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Invisible repair for splintered corner
September 29, 2016

When a splintered edge grows to a dagger, well beyond what can be easily rounded over, it can be hard to glue back down, mainly because it’s hard to get…
Scribe your table saw’s throat plate for quicker crosscuts
September 29, 2016

When crosscutting with the miter gauge, you have to turn off the saw and let the blade come to a full stop in order to accurately align it with a…
Plane shopsawn veneers perfectly smooth
September 29, 2016

Bandsawing your own veneers allows you to spread a beautiful board over an entire piece of furniture. You joint one face of the board before each bandsaw cut, but the…
Plywood squares are a third hand for cabinetmakers
September 29, 2016

Clamping squares aren’t a new idea, but this is my favorite design for them. When I’m assembling a cabinet, I use these simple plywood braces and spring clamps to ensure…
Wheeled lever mobilizes shop carts
July 27, 2016

Like many amateur woodworkers, I use my garage as a shop, so tools and machines must be pushed out of the way when not in use. I bought commercial mobile…
Curling Iron puts smooth curve in stringing
July 27, 2016

When doing curved stringing, I lightly clamp a Teflon-coated curling iron in my vise and use it to bend the strings before gluing them into place. The curling iron works…
Double-Duty Drill-Press Shelf
July 27, 2016

Shopmade shelf keeps parts and bits close at hand and is ideal for catching wood chips.
Make round tenons with a router
July 27, 2016

When a tenon loosened and broke on a favorite stool in our house, I wasn’t sure how to fix it. I don’t have a lathe, and it looked difficult to…

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