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Quick Tip: Make a New Zero-Clearance Table Saw Insert
October 18, 2010

It is common practice to make a new zero-clearance tablesaw insert from a factory insert with a pattern-following bit in a router. Most articles recommend joining the old insert to…
Center Finder for Chair Stretchers
September 21, 2010

Finding the perfect center to drill mortises for stretchers between two round chair legs can be quite a juggling act and a time consumer if you make a lot of…
Straight-Line Guide for the Router
September 21, 2010

This router guide, when used with a top-bearing-guided pattern-maker’s bit, turns your router into a jointer and a precise trimmer. An embedded aluminum bar makes this jig more accurate and…
Power Lift for Drill-Press Table
September 20, 2010

Making woodworking less phyiscal
Magnetic Parts Keeper
September 20, 2010

To keep from losing small parts when I’m working on a project or disassembling a tool, I built this inexpensive parts keeper from a scrap piece of MDF and several…
Build a Sharpening Stone Jig
September 14, 2010

Learn how to a build a simple jig that will keep your sharpening stones from wandering all over the bench during honing.
Protect Your Router Bits with a Custom T-Drawer
July 29, 2010

Learn how to build a custom storage device that will protect and organize your router bits.
Push stick stands at the ready
July 21, 2010

At my small commercial shop, we removed the factory tablesaw guard and installed an over-arm blade guard for safety reasons. Even so, the battle between the blade guard and rip…
Quick way to set a plunge router to cut hinge mortises
July 21, 2010

While reading the April 2010 issue (FWW #211), I noticed how Doug Stowe set his router bit to the correct depth to cut a hinge mortise. Here’s another way that’s…
No-pinch vise handle
July 21, 2010

My bench vise is a substantial cast-iron model with a beefy metal handle. When the handle drops vertically, it is not only noisy but also painful if your fingers are…

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