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Workshop Tip: Rolling Tool Rack Follows Your Workbench
April 18, 2019

Like a lot of woodworkers, I prefer to keep my workbench out in the open, away from the wall, so I can access it from all sides. To keep my…
Workshop Tip: Router Mortising Template Has Interchangeable Spacers
April 1, 2019

I’ve tried hand-cutting mortises, but I find that I get a much cleaner and more accurate slot using a router template and guide bushing. In the past, I created separate…
Furniture Dollies Make a Great Base for a Rolling Lumber Rack
April 1, 2019

Keep your wood off the floor on ladder assemblies stacked atop wheeled bases.
Workshop Tips: Parallel-Jaw Clamp Makes a Handy Board Jack
April 1, 2019

The first time you place a long board or tall door in your front vise to plane its edges, you’ll realize you need a board jack at one end. These…
Workshop Tips: Supercharge your clamps with a screwdriver assist
April 1, 2019

When arthritis started making it harder to tighten and loosen clamps, I bored a 3⁄8-in.-dia. hole through the wooden handle of every clamp I own. Now I just insert a…
Workshop Tips: Router-Table Jig Makes Perfect Rabbets for Banding
April 1, 2019

I created this jig to rout ledges for edge-banding (called “binding”) on the curved sides of a ukulele, but it will cut perfect rabbets for banding or inlay on all…
Depth Gauge for Chair Seats
April 1, 2019

A workshop tip on how to make a simple depth gauge for hand-shaped chair seats.
Workshop Tip: Set Your Honing Guide to Any Angle
March 21, 2019

I use two different honing guides at a variety of angles. So I designed a continuous-distance jig that will set any guide to any angle. It relies on a simple…
Workshop Tip: Improvised vise uses common clamps
March 14, 2019

When I’m away from my workshop with a minimal tool kit, I use this improvised vise to hold workpieces tightly for joinery and other tasks. The wide rear jaw can…
Workshop Tip: Find Perfect Center Using a Standard Square
January 22, 2019

Whether you are prepping stock for lathe work or drilling a centered hole in the end of a workpiece, you’ll need to find the exact center. This can be tricky…

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