Clearing a particle from the eye Hold your affected eye open with the forefinger and thumb of one hand. Slowly rotate your eye, if necessary, to help expose the particle. Gently wipe away the particle using the twisted end of a tissue moistened with water (above, left). Or, till an eye irrigator with cool water [...]

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Feather boards, also known as finger boards, are used to keep stock pressed snugly against the fence or table of a stationary tool. They also serve as anti-kickback devices, since the fingers allow a workpiece to move in only one direction-toward the blade or bit. Two basic designs are shown at right. The miter-slot feather [...]

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PUSH BLOCK TOOLS FOR FACE JOINTING The long, wide base of the push block shown above is ideal for surfacing the face of a board on a jointer. Although push blocks for such jobs are available commercially, you can easily fashion your own. Refer to the illustration for suggested dimensions, but tailor the design to [...]

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Build Push Sticks Yourself Push sticks for feeding stock across stationary tool tables can be purchased ready-made, but they are easy to make in the shop using 3/4-inch plywood scraps and a band saw or saber saw. The variations shown above can serve as rough guides, but no one shape is ideal for every situation. [...]

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LAYING OUT A KITCHEN WITH STORY POLES Step1: Making horizontal site poles Using chalk, sketch a full-size outline of your kitchen layout on the site floor. Mark both the upper and lower cabinet runs, indicating which cases will be cabinets and which will be appliances. Then create a horizontal site story pole for each wall [...]

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The four-poster bed is a dramatic and imposing piece of furniture that descends from the canopy beds of the Byzantine and medieval periods. Once, only heads of families could occupy a bed with a full canopy; others contented themselves with half-canopy beds, or unadorned beds. The use of a canopied bed, then, was certainly a [...]

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Introduction When restoring older wood furniture you will probably encounter dark rings and black spots, which are caused by water stains. Oxalic acid is a moderate bleach that will remove these stains even if they have penetrated the wood surface. Oxalic acid will also remove finish stain applied previously and lighten the wood for a [...]

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Barbecue Tray This barbecue tray doubles as a handy tote box to transport food and utensils to and from the backyard or deck. It certainly cuts down on the number of trips required to get the cookout under way. If you cook outdoors and eat inside, the platter and box are attractive enough to adorn [...]

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Every workshop should contain an oil stone box. You can make a simple container to house your sharpening stone. MATERIALS AND TOOLS FOR OIL STONE BOX Scrap timber (pine) Plane Hammer Saw Square Chisel Pencil Marking gauge Take two pieces of scrap timber (e.g. pine “four-by-two”) to form the base and the lid of the [...]

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If you’re joining a series of long boards together that may be too cumbersome to handle on a short-bet jointer, try using your hand-held router and a 1/4″ straight bit. Start by laying all of your boards face down on your bench top or the floor in their proper orientation. Leaving about 3/16″ between each [...]

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