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Miter Box Saver
If you just bought a manual miter box, a simple modification will extend its useful service life. Insert and fasten a piece of ... |
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Miter Saw
The miter saw is one of the most versatile and accurate tools you can add to your workshop. You can pivot the blade over the ... |
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Miter Support
When you cut longer pieces, miter saws are best used with supports on both sides. One way is to cut in a drop-down section ... |
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Nail Sets
Give your molding or finish work a seamless, professional look. Here' s how: Be sure to use finish nails or smaller brads for ... |
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Nail Spinner
You can avoid splitting or marring wood, such as hardwood molding, by using what is called a nail spinner. With this low-cost ... |
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Part Pick-Up
If you will be building something which uses small parts produced on your tablesaw, you can let your shop vacuum pick up the ... |
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Phillips Head Screwdriver
Make sure when you're using a Phillips head screwdriver that you're not doing it the hard way. Here's how: Be sure you're ... |
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Plane Fix
If you drop one of your favorite steel planes and dent the sole, metal displaced from the dent will likely leave a raised ring ... |
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Plane Shelves
Having special shelves for your carpenter's planes will help keep them organized. But before mounting these shelves, rout a ... |
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Plane Technique
Using a hand plane on the ends of boards can be tricky. One way to keep from splitting a board at the edges is to push the ... |
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Planer-Joiner
Professional woodworkers buy quality tools capable of precision adjustments. Two tools which give them a leg up are the ... |
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Portable Framing
A picture-framing vise, or miter clamp, has screw holes on the bottom for attaching to a workbench. But for occasional framing ... |
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Power Router
The power router is the most essential sharing tool in the workshop. It performs many tasks and isn't terribly expensive to ... |
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Power Saw Blade Sense
The right blade makes all the difference. |
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Prevent Saw Binding
Here's how to keep you and your saw out of a bind! If a coping saw, sabre saw, or keyhole sawblade is binding, you may be ... |
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Problem Solvers
Often a project can go well except for one thing. A single screw, for example, that doesn't want to go in, or time wasted ... |
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Pulling Nails
This wooden-handled hammer may look strong enough to pull any nail, but because the grain of the wood is wekaer in this ... |
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Quick Line
Carpenters who do rough construction get very proficient at "close-enough" measuring. For example, to quickly draw a line ... |
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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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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 ... |
