Routers for Router Tables
Routers are great tools for shaping edges in furniture making, but they also have a number of other uses, as John Bullar discovers in the...
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Category: Tools
Ultimate Sanding Station
January 21, 2023
Irina
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Our art director builds an over-the-top sanding station. From casters to worktop to dust connectors, he really goes all in! Our magazine’s workshop has needed...
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Make a simple banjo-mounted rotary tool platform for the lathe
December 25, 2022
Irina
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Ken Moore makes a simple banjo-mounted rotary tool platform for the lathe, which allows you to add controlled decorative designs to either spindle or faceplate/bowl...
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Troubleshooting Bandsaws
October 16, 2022
Irina
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How to diagnose problems and get the best results from one of your most useful machines. Story by David Luckensmeyer. Bandsaws are one of the...
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Perfect-Fitting Finger Joints
August 14, 2022
Irina
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When I needs to add some extra strength to a corner, my first choice is a finger joint. The interlocking pins offer more than enough...
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Improve Your Bandsaw’s Shop Production with Accessories
August 14, 2022
Irina
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This versatile and inexpensive jig is guaranteed to spiff up your saw. If you use ihc band saw merely for freehand sawing of curved components...
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Homemade Coping Saw
July 31, 2022
Irina
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The frame of this coping saw finds its strength in the layered combination of aluminum and ash. Mention “shop-built hand tools” and a few images...
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Heavy-duty workbench from common materials
July 3, 2022
sgamal
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Today’s trendy Roubo workbenches can require a bank loan to afford and feature some complex details that are challenging to make for the average...
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Choosing & Using Chisels & Gouges For Furniture Making
May 15, 2022
sgamal
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Chisels are essential for making joints and even makers who work largely with power tools rely on chisels to clean up ends and edges.
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Homemade Jigsaw Table Machine
May 14, 2022
sgamal
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What if we mounted the saw upside-down, like a router in a table? You could cut curves and profiles of any shape or size with...
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