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Breadboard End Joints

AW136, Breadboard, Joinery, Precision, Techniques, Titebond, Woodworking Posts / Enthusiast

Cut precision joints on a large top. Breadboard ends are old devices for improving a solid-wood top. They act like cleats to hold the top flat, which is particularly important…
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Kellogg Depth Gauge Review

August 2025 #284, Depth Gauge, Kellogg Fine Tools, Marking and Measuring, Measuring Tools, Precision, Precision Instruments, Tool Review, Tool Reviews, Woodworking Posts / Enthusiast

Tool: Extra-Fancy Depth Gauge Shop Now Manufacturer: Kellogg Fine Tools MSRP: $80 Sometimes, having a simple tool is best. That doesn’t mean that your simple tool can’t be fancy, however. This Extra-Fancy Depth Gauge from Kellogg Fine Tools is &#…

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Isometric Drawing Tool

AW155, Drawing, Lee Valley, Measured Drawings, Precision, Square, Tool Review, Tool Reviews, Tools, Woodworking Posts / Enthusiast

Tool: Magnetic Straightedge Shop Now Manufacturer: Lee Valley MSRP: $7.50 Don’t have a drafting table? Can’t draw freehand to save your life? Here’s a tool from Lee Valley that lets you easily make isometric shop sketches. The tool has …
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Precision in the Woodshop

April 2018 #238, Marking and Measuring, Measuring Tools, Precision, Precision Instruments, Techniques, Woodworking Posts / Enthusiast

You’re measuring wrong, and making it more difficult to do good work. If the title has you expecting high-tech procedures or suggestions for expensive measurement gear that’ll get you closer to Angstrom-level measurements, then let me disappoint you qu…

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