Showing posts with label shop tips. Show all posts
Showing posts with label shop tips. Show all posts
2021-02-21

Yet Another Use for 1-2-3 Blocks

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Today I was making a rolling rack for plywood and other sheet goods. The base required me to rip frame parts with a four degree bevel along ...
2021-01-24

All I Have Is a Hammer

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As a long-time woodworker, when I need to do or make something, my first thought about approaching the challenge is usually in the form of w...
2020-04-12

File Files So Files Don't File Files

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We all know, or should know, to not let files and rasps bang against each other or against other metal tools.* They'll get dull, we'...
2019-08-08

Further Adventures in Workholding, Episode IX

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Ms. L. is returning to work for another school year, so it's time for me to write a brief essay on "What I Did over Summer Vacation...
2019-06-19

Videos Worth Watching: Workholding Without a Vise

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This is one of my 10 favorite woodworking videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvhn-PAfEW4&t=10s Why do I hold it in such este...
2018-01-03

Spoon Blanks by Hammer and Chisel (Without a Hatchet!)

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Unrefined spoons, just captured in the wilds of northern Wisconsin! Let's say you have
2017-10-18

Miller Dowels Replacing Screws

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The workbench we build in the “Workbench in a Weekend” class is made up of five assemblies that are glued together, with #8 scre...
2017-09-02

Solvent and Finishing Tip

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  Not much explanation required here! I'll just elaborate by saying these washers are cheap and you might think about leaving one tape...