Shopmade Handscrews

Shopmade Handscrews Thread your own wooden screws. By Steven Bunn Even though I have a small fortune invested in tools, I always seem to be short of wooden handscrew clamps....

Q & A: Rusty Router Collets

Q & A: Rusty Router Collets Q: Returning to my shop after working outside this summer, I noticed a rusty film on my router collets and bits.What’s the best way...

Q & A: Truing a Framing Square

Q & A: Truing a Framing Square   Q: I just inherited my grandpa’s framing square. It’s big and heavy and I’d like to use it but it isn’t square!...

Q & A: Final Rubout

Q & A: Final Rubout   Q: I always have problems getting a smooth finish. I sand the wood with 220 paper,wipe it with a tack cloth, apply three coats...