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…if your tip is selected as the top tip, you’ll also receive a Kreg K5 Jig. ShopNotes.com 5 Router Dust Collection Hood My router throws dust and chips like nobody’s …also be used to stabilize other odd-shaped items. ShopNotes No. 137 Bit Bearing Changing Jig After scoring the router bit shaft with a vise on one occasion and cutting my finger…Read More
ShopNotes Issue 137
September 2014
Shop Short Cuts
…project. While there are a number of ways to get the job done, the jig shown here does all these things without being too complicated. In a nutshell, a … long fence goes on the outside and creates a clamping surface. #8 x 1!/2" Fh WOODSCREW NOTE: JIG PARTS ARE MADE FROM #/4" MDF GAP MATCHES THICKNESS OF WORKPIECE (3!/2" x 12") BASE (3!/2" x 12")…Read More
ShopNotes Issue 137
September 2014
Faster & Easier Pocket Holes
…of pocket hole joinery, this machine will greatly speed up the process over standard jigs. Pocket hole joinery is the go-to method of joining wood for many woodworkers…Foreman Pocket Hole Machine can really increase your productivity over other jigs currently on the market. With a standard jig, you have to position and clamp the part, then drill the…Read More
ShopNotes Issue 138
November 2014
Vertical Glue-Up Station
J I G S & A C C E S S O R I E S Glue-Up Station This folding station makes it easy to glue up solid wood panels. Vertical O kay, I’ll admit it. Gluing up a solid wood panel with pipe clamps standing on end looks a bit unorthodox. But it works great. And with this vertical glue-up station to support the clamps, the whole glue-up process is …Read More
ShopNotes Issue 28
July 1996
Resawing on a Band Saw
T E C H N I Q U E Resawing on the Band Saw All it takes to make thin stock from a thick board is a band saw, a sharp blade, and a little know-how. W here do you get thin wood? If you’re building a project requiring thin stock (less than 3/4"-thick), one of the quickest and easiest ways is to make your own by resawing a thick piece into two (or …Read More
ShopNotes Issue 51
May 2000
5 Tips to Get More from Your Planer
SETTING UP Shop 5 tips to get more From a Planer Designed to thickness a workpiece, a planer can do a whole lot more. If I were to ask you to name one of the most versatile tools in your workshop, it’s a pretty good bet that the thickness planer wouldn’t be on the list. Most of the time, it gets used for a single operation — making thick stock …Read More
ShopNotes Issue 109
January 2010
Tools for Perfect Miters
IN THE Shop tools for Perfect Miters With this pair of shop-made accessories for hand planing, gap-free miter joints are guaranteed. Even experienced woodworkers can struggle when it comes to fitting perfect miters. Whether it’s molding that wraps around a cabinet, a small box with mitered corners, or a picture frame, getting gap-free joints …Read More
