#202–Tools & Shops 2009
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Best-Ever Outfeed Table
Versatile workstation stores all your tablesaw gear and then some.
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Brighten Your Shop With an Epoxy Floor
Revitalize your old concrete floor with durable, easy-to-apply epoxy paint
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Who's Got the Best Riving Knife?
Finally, this safety feature is required on tablesaws, but manufacturers approach it differently
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15 Tips for Basement Workshops
FWW's online audience weighs in on muffling noise, stifling dust, adding light, and reducing moisture
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Tool Test: 6-in. Random-Orbit Sanders
Do these powerful machines have the finesse to finish the job?
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4 Bench Jigs for Handplanes
Accurate handwork is easier with these clever workbench jigs.
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Forget What You Know About Workbenches
A simple system of beams and bases does everything a traditional bench can, and more.
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Stop Suffering for Your Craft
A veteran's tool choices make woodworking easier on the body
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Wood Samples a Good Reference
Maine-based company sells sample boxes of 46 North American wood species commonly used to make furniture
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Not all Carbide is Created Equal
The hardest man-made material has revolutionized woodworking, but quality varies
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Pencil and Paper
Work precisely by using these simple tools in unconventional ways
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Troubleshooting the Jointer
QUESTION: I am having trouble with my 6-in. jointer. Every board I edge-joint ends up tapered. I have adjusted the outfeed table, checked the gibs and locking nuts, and even…
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Why Use a Tablesaw Molding Head?
QUESTION: I've seen tablesaw molding heads for sale and wondered what they're used for. Is there an advantage to using them? Stanley Drozd, Chicago, IL ANSWER: A molding head is…
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Cook Pine to Harden the Sap
QUESTION: I bought some air-dried white pine. The moisture is at 10%, but it's still oozing pitch. I'm worried that it will bleed through a finish. Any suggestions? —Jules Harlan,…
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Can a Miter-Saw Blade Be Used on a Tablesaw?
QUESTION: I have a 10-in. miter saw with a thin-kerf, 60-tooth blade. Can I use that blade to cut shop-made inlay on my tablesaw? —Ben Hudson, Chattanooga, TN ANSWER: Yes,…
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How to Sharpen Chisels With Nonparallel Sides
QUESTION: I have a few large mortising chisels that taper from the bolster to the cutting edge. Unfortunately, my honing guide requires the chisel to have parallel sides, or the…
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Hand-Tool Shop Saves Space
Tips for Making Your Shop More Space-Efficient
Articles
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Fight Kickback with a Riving Knife
See kickback in action and learn how a riving knife can help prevent it
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Video Tour of a Garage Workshop
Get Anatole Burkin's recipe for turning a two-car garage into a four-season shop
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Shop Tour: Chris Gochnour's Expanded Garage Workshop
See how this frequent Fine Woodworking contributor took a small garage shop and transformed it into a dream space
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Video Tour of Garrett Hack's Vermont Workshop
Scope out his timber-frame shop on a one-horse farm in Vermont
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Video Tour of Richard Ciupka's Underground Workshop
Find out how one woodworker got around local planning regulations by burying his dream shop
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Shop Flooring: PVC Rolls
Durable material is simple to install
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Shop Flooring: Wood-Composite Tiles
Add warmth and comfort
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Shop Flooring: PVC Tiles
Easy-to-install products offer lots of color options
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Turning a Parking Place into a Great Shop Space
Expansion and a thoughtful layout make an excellent professional workshop from a two-car garage
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Build a Small Cabinet: Introduction
Get an overview of frame-and-panel case construction.
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How to Make a Cope-and-Stick Joint
Andy Rae takes you step-by-step through the process, from setting up the router bits to final glue-up.
Online Extras
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Just a Handful of Tools
Ask William Robertson what he does for a living and he might pull this toolbox out of his pocket. Robertson, who lives in Kansas City and has been making miniatures…
