Bargain Screw Lube

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Bargain Screw Lube

American Woodworker Editors AW144, Screws, Techniques, Tricks of the Trade, Workshop Tips

A toilet bowl floor gasket is an excellent lubricant for screws–much better than paraffin, soap, or all of the other materials I’ve tried. It’s very soft, so all you have to do to coat a screw is to push the …
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Suction Box

American Woodworker Editors AW142, Dust, Dust Collection, Dust Collectors, Suction Box, Techniques, Tricks of the Trade, Workshop Tips

If your shop is inside or attached to your house, you know that migrating sawdust is a problem, especially if you do a lot of power carving. To minimize dust, I cut out one side of a 65-quart plastic storage …
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Drill Press Sharpening System

American Woodworker Editors AW150, Drill Press, Sharpening, Techniques, Tricks of the Trade, Workshop Tips

Here’s a fast, inexpensive way to keep your edge tools razor sharp. First, cut out a few 5″ x 3/4″ MDF discs. Drill a 1/4″ hole in the center of each disc. Next, glue different grits of sandpaper to each …
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Pin Board Marking Jig

American Woodworker Editors AW140, Ingenious Jigs, Jigs and Fixtures, Pin, Techniques, Tricks of the Trade, Workshop Tips

My task: 28 kitchen drawers of different sizes, all with hand-cut dovetails. The thought of laying these out was overwhelming, so I designed a jig to simplify the process. To make the jig, carefully lay out and cut a piece …
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Precision Depth Gauge

American Woodworker Editors AW130, Gauge, Grizzly, Height Gauge, Precision Instruments, Router, Shop Tips, Techniques, Tricks of the Trade

My dovetail jig doesn’t have a depth gauge, and with my engineering background, I like things to be precise. This depth gauge allows me to set my router bits to within .001 of an inch! I also use it to …
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