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An effective mandrel for turning napkin rings and other annular objects can be made as follows. Choose a suitable hardwood (such as hard maple) and mount the wood to the…

Round tabletops, lazy-Susan shelves and other large circles can be cut on the tablesaw with a simple jig. Cut a dado in the underside of a 3/4-in. high-density particleboard base…

My shop is too small to endure much more big equipment. So when I needed both a router table and additional outfeed support on my table saw, I combined both…

You can produce exact duplicates from a master pattern using this overhanging jig on your table saw. To make the jig, glue the pieces of 1/2-in. plywood in an L,…

Recently, while building a cabinet for cassette tapes, I experimented with several methods for spacing the numerous dadoes needed. Using an auxiliary miter-gauge fence gave the measure of accuracy and…

I suspect that many of us use our routers upside-down, like a shaper, more than we do as a portable tool. I certainly do. But I don't like the flimsy…

I see the advantage of mounting an extra router base under the router table as suggested by Wallace Kunkel (Fine Woodworking #15, March '79). But instead of groping around under…

I cut the tongues for tongue-and-groove joints with a router. There are faster methods, but the router's precision depth adjustment produces a fit that's unbeatable. First set the router depth…

To produce identical chamfers on matching edges of tongue-and-groove stock, I use an extra piece of stock with a nailed-on router fence, as shown in the sketch. Both the tongued…

This collet chuck, adapted from a drill-press attachment, is inexpensive but effective for turning miniatures on the lathe. To make the chuck, purchase a drill-press attachment called a collet chuck…