Blade-Flattening Block
Flattening the back of a spokeshave’s blade on sandpaper is a pain. The blade is so small that it’s hard to get a grip on it. A 1-1/2″ thick MDF block sized to fit my hand makes the job easy.…
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Category Archives: Techniques
Durable Jig Runners
Sooner or later, the wooden runners of your tablesaw jigs will wear and become sloppy, resulting in inaccurate cuts. Having just replaced my kitchen floor, I’ve made new runners using some extra pieces of laminate flooring. This stuff is stable, ……
Read moreHow & Why of Spring Joints
Save on clamps with this traditional technique for panel glue-ups. A“spring joint” is a traditional method where you join the edges of two boards to make a wider panel and leave a tiny gap in the middle of the …
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Working With Live-Edge Tops [Video]
Traditionally-trained furniture maker Martin Goebel takes you through the step-by-step process of making a live-edge solid-slab top. Follow along and learn: Why bark — while appealing — isn’t a good thing How to remove bark without damaging the e…
Read morePrecision in the Woodshop
You’re measuring wrong, and making it more difficult to do good work. If the title has you expecting high-tech procedures or suggestions for expensive measurement gear that’ll get you closer to Angstrom-level measurements, then let me disappoint you qu…
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