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• Router Techniques
  • Bevels of Another Degree
  • Fitting Inset Doors
  • Flush Trim Jig
  • Indexing Jig
  • Rolling Featherboard
  • Router Bushing Thread Lock
  • Router Crank Handle
  • Router Trammel
  • Routing Stopped Flutes
  • Self-Centering Router Base
• Table Saw Accessories
  • Dado Setup Jig
  • Magnetic Featherboard
  • Magnetic Stop Block
  • Making Featherboards
  • Miter Gauge Bookmark
  • Miter Gauge Extension
  • Rip Fence Setup Gauge
  • Small Parts Sled
  • Small Piece Miter Gauge
  • Taper Jig
  • Zero-Clearance Top
• Cutting Techniques
  • Custom Fit Dado
  • Cutting Identical Slats
  • Cutting Plywood: Rough Cuts
  • Cutting Plywood: Final Cuts
  • Miter Moldings Safely
  • Non-Skid Miter Saw Table
  • Raised Panels on the Table Saw
  • Roundovers on the Table Saw
  • Turned Spindle Repair
• Cabinets & Shelves
  • Attaching Glass Stops
  • Corner Cabinet Kickstand
  • Installing Hinges
  • Mounting Full-Overlay Doors
  • Loose Panel Fix
  • Louvered Doors
  • Overhead Storage Shelf
  • Quick Drawer Slides
  • Shelf Pin Jig
• Gluing & Joinery
  • Applying Edge
  • Centering a Table Top
  • Corner Clamp
  • Fitting Threaded Inserts
  • Glue Roller
  • Locking Dowels for Dadoes
  • Magnetic Clamp Pads
  • Masking Tape Clamp
  • Matching Grain
  • Miter Clamping
  • Molding Alignment Jig
  • Mortise & Tenon Joint
  • Repairing Loose Tenons
  • Shop-Made Clamp
  • Slip-On Clamp Blocks
  • Splined Miter Joint
  • Spindle Sander Jointer
  • Squaring Gauge
• Sanding
  • Belter Sander Face Extension
  • Cove Sanding Block
  • Dust Hood
  • Non-Skid Mat
  • Sanding Disc Guard
  • Sanding Jig for Circles
  • Sanding Pad
  • Sanding Table Window Shade
  • Small Parts Clamp
  • Wedged Sanding Block
• Finishing
  • Applying Veneer
  • Clean-Up Can
  • Drying Rack for Shelves
  • Finishing Dowels
  • Finishing Easel
  • Finishing Shelves
  • Finishing Wood Plugs
  • Glue Brush
  • Power Stir Stick
  • Putty Trick
  • Recycled Brush Holder
• Around the Shop
  • 7 Must-Have Shop Jigs
  • Band Saw Shelf
  • Box Fan Filter
  • Disc Flattener
  • Dividing a Circle
  • Division Made Easy
  • Drill Press Fence
  • Drill Press I-Beam
  • Dust Bag Hold Up
  • Flattening Water Stones
  • Knock-Down Support
  • Ladder Tool Tray
  • Leg Leveler
  • More Leverage on Clamps
  • Multi-Purpose Sawhorses
  • PVC Dust Collector Port
  • Scribing A Parallel Line
  • Shop-Made Drawer Pulls
  • Small Parts Caddy
  • Swing-Out Tool Bar
  • Tool Shelf
  • Two Quick Shop Projects
  • Vacuum Hose Bracket