Spray Can Storage
I’m a great fan of aerosol finishes, especially now that many of them have adjustable tips that make much less splatter. But my shop got so cluttered with half-used cans that I had trouble finding the color I wanted, so …
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Category Archives: Tricks of the Trade
Packaging Tape and Web Clamps
The strong adhesive and tough plastic of packaging tape allow it to work as a hinge on long, mitered corners. After carefully cutting the miters, lay the boards outside-face up and side by side so their sharp edges touch. Apply …
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Socket-Assisted Speed Clamping
Save strain on your hands with this simple reader’s tip for adding a socket and some extra surface area to your clamps.
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Read moreLow-tech, Low-cost Leg Vise
My tight finances forced me to devise an alternative to an expensive bench vise. This simple leg vise – cobbled together from a board, a 3⁄4“-diameter pipe clamp, and a short length of 1⁄2“-diameter …
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Quickie Center Finder
Woodworkers are both cursed and blessed with our hopelessly archaic system of measuring. When it comes time to divide any distance in half, like marking the center of a board’s edge for resawing, it’s best to avoid arithmetic altogether. A …
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