AW Extra 12/19/13 – Tips For Applying Tee Molding
Tips For Applying Tee Molding Looking for a quick, easy way to put a durable edge on a project? By Brad Holden Tee molding might be the perfect answer. Installation could not be simpler: just [...]
AW Extra 12/19/12 – Tubular Storage
Tubular Storage Here’s my solution for storing skinny things like wood trim and edge banding. I bought a 12-in.-dia. by 8-ft.-long cardboard concrete form at a home center for about $14. I [...]
Friday’s Tip for December 13th
Glue-Up Helper I've always struggled with the rubber bands I use to hold jewelry box sides square and steady during glue-up. The biggest pain in the neck was cleaning the glue squeeze-out [...]
AW Extra 12/12/13 – Reshaping the Skew Chisel
Reshaping the Skew Chisel An alternate shape minimizes dig-ins. By Alan Lacer Years ago, an old professional spindle turner showed me a different way to sharpen a skew. When I tried it, I was [...]
SketchUp Tricks Part 1
This post is Part 1 of a multi-part series on SketchUp Tricks. More precisely, methods of modeling that save time. Today I am going to show you some methods to draw boards with symmetrical ends [...]
Correction To Cherry Bedside Table
Last week I posted shop drawings for a Cherry Bedside Table. Some how a mortise was left out of the front legs. I have corrected the .layout, .PDF and .skp files and uploaded the new ones. If you [...]
AW Extra 12/12/13 – Suspended Outlet
Suspended Outlet This is one of my favorite shop upgrades.By adding this suspended outlet over my work area I always have electricity close at hand. It sure beats running an extension cord across [...]
Use SketchUp to Preview Proportions
Of all the variables of design, context is the easiest to miss. That is one of the powerful things about using SketchUp, you can easily compare one piece to another, add a human figure to the [...]
Friday’s Tip for December 6th
Tabletop Connection Steel tabletop fasteners are a great way to attach a tabletop to its base while still allowing for seasonal changes. On a table with straight aprons, it’s easy enough to [...]
The Anarchist’s Gift Guide, Day 7
The last two items on my list are for woodworkers who have been very good this year. They are a bit more expensive than the other items on my list, but they are excellent tools. Of those last two [...]
Proportion Problems Solved With SketchUp
I’m in the early planning stages for an upcoming project build for Popular Woodworking Magazine. The project will be a reproduction of a wardrobe cabinet from the early 1900s. I was trying [...]
Q & A: How tight does my blade have to be?
How tight does my blade have to be? Q: I have a heck of a time loosening the arbor nut when I switch blades on my tablesaw. How hard do I really have to crank on that nut when …
