Recent Shop Tips Stories

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  Don’t build a new workbench

  June 1, 2020

  Chris Schwarz demonstrates how to improve any existing bench with a few inexpensive pieces of wood and steel.

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  Video: Organize your hardware, organize your shop

  May 29, 2020

  In this video, Ben Strano shows how he keeps his sizeable collection of hardware tamed and organized so that he can find what he needs when he needs it.

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  Shop tour: Tim Coleman

  May 29, 2020

  Tim Coleman’s shop, located just steps from the front door of his house, is filled with beautiful machinery— some vintage, some modern—well-loved hand tools, and more than a few of his favorite bicycles.

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  Must-have tablesaw accessories you can make

  May 21, 2020

  While the tablesaw is plenty capable by itself, you can pump it up even more with a handful of jigs, fixtures, and accessories.

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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.