Recent Shop Tips Stories

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  Workshop Tip: Simple setup hones planer and jointer knives

  May 12, 2020

  With this jig and a set of sharpening stones, you can rehone even the "disposable" jointer and planer blades in your shop.

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  Shop storage solutions

  May 8, 2020

  The number of cool shop storage articles and videos in the Fine Woodworking arsenal is astounding. Here are just a few to get you thinking about where you can make some additions or improvements.

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  Workshop Tip: Reverse your rubber sanding block for curves

  May 5, 2020

  The curved back of a regular sanding block makes a great tool for smoothing concave surfaces.

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  Shopmade racks simplify finishing

  May 4, 2020

  Bob Miller shares the racks he made to hold parts while finishing and drying.

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  Video: Turn your lathe into a disk sander

  May 1, 2020

  Ben Strano demonstrates how to build an accessory table that mounts in your lathe banjo when using it as a disk sander.

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  Workshop Tip: Braided sleeve helps vacuum hose navigate benchtop

  April 30, 2020

  Sleeving keeps the corrogated vacuum and dust collector hoses from snagging on the sharp edges of a bench or machine table.

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  Workshop Tip: Quick, perfect octagons for turning

  April 29, 2020

  A tablesaw and a tilted blade make it easy to cut a perfect octagon

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  Workshop Tip: Align sander disks faster

  April 16, 2020

  Dowels make it easier to line up disks perfectly and quickly.

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  Workshop Tip: Extended chopsaw stop handles short cutoffs

  April 9, 2020

  Stop-block design allows the stop to get real close to the blade, making it ideal for short cutoffs. It also has a built-in measuring tape.

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  Centering a groove on a router table

  March 27, 2020

  Bob Van Dyke demonstrates how to precisely set your router table fence for perfectly centered groove.