Tools & Materials

Tune Up Your Tools

The online extras for our newstand-only publication with videos, plans, and articles designed to help you maintain your shop tools

By Fine Woodworking editors May 24, 2011

Tune Up Your Tools, a special publication by Fine Woodworking, features our top articles on maintaining and tuning up your tools to keep them in optimal shape.

To accompany Tune Up Your Tools, we’ve compiled a complete index of videos, articles, and tips on tool maintenance. These online-only features cover everything from building an assembly table to a gallery of dream shops.

ONLINE EXTRAS FROM TUNE UP YOUR TOOLS
VIDEOS
How to Adjust a Jointer John White shows you how to fine-tune your jointer for straight cuts with no snipe Replacing Router Brushes Keep your router running in tip-top shape with a tutorial on changing motor brushes Tune Up a Card Scraper Learn how to hone a fine edge on your hand tools
INTERACTIVE GRAPHIC Low-Tech Tablesaw Tune-Up Learn how to set up your tablesaw for square, accurate cuts with our interactive graphic ARTICLES Sharpening a V-Tool Learn how to properly sharpen a V-parting tool with a grinder and stones How to Sharpen a Skew Chisel Learn how to sharpen a skew chisel using a belt sander and stones

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