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Use shelf liner for clamp handles
March 27, 2025

This unconventional use of shelf liner makes it easier to grip slick clamp handles.
Sapling Stool: Drill ramp and spacer method for stretchers
March 26, 2025

Myko uses a digital gauge and scrap wood to make an accurate drilling guide.
Elevated pad for sanding spoons
March 20, 2025

Raising your workpiece allows you to shape and sand tricky angles.
Tape down push paddle for tricky cuts
March 13, 2025

Double-stick tape ensures safe plunge cuts at the router table or table saw.
Easier way to hand-cut mortises
March 6, 2025

Scribing your chisel line is a good way for beginners to start chopping mortises.
Simple, effective clamp rack
February 25, 2025

This simple version of a clamp rack is nothing more than a few pieces of 2x4 lumber screwed together and leaned against the wall
Smart board jack
February 18, 2025

To support long boards on edge for planing, sawing, and drilling, place one end in the vise and the other on this simple but effective board jack.
Clear cauls let you see what’s clamped
February 11, 2025

To see at a glance what's being clamped, use clear acrylic for the top clamping cauls.
Use a roller shade as a photo backdrop
February 4, 2025

For photographing projects, a large white plastic shade—the kind that comes on a wood roller—works great and is much cheaper than a professional seamless backdrop.
Video: 4 Glue-brush tips
January 31, 2025

If you don’t like getting geeky about glue-up stuff—glue brushes specifically—then this is not the video for you.

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