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Dowel-Slotting Jig
October 25, 2005

This simple jig has but one purpose: to help in cutting a glue relief slot in regular lumberyard dowels. To make the jig, simply drill a couple of dowel-sized holes…
Fluting Fixture
October 25, 2005

Fluting is an operation that is so seldom required that it does not warrant buying special equipment for the purpose. So when I needed to flute some short columns, I…
Radial-Arm Saw Tips
October 25, 2005

The radial-arm saw is a well-used tool in my workshop, but a few simple modifications have increased its utility even more. The modifications are aimed at reducing the space for…
Router Circle-Cutting Simplified
October 25, 2005

Although I've seen dozens of methods for routing circles over forty years of woodworking, the method I stumbled on early is still the least complicated and quickest I've seen. Two…
Shaping Curved-Top Panels
October 25, 2005

When shaping curved-top panels for cathedral-top cabinet doors, I use the standard approach a plywood jig with a curved contour cut into its top, which guides along a ball bearing…
Chopping Mortises for Wedged Tenons
October 25, 2005

A design for sofas and chairs our shop recently built specified that the arms be attached to the front legs by wedged through tenons. I solved the problem of cutting…
Drill-Press Mortising
October 25, 2005

Inspired by Ken Picou's loose-tenon joinery and Ross Day's shop-built mortiser (Fine Woodworking #98, p. 46), I turned my drill press into a mortiser by adapting a cross-slide vise. I…
Cutting Pocket Holes on a Router Table
October 25, 2005

Not too long ago, I went down to the tool store on a wishing trip. I saw a pocket cutter, which I really don't need for the five or six…
Jointing on the Table Saw
October 25, 2005

I needed to joint the edge of a 1-1/2-in.-thick tabletop laminated up from two pieces of 3/4-in. particleboard. The piece was too long and unwieldy for my jointer, and I…
Shop-Built Panel Saw
October 25, 2005

After wrestling 4x8 plywood panels around my shop for 45 years, I decided to build a panel saw. The design I used is simple and inexpensive. The fixture's components and…

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