Recent Shop Tips Stories

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  Workshop Tip: Tablesaw Shutoff Switch Can Be Accessed In Any Position

  December 17, 2018

  The pivoting shutoff switch Leon Segal added to his tablesaw is even easier to access than those on commercial models

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  Workshop Tip: Store Pipe Clamps Under Your Workbench

  December 5, 2018

  Storing my 4-ft. pipe clamps, as well as the extra lengths of 4-ft. pipe I use as extenders, has always been a problem. Putting them up high makes them difficult to access. Leaning them against something is risky.

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  Tablesaw Sled Makes Safe, Precise Cuts At Any Angle

  November 16, 2018

  Like a lot of ideas, this simple but very adaptable tablesaw sled is a hybrid of several others. I don’t know of another sled that is as versatile, accurate, safe,…

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  Cleaning Up A Rusty Tool

  November 7, 2018

  Rusty tools are a problem for every woodworker at some point, in this video we'll show you how to make that problem go away

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  A Look Around Chris Beckvoort’s Shop

  November 1, 2018

  Chris Becksvoort built his 24-ft. x 40-ft. shop in the early 1980s out of lumber from the local sawmill. He did most of the framing and installed the floor, which…

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  3 Methods For Removing Rust

  October 31, 2018

  Rollie Johnson demonstrates how to remove rust from your tools and keep it at bay

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  Build a Basic Tablesaw Outfeed Table

  October 30, 2018

  Christian Becksvoort outfeed table is durable, versatile and easy to build

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  Hand tools are kept close at hand with hanging panels

  October 30, 2018

  Clever hand tool holders blend security with easy access

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  Building a barn shop in Vermont

  October 29, 2018

  A two-part barnlike structure built into a hillside is a great place for Eric Bauer to build furniture and there's even space for his son's knife-making operation.

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  Workshop Tip: Best push stick is one that’s close at hand

  October 25, 2018

  Thirty years of teaching woodworking has convinced me that woodworkers will use a push stick consistently—if it’s convenient. If not, they’ll often go without, finishing cuts by squeezing a few…