Recent Shop Tips Stories

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  Workshop Tip: Outrigger steadies tablesaw tenon jig

  July 21, 2020

  A simple outrigger with a shoulder keeps tenoning jig from tipping during use

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  Workshop Tip: Pivoting vise jaw secures irregular workpieces

  July 15, 2020

  Double-tapered auxiliary jaw holds odd shapes securely.

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  Workshop Tip: Use tape to control a drawing batten

  July 7, 2020

  When you draw curves with flexible wood battens, blue tape is an easy way to hold them in place.

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  Workshop Tip: Add a door handle to your router-table push block

  June 23, 2020

  The handle makes it easier to control the push block and leaves the other hand free to control the workpiece.

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  Workshop Tip: Trim edge banding on the router table

  June 16, 2020

  How to trim the excess banding flush without cutting through the thin veneer on plywood? The trick is to raise the fence.

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  A simple way to rout miter slots

  June 15, 2020

  Bob Miller shares a simple way to do a simple task–accurately routing miter-slot extensions in an outfeed table.

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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.