High And Dry Ply
After ruining four $90 sheets of plywood by storing them on a damp floor, I came up with a simple fix: PVC feet. Cut several 12″ sections of 2″ dia….
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Workshop Tips
Sanding Guard for Inside Corners
Sanding inside corners used to leave nasty buzz marks from my sander banging into the adjacent face. I still haven’t tamed my sander, but now I get buzz-free results by…
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Testing for Square
On a crosscut sled, the fence must be absolutely square to the blade. Here’s a super-accurate method of testing for square. It makes errors easier to detect by magnifying them…
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Floor Sweep Dust Port
Floor Sweep Dust Port My router table is probably the most-used tool in my shop. I have dust collector ports on the fence, but when I rout with a bearing-guided…
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Sandpaper Index
When turning, I like to have all my supplies close at hand, ready for use. ?I use an index card box to store and organize cut pieces of sandpaper.?It has…
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Clamp-Free Rip Fence
After years of fumbling with clamps, I decided there must be a better way to attach featherboards to my tablesaw’s rip fence. Two T-tracks screwed to the fence allow me…
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