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Radial Arm Saw Uses Some people think the radial arm saw is best for accurate cutoff work. With a small blade adjustment, it can cut bevels and a ... |
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Read Twice When measuring, the old adage "measure twice and cut once" can be excellent advice. Pros, however, have their own variation; ... |
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Recycled Sawdust Don’t throw away that sawdust. Keep some in a coffee can to throw on workshop spills. It’s also great for throwing on icy ... |
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Recycled Wood Safety One of the more dreaded occurrences for any woodworker is when a tool collides with a metal object in recycled wood. Before ... |
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Reduce Splintering Here's a fast and easy way to reduce the amount of splintering that occurs when cutting wood with a hand saw. Apply a strip of ... |
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Rip Cuts Rip cuts are cuts that go with the woodgrain. After a proper measurement and marking have been made, carefully use your thumb ... |
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Sabre Saw For a saw that is great on the curves, look for a good sabre saw. Sometimes called a "jigsaw", it has a small blade that cuts ... |
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Saw Guide If you need to make a saw cut over a long distance, here's an easy way to make your cut perfectly straight. First, strike a ... |
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Saw Safety Here are some important safety tips to remember when you're using a circular saw. Remove jewelry and loose clothing first, and ... |
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Saw Wax Apply wax to straight edges and skill saw bases for nice smooth cuts. |
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Sawdust Collection System As a practical matter, workshops can be set up just about anywhere space is available. But if you set up in a basement, ... |
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Sawdust Relief Sawdust build-up can create heat and friction when you use a hole saw. One solution is to drill a smaller hole inside the area ... |
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Sawing Posts Say you're building a deck in your yard and have to cut a 10-in. thick post in half. How do you do this with a circular saw ... |
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Sawing Wood When sawing wood, take time to consider which side of the material to having facing up. Keep the good side up when you are ... |
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Sheathing Cuts Often carpenters will make quick work of cutting fiberboard sheathing by making their cut marks with a chalkline instead of a ... |
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Specialty Blades Your table saw may be more versatile than you think. In addition to making a variety of straight andangled cuts, you can ... |
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Story Poles When you need to duplicate multiple measurements on a larger project, it can be helpful to use a length of 1x2 or similar ... |
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Straight Wood Before you glue up wood for a project, examine the parts. If at all possible, start out with cleanly cut, perfectly straight ... |
 
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The Art of Dovetailing She is constructing a drawer made of poplar. After measuring she gets to work with a chisel and saw. She uses a Japanese Back ... |