Long Tool Rest

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Long Tool Rest

American Woodworker Editors AW156, November 2020 #255, Techniques, Tool Storage, Tricks of the Trade, Turning Techniques, Workshop Tips

For turning spindles, there’s nothing like having a really long tool rest. You never have to move it! I made my own with parts from the hardware store. This rest is just a length of square steel tubing with …
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Adjustable Height Table

Pop Wood Editors December 2019 #250, Tricks of the Trade, Workshop Tips

There’s no single surface in my shop that’s the ideal height for every job. With my adjustable-height sawhorses, I can quickly set up an outfeet table, drawing table, or assembly table at different heights as nee need arises. My sawhourses …

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Router Depth Setter

Pop Wood Editors December 2019 #250, Marking and Measuring, Router Basics, Tricks of the Trade, Workshop Tips

This jig makes it easy to set up the bit for routing flutes and dadoes. I simply drop the appropriate depth gauge into the channel, set my router on top and lower the bit until it touches the gauge. The …
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Never-Lost Push Stick

American Woodworker Editors AW146, Lee Valley, Magnets, Push Block, Push Pad, Push Plate, Table saw, Techniques, Tricks of the Trade, Workshop Tips

I really got tired of digging around to find my tablesaw’s push stick each time I needed it, so I figured out a way to attach it to the fence using a rare-earth magnet. I drilled a 1/2″ counterbore in …
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