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AW Extra 3/20/14 – Spray Booth for Waterborne Finishes
Spray Booth for Waterborne Finishes Fifty bucks and a few hours is all it takes to put together this finishing booth. It keeps overspray off my tools and dust off my projects. Since I use [...]
Friday’s Tip for March 14th
Retractable Chuck Key After losing three chuck keys I attached the fourth to a plain, old retractable key chain. Now I don't have to turn my shop inside out looking for my chuck key because [...]
Q & A: Board too Wide for Jointer
Q & A: Board too Wide for Jointer Q: I’ve got some beautiful planks that are too wide for my jointer. I really don’t want to rip them down to size and risk breaking up the grain [...]
AW Extra 3/13/14 – Pipe Clamp Protectors
Pipe Clamp Protectors Iron pipe clamps can mar a finished surface and leave nasty black stains if they touch a wet glue line. My solution is to raise the pipe above the surface with [...]
Working in the Round
As we continue to explore customized storage solutions from the workshop, a fun way to make an interesting container is to turn one. If you have (or have access to) a lathe and a little bit of [...]
Wooden Storm Door
Wooden Storm Door Versatile design keeps winter winds out and lets summer breezes in. by Tim Johnson A storm door doesn’t just keep out the wind and rain. It’s the focal point of your home’s [...]
A Shaker Stool For The WorkshopPart 2
Today we are going to model the legs of the Shaker Stool. Modeling the legs requires close and careful attention to the compound angles and the off axis planes you will be working with. Pay close [...]
“Working on a lathe is a very fluid process” – Q&A with Jim Sannerud
I caught up last week with Jim Sannerud, a bowl turner and traditional furniture maker in Minnesota. Here’s our conversation, the 3rd installment in my “Woodworking Daily” series of questions for [...]
Friday’s Tip for March 7th
Versatile Center Gauge I wanted to add accent dowel “dots” down the center of some slightly curved, tapered table legs. Sounds simple, but I nearly pulled my hair out trying to [...]
Rockler Liberon Shellac Flakes
Shellac is back in abundant supply at Rockler Three new varieties mark the end of recent shellac shortage. After experiencing several years of weather-related shortages of the raw material used [...]
SawStop’s Rare Rebate
SawStop Offers Rare and Substantial Rebate with Saw Purchase SawStop, LLC, the world leader in table saw safety, today announced a rare and substantial rebate offer. Between March 1 and April 30, [...]
