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Here is a cheap, easy way to straighten a rough-edged or crooked board on the bandsaw. Screw a length of aluminum or steel-bar stock to the bottom of the board.…

I put off building one of those carriage fixtures for straightening crooked-edged boards for several years. The fixtures require expensive hold-down clamps, and they reduce the possible depth of cut…

Here's a router-table technique for producing clean, precise pocket holes for joining face-frame members. First, construct a wooden cradle fitted with a lever-operated toggle clamp. The cradle angles the workpiece…

Here's a quick, simple way to attach a bowl blank to the lathe. The method requires a faceplate larger than the finished bowl. Start by screwing the square bowl blank…

Although my shaper reluctantly will profile the edge of a raised panel with one pass, I feel that it is safer and more efficient to remove some of the waste…

This method provides a quick and accurate setup for jointing the edges of stock with a router. Make a two-piece jig that consists of an alignment fixture and a fence.…

I removed the guides (tool rests) that came with my grinder and replaced them with a single piece of steel angle that spans both wheels. I use this guide for…

This router table is quick to set up and hangs on the wall when not in use. A plunge router attaches to the table's underside using the rods provided for…

For years I used a doweling jig to drill holes for pins in extension tables and leaves. This approach, unfortunately, requires dozens of separate operations, each subject to the error…

Learn the bowline knot and other tips for tying down lumber