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Learn tips and tricks that make your shop time more productive. Find out how to get the most out of hand tools and power tools, including your router and table saw. See tips on finishing, gluing, clamping, sharpening, layout, and more!
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Level Up: Make your Mitersaw Flush with your Bench
Workhorse Wedges
Safer Sledding
Pull at the Front of your Drawers
Turkey Baster Saves Liquid
Miters: We've Got You Covered
"Easy Removal" Lathe Shim
Save with Hockey Puck Prop Up
Two-fisted techniue levels cutting-board lumps
Saw dust solution right out of the gate
Glue Top Popper
End game for dowel drilling
Conduit clamp cord keeper
Slick sled for sawing shapes
Perfect patterns for sawing success
That's a wrap!
Adjustable Juice Jig
Ready...Setscrew...Stop
Stick it to stickers with a tried and true solution
Hook wayward angles
Put the Squeeze on Excess Glue
Go nuts over saw setup
Put the heat on glues and finishes
Space-saving mitersaw fences
32 Uses for Masking Tapes
For rows of round holes, turn to a square
Tape tames belt tracking
Totally tubular storage rack for slim stock
Get your bearings before using benchtop tools
Watch your noise levels in the shop
Tool hack shakes up detail sanding
Have a blast with dust control
Fold-up pedal lifts to free floor space
Drop a dowel to determine dust level
Get tighter miters with a sanding slider
Well-adjusted helper lends support in the shop
Take a stand for additional storage space
Inexpensive alignment illumination
Speak, and it shall be done
Sand a perfect radius without cutting corners
A shady solution for a clean worksurface
Shop heat: Ya gotta feel it (It's electric!)
Workpiece security hinges on this tip
Repeatable measurements start with a simple stop
Chip dip for dowels solves sloppiness
Custom clamping spacers for consistent cabinet construction
A magnetic attraction to spill-proof finishing
Secret sliding sharpening station
A cheesy container for hardware storage
A different kind of "top tip"
Bitty gauges bring accuracy when cutting lap joints
Protecting tools on the cheap
Crafty calipers reach around the lips
Handy sanders use every bit of the grit
Turn the tables on finishing
Smart support stymies stock slip-through
Tile saw becomes a model citizen
I need a new template—and step on it!
Secure stacking storage for stops
Holey solution for organized drawer storage
Onboard bit storage for easy access
Sticky solution for static shock
Grind your teeth for no-stress flush cuts
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