The jig shown at right allows you to use a non-piloted straight bit to trim solid edge banding f lush with the top and bottom surfaces of a panel. Designed to be screwed to the tool’s sub-base, the jig features two guide pins that ride along the outside face of the banding while the end [...]

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Easy and inexpensive to build, the corner-rounding jig at left works as well as the commercial version. The jig consists of a plywood base and two lips that keep the edges of the jig and the workpiece aligned. Cut the base from a piece of 3/4- inch plywood. For most jobs, a base about 10 [...]

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1. Whetting the outside bevel Set an oil stone on a plywood base, screw cleats to the base around the stone to keep it from moving, and clamp the base to a work surface. (The leather strop is used to polish the outside bevel in step 4). Saturate the stone, then set the outside bevel [...]

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Making a wooden bench dog Bench dogs can be crafted from hardwood stock; the one shown at left uses an angled wooden tongue as a spring. Cut the dog to fit the holes in your workbench, then chisel out a dado from the middle of the dog. Saw a short kerf into the lower corner [...]

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1. Sharpening on a bench grinder Position the guard properly and turn on the grinder. Holding the blade between the fingers and thumb of one hand, set the blade flat on the tool rest and advance it until the blade lightly touches the stone. Adjust the tool rest to create the desired bevel angle. Roll [...]

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To air-dry a large quantity of lumber, start your stack with two 4-by-4 supports equal in length to the boards to be dried (above). Rest the supports on concrete blocks. Then place 4-by-4 bolsters at 3-foot intervals across the supports. Begin stacking your lumber at right angles to the bolsters, leaving a space between each [...]

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Wood TV tray tables can easily be completed over a weekend. Probably the hardest part is screwing in the slide runner. You can eliminate the hassle of not having a convenient flat surface when watching TV with this simple TV tray. TV Tray Materials List Drill No. 2 Phillips screw tip 1 24-by-16-by-1-inch wood panel [...]

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Turning your own tool handles is more than just good spindle practice. Some turning tools are sold without handles, and many turners prefer to make their own to f it their hands. To turn a tool handle, cut a blank from a dense, strong hardwood such as ash or hickory, making sure that the grain [...]

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