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Lock Down Your Layout Tools with Sandpaper
June 27, 2019

A straightedge will stop shifting if you secure sandpaper to the back.
Guy Dunlap’s Garage Shop Solutions
June 25, 2019

Guy Dunlap's shop houses his healthy collection of tools, and at night transforms into a place you can park a car of all things!
Workshop Tip: Floor Vise Makes Adze Work Safer and Easier
June 20, 2019

Adapting a tip from Dave Fisher's "Carve a Greenwood Bowl," (FWW #263), a reader uses a clamping jig to secure large bowls on the floor while working with a two-handed…
Workshop Tip: Relief Cut Makes it Easy to Chop Out Dovetail Waste
June 13, 2019

The kerf left by a Western-style handsaw, located in the center of the dovetail waste, makes it easier to chop out between narrow pins.
Workshop Tip: Use a Pencil Sharpener to Make Tight Plugs in Any Wood
June 6, 2019

Start with a square stick, chamfer it to an octagon, use a pencil sharpener, and presto! You have tight-fitting plugs.
Workshop Tip: Find the Length of Any Picture-Frame Molding
May 28, 2019

Click here to enlarge. This simple bit of math helps me quickly figure out the right length for any mitered picture-frame molding, based on the art or mat that goes…
Workshop Tip: Bandsaw Push Stick Waits in the Miter Slot
May 22, 2019

Click here to enlarge. This simple but effective push stick stores in the bandsaw’s miter slot—out of the way yet close at hand. A small rare-earth magnet keeps it from…
A Trick for Cutting Smooth Curves on the Bandsaw
May 13, 2019

Using the back edge of the bandsaw blade to pivot through curves leads to less waste and more accurate cuts.
Workshop Tip: Pipe-Clamp Cradle Holds Long Boards for Planing
May 8, 2019

It’s difficult to control long boards when face planing. Benchdogs don’t always work, and a simple end stop doesn’t control long boards well, especially when you skew the plane. This…
Shopmade Outfeed Stand
May 6, 2019

Adjustable work support is a versatile, sturdy shop helper

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