Stock Sizing Board
Planing stock to fit standard dados is much easier than trying to find the right chipper and shim combination to fit the dado to your stock. I cut five grooves in a scrap of plywood, using only the blades and …
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Category Archives: Workshop Tips
Workshop Tip: Refresh the zero-clearance surfaces on your crosscut sled
Replaceable inserts on the base and front fence make it easy to fix slots when they get sloppy.
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Occasionally, I like to veneer my own cabinet doors. Like many small-shop woodworkers, I do the job by covering the veneered face with a platen, then applying clamping pressure onto the work via hardwood cauls that extend across the platen. …
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Non-Slip Bench Hook
Planing or scraping parts with angled or mitered ends is tricky. Bench dogs will damage a crisp corner, and clamps get in the way. To hold the work, I use an over-sized bench hook with a new twist: a layer …
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Workshop tip: Long drawer builds storage into your rip-fence rail
The hollow fence rail is a great place to store small precision tablesaw tools.
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