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Spray-on Rubber Makes Push Sticks Grip Better
December 1, 2020

Flexible rubber is designed for tool handles but helps shopmade push sticks grab workpieces more securely.
Workshop tip: Short clamp makes great tape and towel holder
November 26, 2020

Clamp them anywhere and move them whenever you want.
Drill-Press Table With Built-in Dust Collection
November 17, 2020

This wide table has an integrated dust-collection box and two vacuum slots through the top.
Twenty years with a tool chest
November 11, 2020

Chris Schwarz has worked out of his tool chests for decades, and finds them to be the perfect combination of protection, access, and flexibility.
Workshop Tip: Packing foam stabilizes panels
November 10, 2020

Strips of foam in the grooves keeps a frame centered in its panel.
Log Cabin Woodshop
October 30, 2020

In her restored log building, Karen McBride finds inspiration from her vintage machines and the old furniture that she has adapted and repurposed for workshop use.
Workshop Tip: Shopmade clamp squares up any carcase
October 15, 2020

Simple, low-profile clamp bar works for large boxes
Workshop Tip: Painter’s tape helps with dovetail transfer
October 8, 2020

Three layers of tape creates a shallow rabbet to register against.
Workshop Tip: For perfect mortises, upgrade your edge guide
September 24, 2020

This router mortising jig captures the workpiece between two fences.
Use an inner tube to clamp weird glue-ups
September 23, 2020

In issue #285, Clark Kellogg assembles the sides of his hexagon boxes with some innovative clamps from an unlikely source: a bike shop.

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