‘Chisel Basics’ Video with Christopher Schwarz
I’m not a hand tool guy. There, I’ve said it. If I can find a way to use a power tool, I will. That said, I, like most woodworkers, do...
A Double-duty Disc Sander
I make a lot of wooden toys and find my disc sander indispensable for both shaping and smoothing small parts. Unfortunately, this calls for the use of both coarse and...
A Bit of a Marking Knife
If you enjoy making your own woodworking tools, as I do, here’s a good-quality marking knife you can create from a humble used-up spade bit and a small scrap of...
Shop-made Mortise Cleaning Tool
When mortising I found it difficult to remove waste left at the bottom of the mortise by my hollow-chisel mortising bit. Prying it out with a bench chisel often damaged...
Make a Rabbet Block Plane
I recently converted a common #220 Stanley block plane into an effective rabbet plane. I think a block plane’s comfort, low profile and blade angle can provide precision for paring...
Do Double-duty with a Dovetail Jig
I was intrigued with Nick Engler’s Ingenious Jigs article from December 2001 that showed you how to make a jig for cutting perfect dados in the sides of case pieces....
How-to Draw Accurate Lines Around Corners
Many years ago my carpenter square mysteriously disappeared at the start of my basement finishing project. So I started using a butt hinge to mark lumber. It worked better than...
Make Forstner-powered Dovetail Pins
Chiseling and paring away the waste between dovetail pins can be largely eliminated by using a Forstner bit to remove the waste. Set up a Forstner bit (the diameter equal...
How to Sharpen Dull Router Bits
Most shops have two types of router bits – dull and sharp ones. It’s easy to tell the difference because the sharp bits ease through the wood while the dull...
Final Days of ShopClass Sale – Lock in the Savings Now
Our 1/2 Price For Life sale at ShopClass, is ending on Saturday, March 31 – that’s just three more days to lock in lifetime savings. Act now before it’s too...
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