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Perfect Size Dadoes Easy

Getting dadoes cut to the exact right width is the problem, and here’s the solution. Or at least the solution that I prefer....
Cutting Mortises By Hand

The fastest way to mortise hinges or other metal hardware is to use a template with a router that has a guide bushing installed. B...
Chisel Grinding Guide

If you have a damaged chisel and want to get the original 25 degree angle back before sharpening, this is a jig you’ll want ...
How To Keep Router Bits Tight

This is something I learned long ago from a TV program called “The Router Workshop” hosted by Bob Rosendahl. I donR...
Making A Compact Compass

Leer este artículo en español This is an easy to make little project that will really come in handy around the shop. The design ...
Does Oil Swell Wood?

Judging from the comments I have received on a few of my videos (and another from a few years ago on a forum I participated in), t...
No-Twist Clamp Pads

This is so simple, I wonder why I didn’t think of it before. I have a number of fairly good steel bar clamps that I use ofte...
The Partial Dado Joint

Here’s one that I’ve used many times over the years, a thin dado to help align and strengthen a joint: Rather than cut...
Miter Clamping Dogs

Reliably clamping a miter joint can be difficult and to overcome this problem, I made these: They clamp onto the part you want to ...
Label Your Projects

Here’s a quick, easy and inexpensive way to personalize your projects, by using a laser printer and the toner transfer metho...
Two Part Epoxy Trick

Ever lose one of the tubes of a two-part epoxy? A simple preventative fix is to tape them together with plastic packing tape befor...
Install Drawer Slides The Easy Way

I’ve been making and installing a lot of drawers lately as I work on my new kitchen cabinets. If you’ve used the stand...
Flatten And True Stock Without A Jointer

I don’t own a jointer, and that is for practical reasons: I generally don’t work with solid wood enough to warrant the...
Panel Clamping Trick

It probably doesn’t happen often, but occasionally you might have to clamp something together that even you longest clamp wo...
The Nut Catcher For The Table Saw

This has happened to me dozens of times. Even when I’m being especially careful (actually, it seems to happen even more, the...
Easy Blade Cleaning

After I posted my video on sharpening carbide tipped saw blades by hand, I had a lot of comments about what I used for cleaning th...
Sharpen A Carbide Saw Blade By Hand

For a general tune-up of a blade that is starting to get dull, I use a diamond grit honing stick that has been attached to this an...
Fixing A Miter Slot

The problem with buying a used tool is that often there will be problems and damage that you can’t find before you buy it, a...
The Perfect Countersink

What if you are making something and you need to countersink the screws into a part that will be finished? How do you cut the coun...