Jigs, Fixtures, Tips & Tricks Archives - Page 6 of 69

What is this hinge called and where can I find it?
August 20, 2022

I´m looking for this hinge to make a folding desk similar to the one in the photo. Can´t for the life of me find these hinges anywhere and I am…
Bassinet Fixtures
July 31, 2022

Hoping I can find some advice here. I have a wooden bassinet, unknown make/model/time period, but I have searched for hours and can't find the appropriate fixtures, or something that…
Profiling the end of bent laminations
July 23, 2022

Hi everyone.I was wondering if anyone had any idea how I can profile the end of a a bent lamination on the spindle moulder. I need a concave shape on…
Flatten Workbench Table Top?
July 10, 2022

I built a 72”x30” work bench 30 years ago from 4x4’s and I used pine 2x3’s for the top. It is nice and heavy. It has a Record vise and…
3” forstner bit jamming
June 20, 2022

Hi all, I have recently started making some little timber clocks and I’m using a 3” forstner bit in a drill press to cut the back out for the movement piece. I…
Router Base for Dremel Tool – Any of You Tried One?
June 14, 2022

Rather recently I received an email from StewMac (cool luthier tool website) advertising a "router" base they make for a Dremel tool. Have any of you used one? I've had…
Tips/tricks for sanding/polishing brass
May 21, 2022

On Jim Bode's website, I was able to pick up a "bronze" (don't know the exact metal) cast version of the head used in the Studley Toolchest. It is a…
Drill press “turning” experiments
April 25, 2022

Lacking the room to house a lathe in the workshop, the new drill press has adopted the role, at least for the making of knobs and other small parts. A…
Pocket holes with dowels instead of screws
April 7, 2022

I've got some tricky joinery with skewed dowels to do, would there be any problem with using one of the Kreg type drilling jigs and 2 inch long 3/8 to…
Mortise box
March 25, 2022

I was looking for a video i thought i remember on bob van dyke’s mortising box for putting mortises in eg table legs. Unfortunately when i search using bob van…

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