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I made Larry Green's bandsaw circle-cutting jig and found it was difficult to set blanks on the jig in the desired center. So I built a pivoting jig that solves…

To bandsaw multiples of intricate wooden-toy parts, I stack several blanks together with double-sided tape between. The tape holds firm during bandsawing, drilling and edge-sanding operations. Double-sided tape eliminates nail…

Round tabletops, lazy-Susan shelves and other large circles can be cut on the tablesaw with a simple jig. Cut a dado in the underside of a 3/4-in. high-density particleboard base…

You can produce exact duplicates from a master pattern using this overhanging jig on your table saw. To make the jig, glue the pieces of 1/2-in. plywood in an L,…

I was recently commissioned to build an arch for a client who had knocked an opening in the wall between his kitchen and dining room. Not wanting to be stuck…

Recently I needed a quantity of tapered wood rods to make drop spindles for spinning wool. The spindles' diameter had to taper from 1/2 in. to 1/4 in. evenly along…

You don't have to steam an entire length of stock if you only want to bend part of it. Just wrap the section you want to bend in a damp…

This circle guide uses a length of standard steel keyway stock, available from machine shops, as a replacement for the saw's upper right-hand blade-guide insert. Adjust the blade's thrust bearing…

To cut smooth, accurate circles, make a sliding wooden strip to fit in the miter-gauge slot of your router table. The strip should protrude just slightly above the surface of…

You can use any one of several methods to bend thin wood for bent-wood boxes. But things get more difficult with thicker material (about 3/32 in.). Recently, I found a…