Shop Tips

Recent Shop Tips Stories

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  Workshop Tip: Check and set hand tools with an angle finder

  May 27, 2021

  This tip works great on sliding bevels, miter gauges, and squares.

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  Workshop Tip: Work backward with wandering hand tools

  May 20, 2021

  Realign the tool for each subsequent cut.

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  Workshop Tip: Soup up your shop apron

  May 6, 2021

  Make a place for your dust-collector remote and dust-proof the pockets.

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  Workshop Tip: Tablesaw rack holds rip fence and miter gauge

  May 6, 2021

  The rack holds both items securely under the side of the table—out of the way yet close at hand.

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  Workshop Tip: Sand moldings with sockets

  April 29, 2021

  It's similar to using a dowel, but there are more size options.

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  Workshop Tip: Repair a bowl without taking it off the lathe

  April 22, 2021

  Use the tool rest as a clamping caul to reattach broken pieces.

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  Workshop Tip: Simple splitter for an old tablesaw

  April 15, 2021

  This method makes it easy to line up the tab perfectly with the blade.

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  Workshop Tip: Disk-sander jig makes smooth, precise circles

  March 30, 2021

  Micro-adjustable jig lets you slide a disk forward, rotate, and sand.

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  Workshop Tip: Tape your tape for repeat measurements

  March 25, 2021

  Add painter's tape and you can mark up your tape measure for repeat spacing.

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  Workshop Tip: Miter box parts on the router table

  March 22, 2021

  Using this jig and a V-groove bit, you can cut miters accurately and to length.