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Safety Lights Blink When Band Saw blade is in Motion

Woody2oo, member | March 29th, 20121 comment

When using my band saw, I wear ear protection and the saw dust vacume is "ON" so one is not sure if the blade is moving, or I am not wearing the right glasses. On top of that, when I shut the saw...

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New Hand Tool Panel and Router on Tablesaw Wing

ebergh, member | March 29th, 20122 comments

I finally got around to making a Hand Tool cabinet for my small shop, modifiying the design by Jan Zoltowski that FWW offers. It has really helped get things organized! I have also added a new MLCS...

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Antiquarian Woodworkers: Get Ready To Download

kenstonge, member | March 22nd, 20123 comments

Tools for Working Wood founder is re-releasing 19th-century woodworking how-to magazine, Work.

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Upgrade your clamps, the simple way

aronde, member | March 20th, 20122 comments

Often, when you need to clamp two pieces of wood, you need to put the clamps next to a surface, where you cannot easily turn the handle and put the pressure on the clamp. I made a small...

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My first CNC Machine

whampoo, member | March 17th, 2012

This was my first design for a home built CNC router. The project took about 4 months to complete and a little longer to create my first project which was a simple address plaque. There were small...

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ToolBox - From FWW Plans - Tim Killen Design

Strikes54, member | March 5th, 2012

I thought I would post this since I just saw Tim Killen's post in the Design/Click/Build Blog where he used this plan of his to demonstrate how to draw a Craftsman style chamfered peg in...

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"Lazy Stephen" Tool Turntable

MarkKessler, member | February 24th, 20129 comments

I call this the "Lazy Stephen". It's a modified version of a turntable plan I came across. I don't think I have followed ANY plan to the exact "jot or tittle". I tend to find ways to wrest the...

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Champfer / Bevel Adjustable Planer Jig

irisharchi, member | February 18th, 2012

I needed away to put a slight bevel on a wide board to taper from 3/4" thickness to 1/4" or anywhere between. I came up with this solution for about $30. I wanted to be able to adjust the...

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Router table

garyhugo, member | February 1st, 20125 comments

Oak router table with box-jointed drawers & raised panel drawer fronts.

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My Garage in a perfect world

DozersWorkshop, member | January 23rd, 2012

This would be the layout of my shop, if I were to miraculously win the lottery...and if we decided not to move afterward. :-) The Shop Planner is a pretty neat tool to help you visualize how...

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Scrub Plane, Wooden Bodied

retired08, member | January 5th, 20121 comment

For Christmas I had a scrub plane blade on my list from Ron Hock. Santa gave me the 1 1/2" wide x 4 1/2" long, radiused blade that Ron sells on his website. I used parts of his...

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Shop-made Combo Drum Sander

plcon, member | December 31st, 2011

What more can you ask from an home-made drum sander that reduces stock very fast, sands surfaces and edges very flat and smooth with little dust problems. Full details, lots of photos, some...

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Garage Shop

Chill1_mn, member | December 17th, 2011

A great shop layout for a double car garage

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2B or not 2B

fidgen, member | November 28th, 20119 comments

Furniture maker Tom Fidgen shares some thoughts about this all to often, overlooked tool in the wood shop. Good design starts right here.

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Saw Horses

John_Schaalje, member | November 8th, 2011

I stopped by a local saw mill and saw a bunch of these short thick blocks of pine. I knew right when I saw them what they were for: saw horses. I tried a tusked tenon on the first and then...

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Fantasy Shop

Cirick, member | October 9th, 2011

I try to line my equipment up so it can be used as an out feed table if necessary, Planer being the same height as the workbenchs etc. I have to raise the heights of some of the equipment to...

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My Little Dream Shop

jasonmullenix, member | September 17th, 2011

I am limited on space so the tools here are the ideal ones I would put to the most use. I have only be doing wood working seriously for about 10 months but the addiction is increasing.

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Tool-shopping tips for flea market fanatics

kenstonge, member | September 16th, 20112 comments

Here's a few quick tips on shopping for chisels and other hand tools at flea markets and garage sales.

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Simple tip for precise glue-ups

MPekovich, member | September 15th, 20111 comment

Heres' a great way to dial in perfect glue-ups when accuracy is a necessity.

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Dave's Workshop

dave100, member | September 8th, 20111 comment

After I retired I moved to Muskoka and built my 28 x 40 dream shop. It has hydronic radiant floor heating that keeps me warm in the winter and a 10 foot ceiling that allows for larger...

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