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        I use this jig, which I made from leftover materials, to cut plywood into manageable sizes. Melamine provides a slick surface for the saw to ride...

        Adding a dust collection system to my shop was a great move, but it wasn’t cheap. I did manage to save money by making my own...

      Woodworking in my basement workshop used to leave a layer of dust everywhere until I hung window shades from the ceiling. Now I box myself into a...

      My disc sander is indispensable for both quick wood removal and final smoothing. I got tired of changing and wasting discs every time I needed a different...

      I love using dust collection with my orbital sander, but the hose always caught on the edge of my workbench. I fixed this problem by suspending the...

      My HVLP spray gun came equipped with a standard metal fluid-pickup tube. It works fine until I tip my gun to get inside a cabinet. Then the...

      Arrgh, another burned cut! Don’t you hate it when this happens? Here’s a fix. Shim out the workpiece with thin cardboard and take a second light cut....

      I transformed this dresser for my daughter, who didn’t like the way her husband’s metal tool chest looked in their apartment. For these newlyweds, shop space [...]

          I use air tools for sanding, nailing and finishing. I usually work in my garage, but when the weather is nice, I often grab my...

          Installing a dado set on my left-tilt saw makes the scale on the rip fence un-usable. Here’s why: The cutters stack from left to right,...

          I replaced my bandsaw’s wimpy 1-1/2-in. dust-collection port with a shop-made shroud that makes bandsawing virtually dust-free. The secret: My [...]

          In my crowded shop, there’s no such thing as unusable space. My router bits store under a shop cabinet, out of the way until I...