrack Table of Lengths, by Bill Schmeelk — Lionel Collectors Club of America (LCCA). https://www.lionelcollectors.org/docs/default-source/lcca-documents-library/reprint-articles-for-selected-articles/fastrack-table-of-lengths-final.pdf Accessed 2026-08-05. Combinations on this site are computed independently; the article is credited for the published section lengths and the technique, not copied. | FasTrack Length Calculator (the seven section lengths; the remove-one-section technique) |
| 4 | Build a nestbox — The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB). https://www.rspb.org.uk/helping-nature/what-you-can-do/activities/build-a-birdbox Accessed 2026-08-05. | Bird Box Planner (materials panel; 15–18 mm timber guidance); timber selection guide |
| 5 | Understanding Guide Bushings — WOOD Magazine. https://www.woodmagazine.com/woodworking-tips/techniques/routing/understanding-guide-bushings Accessed 2026-08-06. Used to cross-check the manual offset formula: (guide-bushing outside diameter − bit diameter) ÷ 2. The calculator independently extends that geometry to the required template dimension. | Router Guide-Bush Offset Calculator (offset formula) |
FasTrack and Lionel are trademarks of Lionel, LLC. This independent site is not affiliated with or endorsed by Lionel, the LCCA, the HSE or the RSPB; each is credited because the site relies on facts they published. WOOD Magazine is credited for the guide-bushing formula source; this site is not affiliated with it.