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

Uncategorized

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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