Fine Woodworking

Alejandro Balbis

Simple Saw Guide for Accurate Dovetails

May 17, 2012

I cut my dovetails pins first and then scribe the tails from the pins. In this sequence, it’s important to be accurate when cutting the tails, so they mate well…
Magnetic Clamp Pads

September 20, 2011

My C-clamps and steel bar clamps can exert extreme pressure, but the small steel pads also can dent the wood, especially softwoods like pine. So I made these wooden pads…
Clamping System for Cross-Grain Planing

July 19, 2011

I do not have a planer or jointer, and most of my projects start with rough lumber. This means I do lots of handplaning across the grain to set the…
Jig holds burnisher at proper angle

July 21, 2010

I recently purchased a scraper plane with instructions that call for sharpening the blade with the burnisher held 15° from horizontal. I quickly discovered this is easier to write than…

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