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
Table saw fence
micro adjusting
Cove cutting
Eliminating
miter gauge play
Bandsaw tricks
Stoning bandsaw
blades
Bandsaw 'zero
clearance insert'
Bandsaw
resaw sled
A
blade guide
for
resawing wide lumber
on a 14" bandsaw
Cutting doevetails
on the bandsaw
Planer tricks
Avoiding snipe on
a cheap planer
Tapering
on the jointer
Flattening wide
boards
Face jointing boards
wider than the jointer
Making cast iron
slippery
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
Finishing 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
Inserting
treaded inserts
Mortising on the drill press
Uncategorized
Swing arm lamp
extender
sawblade for cutting
sheet metal roofing
Using more of your
scrollsaw blades
Stiffening a sagging
plywood shelf
Ron Walters's
dust extraction
improvmements
Measuring wood
moisture conetnt
with a multimeter
Ron Walter's
Circle sanding jig
Ron Walter's
Floor sweep adapter
Ron Walter's
Dual grinder mount
Resparpening
drill bits
Modifying router bits
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