Tricks of the Trade
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VIDEO: A Better Tool for Salvaging Pallet Wood
Traditional methods of pulling apart pallets to recycle the wood can end up breaking up the wood you’re trying to save. Chris Marshall has a tool suggestion that can really help out.
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Using a Scrap Block to Make a High-Rise Mortiser
A reader needed a bit more capacity to work some wider stock on his mortiser, so he used a simple spacer to add some more functionality.
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How to Get Some Use out of an Old Shop Step Stool
Do you have an old step stool around the house that you don’t use anymore? This reader turned his children’s old stool into a new shop helper.
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VIDEO: Transfer Patterns with Lacquer Thinner
Do you use paper patterns but hate the film that adhesives leave when you’re done? Chris Marshall has a solution…
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Second Clamp for Pocket Screw Joints
Round-pad quick clamps for holding pocket screw joints together don’t always keep the workpieces flush during assembly. Here’s one reader’s fix.
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Make Sure Your Scroll Saw Blade Is Square
You don’t need an expensive miniature try square to ensure that your scroll saw blade is aligned perpendicular to the saw table.
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VIDEO: How to Recycle Tool Batteries
What should you do with your old power tool batteries? Recycling a power tool battery is easier than you might think.
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VIDEO: Time Saving Table Saw Tip
One of our readers shared a tip that makes cutting with a table saw much easier.
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New Culinary Use for Your Lathe!
Need a Plan B when your grill’s rotisserie fails? Look no further than your lathe — and be sure to wear a face shield.
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Another Use for Dental Molding
This reader turned their personal trials into workshop glory. Join us for a tale of struggle, ingenuity and ultimately, triumph.
