Tricks of the Trade
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Rare-earth Magnet Bit Holders
This simple shop storage tip will help you keep your screw driver bits handy.
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Rounding Gouge Heels
This reader’s tip will help you make a small adjustment to your turning tools to help give you more control during your bowl-turning endeavors.
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Adjusting Height of Long Bit
If your router bit is too long for the project on your table, this reader has a tip for lowering the bit by raising the height of your table.
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Clamping Angled Corners
This reader has a tip for dealing with tricky clamping jobs that require you to work around narrow angles.
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Grippier Crosscut Fence
Improve the handiness of your machine’s crosscut fence with a do-it-yourself grip.
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Crosscut Sled Holster
This reader has an idea for a shop fixture to help him keep another shop necessity close at hand.
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Rip Fence Stop Uses Rockler Clamp-It Square
This reader’s tip shows a simple and reusable table saw outfeed table stop is made with supplies you probably already have around the shop.
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Square Drive Nailset in a Pinch
If you need a nail set and don’t have one handy, Charles Mak has a suggestion for utilizing a few tools that you might have available.
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In Praise of Parchment Paper
Need a non-stick glue-up surface for your next project? The perfect solution can be found in your kitchen.
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Sealing Edges with Joint Compound
Aid your particleboard and MDF finishing with this reader’s tip for sealing the edges of your panels.
