woodworking tricks
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Label Your Lumber Before Shelving It
Ever have trouble identifying unfamiliar wood species by sight? This reader did, until he came up with a simple and elegant solution.
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Set Gaps for Band Saw Guides with Tape
Ever use a dollar bill to check the gap between a band saw blade and the side guides? This reader has a tip that makes thing a little money.
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How to Make a PVC Wing-nut Wrench
If loosening pesky tight wing-nuts on your scroll saw has you down, this reader tip offers a quick (and cheap) solution.
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VIDEO: How to Enlarge Gridded Drawings
Don’t want to blow up a smaller drawing to full-size? Chris Marshall shows you how to plot out a gridded template onto a large piece.
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Cutting Different Materials with Your Scroll Saw
Challenge your creativity while expanding your skills.
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Spending Less Time and Effort on Sanding
The author’s tips on improving your sanding technique are applicable whether you are sanding by hand or using a random orbit sander. When you use these techniques, it will be easy to see — and get rid of — your previous sanding scratches. (And you’ll know when to stop!)
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Sanding Woodturning Projects with a Lubricant
Adding wet-sanding to our arsenal can be a major benefit to our lungs. AAW’s Mike Peace explains the benefits of using lubricants when sanding turning projects.
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Making Simple Clamping and Assembly Stands
This reader came up with a pair of handy shop helpers for clamping and assembly, made with some scrap from around his shop.
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Easily Bundling Your Dowels
If you’re like this reader, you’ve got a lot of loose dowels and garden stakes around your shop. One way to keep them organized is as close as your bathroom.
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How to Speed Up Your Sub-Base
This reader had issues with the plastic sub-base on his router dragging at times. He has a quick, simple solution that keeps things running smoothly.
