Faster Cleaning

American Woodworker Editors AW149, Cleaning, Dust, Techniques, Tool Maintenance, Tricks of the Trade, Vacuum, Workshop Tips

Here’s a quick way to get all the dust out of your machine’s nooks and crannies. Most shop vacuums have one port for vacuuming and a second port for blowing. Hook up a hose to each port, then blow and …
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Use Glass to Set Jointer Knives

Pop Wood Editors August 2013 #205, Jointer Knives, Tool Maintenance, Tricks of the Trade

A piece of thick plate glass is dead flat and it’s easy to use to align standard jointer knives that have gib screws. A couple of rare-earth magnets secured to the glass with double-sided tape keep it flat on the …
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Fighting Rust with Brass and Bronze

Yoav Liberman Repair, Rust Removal, Techniques, Tool Maintenance

The summer is here in earnest, and with it came the rising humidity. Humidity and ferrous-based metals such as carbon steel and cast iron don’t get along that well, and the result of the turbulent relationship between the two is …
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Flattening a Plane Sole, Part 5 – The Tools I Use to Measure Flatness

Yoav Liberman Hand Tool, Plane, Sharpening, Techniques, Tool Maintenance, Tricks of the Trade

To conclude this series of entries about lapping/flattening the soles of metal planes (read them here #1, #2, #3, #4), I wish to share some information about the precision tools I use. The difference between Straight …
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Launder Your Sanding Belts

American Woodworker Editors AW141, Cleaning, Sander, Sanding, Techniques, Tool Maintenance, Tricks of the Trade, Workshop Tips

When I’m sanding pitchy wood or removing old finish, my sandpaper gets really gummed up and I can’t get it clean with the rubber eraser-type cleaner. I used to throw it away and buy more. Now, I pour some resin …
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