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Homebuilt Outboard Lathe
October 25, 2005

Turning circular tabletops on my regular lathe was less than satisfactory. The outboard spindle was just not designed for large, unbalanced, rough work. When a friend offered me a rear…
Knock Down Router Table
October 25, 2005

I made my router table with a plywood top and a pair of sawhorses as legs. In order to allow easy knockdown, the tops of the sawhorses simply fit into…
Rip-Fence Extensions, Two Ways
October 25, 2005

My decision to extend the rip-fence tails on my Rockwell contractors' tablesaw came after a 4x8 sheet of plywood I was cutting "freehand" kicked back on me. I removed the…
Thickness-Planing on the Jointer
October 25, 2005

Tage Frid, in Fine Woodworking #19, p. 94, describes how to thickness boards on the jointer. Frid's jig is a precision wooden affair that requires removing the jointer's fence to…
Slot Mortiser
October 25, 2005

This low-cost slot mortiser utilizes my Sears saw table and motor. The arbor platform sits snugly in a space between the saw table and a catching table I built behind…
Stationary Jig for Cutting Open Mortises
October 25, 2005

This jig is used to cut open bridle-joint mortises in frame members. It solves many of the problems inherent with sliding jigs, which tend to be complicated to make and…
Alignment Block for Accurate Threading
October 25, 2005

I wanted to make my own maple handscrews, but found that freehand threading of the 5/16-in. steel rods invariably resulted in erratic thread patterns and wobbly clamps. I solved the…
Chucking Bowl Blanks
October 25, 2005

It seems to me, in reading past methods on woodturning, that many turners must be spending more time fiddling with faceplates and attaching the work to the lathe than actually…
Extending Lathe Capacity
October 25, 2005

Here's how I extended the bed capacity of my lathe. First I bolted the tailstock to a support post in my shop. To make sure the tailstock was level with…
All About Workshop Design
September 13, 2005

Typically a woodworking shop starts in a corner of the garage or basement. Then over time you add tools, develop new skills, expand the shop and change the layout. And…

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