Wood Shop tricks
Over the years, I have come up with a few 'tricks' to make a some things easier in the workshop. I figured I'd share some of those with you.
Table saw tricks
Avoiding tearout
on veneered
plywood stock
Using skillsaw blades
in a table saw
Dado blade
substitute
Making cast iron
slippery
Bandsaw tricks
Stoning bandsaw
blades
Bandsaw 'zero
clearance insert'
Bandsaw
resaw sled
Planer tricks
Avoiding snipe on
a cheap planer
Tapering
on the jointer
Flattening wide
boards
Measurement and layout tricks
Measuring holes for
drawer handles
Calipers as
a marking gauge
Spacing spindles
evenly
Marking large arcs
Round objects
to mark arcs
Finnishing and varnishing
Scraping varnish
for a smoother finish
Varnishing
supports
Avoiding
sanding marks
with a belt sander
Chamfering edges
Gluing and Joinery
Spread glue with
a rubber spatula
Cleaning up
glue squeeze-out
Edge clamping
trick
Getting screws to
hold in end grain
Pocket holes
without a jig
Determine drill size
for screw holes
Drilling oversized
stock with a
small drill press
Slitting dowels
Fixing slipping
bar clamps
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Swing arm lamp
extender
sawblade for cutting
sheet metal roofing
Using more of your
scrollsaw blades
Stiffening a sagging
plywood shelf
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