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      Press fitting pen parts requires a deft touch, but you don't need a special clamp or vise to do the job: I use my lathe and a...

        I made this quick-release sanding block from four pieces of 1/2-in. -thick birch plywood. The top three pieces are glued together. Wrap a quarter sheet of...

        A can of lubricant is very useful around the shop, and so is the little red straw…if you can find it after the first use! I...

      Trimming miters used to drive me crazy, because I couldn’t hold the piece I was trimming securely enough against the miter gauge. The piece would always slide...

        Why doesn’t a drill press come with an adjustable fence? My solution is essentially a two-part table. The fence (C) is attached to the top part,...

Master Your Mortiser Shop-tested techniques guarantee great results. By George Vondriska The first time I used my benchtop mortiser was almost my last. It was tedious to set up, difficult...

    Grizzly has added some muscle to one of their best-selling 14-in. bandsaws and come up with the new model G0555X machine, $595. I like the large motor (1-1/2-hp,...

by Mandy Houston     Dried glue used to make my pipe clamps hard to handle and use. Now I give the pipes a light coat of paste wax from...

by Frank Penicka     I hate waiting for the glue to get to the tip of the bottle, especially when it’s almost empty. So I store my glue bottle...

by Thad Bolden     Precise marks are one key to accurate cuts. Rather than mounting pencil sharpeners all around the shop, I just stick 120-grit PSA-backed sandpaper wherever I...

by Walt Everett       I try to use every square inch of space in my shop, so I made a storage rack for my turning tools that swings...

Leather Tool Sheaths By Michael Dromey When I’m not using my chisels I keep them in a drawer, so I made a set of leather sheaths to protect their sharp...