Tricks of the Trade
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Gluing Panels
When gluing large panels, you have to keep them from bowing.
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More Biscuits with that Rip Fence?
My bench doesn’t have bench dogs, so I needed another easy method of backing up workpieces when using my biscuit joiner.
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Laundry Room Blade Cleaner
Laundry detergent is an effective alternative to pricey blade cleaners.
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Barbecue Meets Band Saw
With these tongs in hand, it’s easy to cut even tiny parts, and my fingers are never near the blade.
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Panel-cutting Jig For a One-woodworker Shop
I built this jig to cut panels too awkward for the table saw in a one-man shop.
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Micro-fence Adjuster
I often need to make fine adjustments to the position of my table saw rip fence, so I devised the following scheme.
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Band Aids
Broccoli stems are usually sold with large, flat rubber bands, which can be used in the shop to add grip to the two parts of a keyless chuck.
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Stronger Butt Joints
Butt joints are simple, but require gluing end grain to side grain – risky, unless reinforced.
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Piping Away Dust Trouble
The soft rubber vacuum hose fitting that came with my new orbital sander fell apart the first time I used it.
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Hammering Away at Accuracy
The miter gauge that came with my table saw has always had too much side-to-side play for accurate work.
