Shop Tips

Mix Sand Into Finish to Stabilize Mattress on Platform Bed
May 27, 2025

To prevent a mattress from sliding around on a platform bed, mix a nonskid additive into some of the finish used on the bed and apply it to the platform with a roller.
Make Your Own Scratch Stock
May 20, 2025

The cutter on this scratch stock is made from an old bandsaw blade, and the tooth is shaped with a bench grinder and a file. The holder is made from maple, with a slot bandsawed into it. A thumbscrew tightens the slot, holding the cutter in place.
Give Your Pipe Clamps Unlimited Reach
May 6, 2025

This pipe-clamp adaptation allows just a few clamps to replace a whole stack of pipes of different lengths. And the whole system fits into a shoebox.
Winding sticks made of simple aluminum l-bar
April 16, 2025

Aluminum L-bars from your local home-improvement store make winding sticks that will stay flat.
Shop vac turns gloves right side out
April 10, 2025

A quick solution that allows you to use gloves again after you've taken them off
Locate the off-button without looking
April 3, 2025

Felt pads help you find the off-button quickly.
Use shelf liner for clamp handles
March 27, 2025

This unconventional use of shelf liner makes it easier to grip slick clamp handles.
Sapling Stool: Drill ramp and spacer method for stretchers
March 26, 2025

Myko uses a digital gauge and scrap wood to make an accurate drilling guide.
Elevated pad for sanding spoons
March 20, 2025

Raising your workpiece allows you to shape and sand tricky angles.
Tape down push paddle for tricky cuts
March 13, 2025

Double-stick tape ensures safe plunge cuts at the router table or table saw.

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