Shop Tips
Learn tips and tricks that make your shop time more productive. Find out how to get the most out of hand tools and power tools, including your router and table saw. See tips on finishing, gluing, clamping, sharpening, layout, and more!
To create drawer stops that prevent the drawer from accidentally being pulled out of the carcase, I raided my spare-hardware stash for self-closing overlay hinges.
Using portable power tools, especially outdoors, sometimes results in pulling the cord out of the receptacle.
I make a lot of picture frames and developed this easy-change method to secure the artwork or photograph in the frame.
Using a conventional miter gauge when crosscutting workpieces wider than about 12" can be tricky.
Shaker boxes require wood strips made to uniform thickness with smooth faces. To impart both of those qualities to your sawn strips, use an oscillating spindle sander.
Here’s how to add even more functionality to your drill-press stop.
Despite many years working with wood, I found myself struggling to cut accurate segments to glue into rings for segmented turnings.
Tip of the Day
Use Vise as "Calipers" for Odd-Shaped Pieces
Sometimes, we need to take the measurements of a piece of odd-shaped hardware. After trying several... read more