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Soak Your Bits
Clean your drill and router bits often. Use oven cleaner or soak overnight in turpentine. Wipe clean then coat with light oil. |
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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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Square It
If you'd like your project to turn out as strong, solid, and lasting as if a professional woodworker built it, do what they ... |
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Steel Runners
If you are making up sliding jigs for the tablesaw or other tools, consider steel rather than wood for the guide runners. ... |
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Storing Sandpaper
To keep sanpaper discs from curling up, make a simple jig to keep them flat. Cut out two pieces of 1/4-in. plywood that are ... |
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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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Stretch Sanding
Tape a sanding sheet around the head of a sponge mop. This will give you the reach you'll need to smooth out hard to reach ... |
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Surface Drag
If any of your woodworking tools seem to be losing their zip, make sure they aren't suffering from surface drag instead of a ... |
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T Square
A 4-ft. T-square for drywalling can come in handy for other projects. Besides being helpful in drywalling, it can be useful ... |
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Table and Radial Saws
Choosing the saw best suited to your needs. |
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Table Saw
Here's a table saw accessory you can make yourself. It's called a featherboard, and it will make ripsawing safer asnd more ... |
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Tape Check
If you are working on a project with a partner and using two different measuring tapes, take the time to check that both tapes ... |
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The Portable Table Saw
For the finish carpenter who has a modicum of skills a table saw is considered by many to be the most essential tool. |
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Thread Lube
Applying a little beeswax to the threads of wood screws can make driving them in much easier. The added lubricant can also ... |
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Tool Clean-Up
For cleaning accumulated sawdust and wood resins from tools, use warm soapy water with a stiff scrub brush. If resin is a ... |
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Tool Wind Down
Giving the power tool time to wind down after a cut is an often-overlooked safety mistake. Even without power, the spinning ... |
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Top Gun
You can extend the the time it takes hot-melt glue to set by slightly pre-warming both the surfaces to be joined with a heat ... |
 
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Tour of the Completed Boat Barn
Bob takes a close look at the boat barn part of the building. He highlights a few of the interior features including the ... |
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Using a Cabinet Clamp
Cabinet installation can be made easier by using a cabinet clamp. Use this special clamp to hold the boxes together while you ... |
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Using a Circular Saw
The circular saw is a common power tool used in home repair and improvement projects. Here is how to use one properly. |
