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: Tricks of the Trade
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 moreRounding Gouge Heels
This reader’s tip will help you make a small adjustment to your turning tools to help give you more control during your bowl turning endeavors.
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Read moreLong-Lasting Sacrificial Fence
I needed a sacrificial fence for cutting rabbets with my tablesaw. All of the designs I’d seen required drilling holes in my saw’s fence or positioning clamps strategically out of the way of the workpiece. I came up with a …
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Adjusting Height of Long Bit
If your router bit is too long for the project on your table, this reader has a tip for lowering the bit by raising the height of your table.
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