Tips & Techniques4
Six great tips. 1) Laying Out Shelf Holes. 2) Bandsawing Multiples. 3) Light-Duty Clamps. 4) A Better Vise Handle. 5) Reinforcing Miter Joints. 6) Sanding Chamfers. Plus Two Quick Tips.
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Six great tips. 1) Laying Out Shelf Holes. 2) Bandsawing Multiples. 3) Light-Duty Clamps. 4) A Better Vise Handle. 5) Reinforcing Miter Joints. 6) Sanding Chamfers. Plus Two Quick Tips.
The door on this Jelly Cupboard offers a choice. It can be solid wood with a "raised" field, or punched tin for more of a country look.
Finish information: We started with a coat of wood sealer, then we stained with a 50/50 mix of Minwax Golden oak and Minwax Colonial Maple.
You can't stop wood from moving. But there are ways to design a project so it doesn't come apart later.
Clamps by themselves are great tools. But sometimes they need a little help. Here are some tips to make ordinary clamps even more useful.
1) Centered Dadoes on the Table Saw. 2) Making Quarter-Round Molding. 3) Cutting Raised Panels. 4) Routing Custom-Fit Dadoes.
Cutting compound miters accurately can be quite a challenge. Here's the step-by-step procedure we follow to obtain the best results.
Angled sides make it easy to get at the contents of this tray. The handle divides the tray into two sections.
This Fire Truck looks like an authentic replica. But adding the realistic-looking details doesn't require any special tools.