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All About Workshop Safety
November 1, 2005

Woodworking is a solitary hobby, and it requires tools and techniques that are inherently dangerous. These two factors make workshop safety a top concern for any woodworker. When working in…
All About Hand Tool Jigs
November 1, 2005

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…
Vee Block for Resawing
October 25, 2005

Attaching a vee-edged block to the bandsaw table counters the blade's tendency to drift.
Cutting Circles
October 25, 2005

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…
Bending Iron
October 25, 2005

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…
Fluting Columns
October 25, 2005

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…
Tripod Jig
October 25, 2005

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…
Pipe Steamer
October 25, 2005

A simple and cheap steamer for bending wood can be made using a pressure cooker and some ordinary pipe fittings. Screw out the center post of a pressure cooker. A…
Triangle Tips
October 25, 2005

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…
Trimming Veneers
October 25, 2005

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…

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