Shop Tips - Page 5 of 164

An improvised version of a commercial scraper-burnishing jig, but with a bonus!

Slots help clamps stand up, enabling a variety of glue-ups.

Team up your dial calipers with a set of feeler gauges to sneak up on the perfect tenon size.

Start with a jigsaw and sand up to the layout lines using a pattern.

This bandsaw fence allows the board to spring open or closed without affecting the cut.

Here's a look at some easily made tools that will make life easier in the shop: the dovetail marker, the glue-bottle wrench, a drawer opening strap, pins for centering a tabletop, spacers for aligning drawer parts when cutting dovetails, and a foolproof depth stop for drilling.

For precise thickness changes, you can use digital calipers as a depth gauge.

Simple planing platform goes alongside any standard workbench, putting the woodworker at the most comfortable height for hand-planing.

Small, simple bases with cleats allow benchtop tools to be clamped easily in a bench vise and removed and stored just as quickly.

Framing lumber, turnbuckles, bolts, and bags of sand make Tim Manney's rock-solid workbench quick to make and easy to move.