Lamp Safety Screen

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Lamp Safety Screen

American Woodworker Editors AW157, Lamps, Safety, Techniques, Tricks of the Trade, Turning, Workshop Tips

My lathe came with a lamp, but the lathe’s manual has this weird warning: “Position the work lamp so that wood chips do not accumulate inside the lamp shade and pose a fire hazard.” Now, where in the world could …
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Mini Shelf Pins

American Woodworker Editors AW157, Cabinets, Table saw, Techniques, Tricks of the Trade, Workshop Tips

For small cabinets, I prefer to use small, discreet shelf pins that I make myself. I also make sleeves for the pins to fit into. Sleeves help hold the pins firmly in place. I make the pins from 1/16″ …
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Hacksaw Flush-Cutter

American Woodworker Editors AW160, Dowels, Hacksaw, Techniques, Tricks of the Trade, Workshop Tips

Flush-cutting dowels, corner keys or screw-hole plugs used to frustrate me because my saw’s teeth always left scratches on the project’s surface. Rather than buy a special flush-cutting saw, I made one from a hacksaw blade. I used my disc …
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Universal Shooting Board

American Woodworker Editors AW160, Jigs and Fixtures, Shooting Board, Shop Tips, Tricks of the Trade, Workshop Tips

I used to have three shooting boards for planing end grain: one for 90° cuts, one for 45° horizontal miters and one for 45° vertical miters. Now I’ve combined them all into one. The jig’s main body is a typical …
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