Cottrill Paste & Hard Wax Review
Tool: Paste Wax Shop Now and Hard Wax Shop Now Manufacturer: Cottrill Tool and Wood Works MSRP: $18 (paste) $10 (hard) Paste wax is a wonderful thing. You can use it on tools in your shop [...]
Carbon Method Carbon Coat Review
Tool: Carbon Coating Kit Shop Now Manufacturer: Carbon Method MSRP: $84.99-199.99 Over the years, I’ve watched the company Carbon Method with interest. Their flagship product is a Ceramic [...]
Atlas/Craftsman Tablesaw
This beauty dates from 1939. The motor hangs off the back, like a contractor’s saw, but the trunnions are bolted to the body, like a cabinet saw. The body is all cast iron; I made the base below [...]
How To Sharpen A Gouge [Video]
Last week, after posting three videos showing my gouge reformation and sharpening process, I decided to compile them into one unified tutorial. In the video, I explain the process and cover how [...]
Sharpening Wood Carving Gouges: How I Reformed and Sharpened the Pfeil Chinese Copycats
No one can match Pfeil’s sharpening quality—Pfeil gouges arrive perfectly honed with ideal edge geometry. Unfortunately, this wasn’t the case with the Chinese knockoffs I tested. Both straight [...]
Spray Gun Cleaning Jug
When I clean my HVLP spray gun, this shop-made container captures the liquid solvent and fumes. When the gun is clean, I simply pour the waste into a storage container for disposal. Drill a 3-in. [...]
Helpful Tips for Setting up a Table Saw, Part 3
After sharing tips on leveling the table saw wings and aligning the blade with the miter gauge slots, I’m concluding this series with calibration advice on setting the 90-degree and [...]
Helpful Tips for Setting up a Table Saw, Part 2
In my previous post, I shared two useful tips to streamline the assembly of a SawStop cabinet saw. In this installment, I’ll focus on aligning the tabletop and the miter gauge slots with the saw [...]
Hanging a Hatchet Handle
Knowing how to hang a new handle on a hammer or an axe opens up numerous opportunities to restore your old tools and allows you to bring back to active duty eBay and flea market-bought heads of [...]
Fine Tuning a Small Bandsaw, Part 2
In the first part of the story, I showcased my small bandsaw and discussed the basic procedure of aligning the blade over the tires and checking for drift during a rip cut. Now, in this segment, [...]
Fine Tuning a Small Band Saw, Part 1
Ensuring your band saw’s blade runs square to the table and miter slot is crucial for accurate ripping and cross-cutting. A blade that cuts without any drift makes sawing along the grain, or [...]
Easy Chisel Sharpening Jig
If you’ve had trouble grinding a straight edge on a chisel or plane iron, try using your disc sander. All you need is a guide that slides in your sander’s miter gauge slot and an 80 or 100-grit [...]
