Woodworking Jigs - Page 49 of 94

Tool technology keeps pressing forward, but for many woodworkers there's no greater satisfaction than quietly chopping out a perfectly fitting dovetail by hand or shaping a piece of trim with…

In woodworking it is sharpness, not cleanliness, that's next to godliness. And despite today's carbide tips and replaceable blades, sharpening remains a bedrock skill. Without sharp tools wood carving is…

Attaching a vee-edged block to the bandsaw table counters the blade's tendency to drift.

A good method for cutting perfect circles on a band saw: Take a strip of plywood or chipboard about a foot wide and several feet long. Divide it lengthwise with…

I teach high-school woodworking and for the past two years have had the students design projects that require bent wood. I have tried soaking and steaming with limited results, so…

On the clock I am building now are four fluted half-round columns, each 1 in. high and 1-3/4 in. wide, two of them 41 in. long and two of them…

With the aid of this homemade jig, mortises for tripod table legs can be routed while the pedestal is on the lathe, after it is turned cylindrical and before it…

An inexpensive but accurate plastic drafting triangle gives a perfect 45¡ setting on the table saw (drawing, above). A long wood face on the fence with sandpaper attached prevents slippage…

Here's a cheap and easy way to trim long edges of veneer. Make a guide from 3/4-in. stock as long as the veneer, joint the edge straight and band with…

It is difficult to flatten a cupped board with a thickness planer because the downward pressure of the feed rolls will press out much of the cup, thereby not allowing…