#237–Tools & Shops 2014

Articles

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  A Cabinet for Hand Tools

  Make the outside plain or fancy, but design the inside around your tools.
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  Tool Test: Router Tables

  The best offer flat tables, versatile fences, and good dust collection
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  Tool Test: Router Lifts

  Above-table adjustments and bit changes are just the beginning
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  The Incredible L-Fence

  Take your tablesaw to another level with this simple shopmade fence.
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  Organize Your Shop with Smart Carts

  Dedicated tool cabinets make this shop versatile, organized, and efficient.
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  Digital Angle Gauges

  Little electronic gauges go anywhere you need a reading
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  Essential Milling Machines

  A successful woodworking project begins with stock prepared at the jointer, planer, and tablesaw.
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  Turn a Carver's Mallet

  Shopmade tool is the perfect fit for hand-carved details
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  Charge a Strop for Honing

  Q:I read the article by Dan Faia about sharpening carving tools (Master Class: “Beautiful Carving Starts with a Keen Edge,” FWW #209), but he wasn’t clear on how to charge…
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  Remove Stubborn Pitch from Bandsaw Tires

  With the bandsaw blade removed, use the edge of a steel ruler to scrape the sap off the moving lower tire.
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  Clean and Lube Table Saw Gears for Easy Adjustments

  Q:The adjustment cranks on my tablesaw are always hard to turn. Is there anything I can do to make them easier to adjust? Chett Hillen, Sweetwater, TX A: Tablesaws create…
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  Shorten Hinge Screws That Are Too Long

  Q:I’m making a wall cabinet with a single door. I know that I should have ordered the hinges before I began to make the cabinet, but I didn’t. It turns…
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  Prepare Spalted Wood for Furniture Use

  Q: I really like the look of spalted wood. Are there any workability issues or risks I should know about before diving in? Turk Sobek, Sheridan, WY A: Spalted lumber…
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  The Story of a Custom Knob

  Abiel Rios Wong demonstrates how he makes his own tools by making a custom knob. He made the knob from a length of 1-in. brass rod and a small hunk…
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  Hand Tools—Retooled

  Abiel Rios Wong restores old woodworking tools and makes his own, using beautiful embellishments in brass, cocobolo, ebony, and ivory.

Online Extras

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  Make Better Use of Your Shop Space: A Spare Room

  In the smallest spaces, pick your compromises