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Bandsawing a short section of log into a rough circular blank for turning is a hazardous endeavor. Because the log is unstable, the blade tends to grab, increasing the possibility…

If you've ever stood in line at the lumberyard on a Sunday afternoon, then you know my despair when I was faced with yet another trip. Piece after piece of…

I found Mac Campbell's article, "Barred-Glass Doors" (Fine Woodworking #72) most informative, and I would like to offer a suggestion for cutting precise miters on small-scale stock to augment the…

Anyone who has attempted to make picture frames with a radialarm saw knows how difficult and frustrating it is to set the arm to a perfect 45¡ angle. I developed…

When you need to make angle cuts on a radial-arm saw, it is quicker and more accurate to use precut guide blocks than it is to move and reset the…

I made this fixture for my drill press to cut the slots for biscuit joints. The fixture holds the workpiece and acts as a guide for a 5/32-in.-wide three-wing slot…

The large, slow-moving turntable I was commissioned to build as part of a stage set for my community's performing-arts center presented an interesting challenge. The 4-ft. turntable had to hold…

I've found an easy way to set the back fence on a tablesaw cutoff box perfectly square to the cut line: Build the cutoff box to the dimensions you need,…

The scarf joint, which joins stock lengthwise without loss of strength, deserves more recognition outside its traditional domain of wooden boatbuilding. Here's how I make the joint for other woodworking…

The wooden puzzles I make require safe, accurate cuts of small pieces of wood. That's why I designed this cutoff box that uses ball-bearing guides, an acrylic base and Teflon…