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Workshop Tip: Refresh the zero-clearance surfaces on your crosscut sled
October 5, 2022

Replaceable inserts on the base and front fence make it easy to fix slots when they get sloppy.
Workshop tip: Long drawer builds storage into your rip-fence rail
September 14, 2022

The hollow fence rail is a great place to store small precision tablesaw tools.
Workshop tip: Make a beam compass from common supplies
September 7, 2022

This drawing tool is easily made from two compasses and a yardstick.
Workshop tip: Brass angle bar is another option for back-beveling
August 31, 2022

The angle stock is an alternative to the metal ruler technique, and hooks nicely over the edge of the stone.
Workshop tip: Hold a ruler with rubber bands when back-beveling blades
August 24, 2022

This simple solution makes sharpening a breeze.
Workshop tip: Bottle corks make good drawer stops
August 17, 2022

Cork disks are easy to adjust and bring the drawer to a cushioned close.
Workshop tip: Quick-Grip-style clamps assemble miters quickly and accurately
August 10, 2022

This technique works for all kinds of frames, thick and thin, small and large, and also on boxes.
Workshop Tip: Leather holds small screws for safe grinding
July 13, 2022

Folded leather is an easier option than pliers for holding screws that need grinding.
Workshop Tip: Turn a dowel into a drum sander
July 5, 2022

The secret is cutting a slot in the dowel
Workshop Tip: Drill bit locates knife hinges on curved cabinets
June 28, 2022

Insert a drill bit through the pivot hole in one half of the hinge, hold it agains tthe front edge, and scribe.

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