Most bench planes come equipped to eliminate tear-out.
by Kees van der Heiden & Wilbur Pan
pages 32-34
Handplanes are great tools for creating a smooth, finish-ready surface on a board without the dust and noise from a sander. If the board…
Read moreHand tools are the way to go for this traditional joint. Tapered sliding dovetails are multipurpose joints traditionally used for drawer dividers, holding legs in place on a pedestal table and attaching tops to case pieces. The primary reason for ̷…
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Occasionally while woodworking, we all find the need to work on tapered parts. But how do you hold those parts in a vise or with a clamp in order to do the work?
I saw a product in a catalog that used the age-old concept of a pivoti…
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