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Pipe-Clamp Cauls Put Pressure Where You Need It
March 24, 2010

These clamp cauls not only position edge-glued stock at the center of pressure on the pipe clamps, but they also help spread the clamping pressure along the length of the…
Make Your Own Marking Gauge
February 11, 2010

This shopmade marking gauge works better than anything on the market.
Change Machine Height to Improve Comfort
February 11, 2010

Q: I’m over 6 ft. tall and have a bad back. Bending over to use my tablesaw and jointer just isn’t comfortable anymore. What can I do to make them…
Rough-Turn Bowl Blanks Before Storing
February 11, 2010

Q: I have a large walnut slab that I’d like to cut into bowl blanks and turn on my lathe. What’s the best way to store the blanks so that…
Avoiding Glue Squeeze-Out
February 9, 2010

Learn how to avoid glue squeeze-out in mortise-and-tenon joinery.
Fence Transforms Table Saw Into a Real Router Table
February 2, 2010

Installing a router table in my tablesaw’s extension table saved a huge amount of shop space, but I needed to turn the rip fence into a router-table fence, and figure…
Chair-Repair Jacks
February 2, 2010

In the time needed to reverse the heads on your pipe clamps, you can make a pair of these simple spreader jacks from scrapwood. When used with two F-style clamps,…
Table Saw Extension Supports Large Workpieces
February 2, 2010

When crosscutting wide materials on the tablesaw, you need extra support at the front and side of the saw. My support extension slides right into the end of the fence…
Handy Screwdriver for Tight Quarters
February 2, 2010

When my shortest conventional Phillips-head screwdriver was still too long to fit the space I had to work in, I used a different approach. I installed a 1/4-in. socket on…
Locate Shelf Pins with Ease, Accuracy
February 2, 2010

Most shelf-pin jigs are simply long boards with lots of evenly spaced holes to align the plunge-router bit. But making one means a lot of drilling. My jig attaches to…

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