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Featherboards for tapered wood
November 26, 2013

The wood that I get is often tapered, causing the featherboard to loss its grip near the end o the board. My primary use for the featherboards is to keep…
Scott Lewis sanding block
November 3, 2013

Scott Lewis's cutting board video shows a corregated sanding block for sanding a curve. I've tried to make these, and they always break. I'm not sure if it's the type…
What Solid Wood To Use For Jigs
November 2, 2013

I need to make a jig and don't have easy access to Baltic Birch or ApplePly Plywood. What commonly available solid woods are stable enough to use?
Remote electronics behind doors
October 28, 2013

Like about twenty years ago I built a cabinet that had electronics behind doors. We bought a device , somewhere, that you put in the door that transferred the remote…
Phil Lowe’s Miter Gauge Modification
October 23, 2013

Have you noticed in Phil Lowe's workbench build videos he uses what looks to be an Incra miter gauge but with a great modification of a sacrificial block attached to…
Drilling recessed cups
October 8, 2013

I'd like to cut some recessed cups in a table top so I can place some bottles and small parts (it's a fishing fly tying station). What tool do I…
dovetail jig?
September 14, 2013

I am looking to purchase a dovetail jig in the near future. I was lookng between the leigh D4R and the porter cable omnijig. Which one would you say is…
Production gluing of small boxes
August 20, 2013

Folks, I have an upcoming job where I will be making several hundred small jewelry boxes on a recurring basis. Production is new to me. I work mainly on one…
Spam filter
April 24, 2013

I tried to reply to a posting in jigs etc and ity was not sent because it triggered a spam filter. What gives!
surface variations in phenolic plywood used as router table top
April 17, 2013

Hi Everyone, I just built John White's "Space-Saving Router Table" (FWW #216). I thought I would try phenolic plywood for the top, and purchased a sheet from a plywood specialty…

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