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Horizontal Boring Jig
October 25, 2005

My boring jig, which uses a 1/2-in. portable drill, is similar to a conventional horizontal-boring machine except that the table moves rather than the drill. The jig consists of a…
Making Dowels
October 25, 2005

Although I often need oak or walnut dowels, they're not readily available where I live. Not owning a lathe, I resurrected an ancient but effective dowel-making method that uses a…
Purfling Router Guide
October 25, 2005

In stringed-instrument construction the router is commonly used to cut a small shoulder around the perimeter of the instrument. The dado holds an ornamental inlay (purfling) used to cover the…
Tape Tricks for Little Sticks
October 25, 2005

I find myself making lots of little things small boxes, wooden jewelry and the like. Until I discovered a couple of tricks using double-faced tape, I had a devil of…
Another Lathe Chuck
October 25, 2005

This easy-to-make lathe chuck simplifies turning small bowls and other faceplate work. Mount a solid-wood block to a plywood base and turn a short cylinder with a flared lip as…
Cutoff Table
October 25, 2005

Back in the days before I had a radial arm saw in my shop, I worked out a cutoff table to use with my portable circular saw. The fixture consists…
Doweling T-Jig
October 25, 2005

A T-jig, used in doweling edge joints, ensures alignment of dowel pins and holes. Boards joined with the jig will mate better on the finish side, and sanding or planing…
Mortising Fixture
October 25, 2005

The sides of a cradle I built recently were made of slats mortised into the frame. The router-based mortising fixture I built for the project helped me cut all those…
Adjustable Tool Rest
October 25, 2005

Here is an adjustable bench-grinder tool rest that's accurate, easy to use and cheap to build. Cut a 1-1/2-in. thick pine hinge-block at the angles shown and mount it to…
Preventing Tear-Out
October 25, 2005

The problem of excessive tear-out at the bottom of drill-press holes can be solved with a simple metal collar. I discovered the collar solution during a 30-unit production run of…

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