As their craft has evolved in the last 30 years, wood turners have sought out materials other than wood for projects. Banksia seed pods and tagua nuts, shown at left, are popular for their unique appearance. The seed pods of the Australian banksia tree (center) can grow 8 inches long and 3 inches in diameter. [...]

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To reduce the setup time needed to cut slots for biscuit-jointed face frames, mount your plate joiner in a shop-made stand like the one shown above. Build the jig from 3/4-inch plywood, except for the barrel support, which should be solid wood. Refer to the illustration for suggested dimensions. Screw the handle support to the [...]

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Making The Dovetail Spline Joint Jig The jig shown at right, built from 3/4 inch plywood, will help you cut grooves for dovetail spline joints in the corners of a carcase. Refer to the illustration for suggested dimensions. Before assembling the jig, cut the oval slot in the middle of the base to accommodate your [...]

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You can perform most of the pin routing operations using a conventional router table and the shop-built jig shown above. The setup stands conventional pin routing on its head. Rather than suspending the router over a guide pin, the tool is mounted upside down in a router table and the guide pin is positioned over [...]

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If you want to cut molding on the radial arm saw with the molding head in the horizontal position, try an auxiliary table like the one shown below, With the saw arbor in the vertical position, the molding head cannot be lowered to the level of the standard table. The auxiliary base raises the workpiece [...]

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Cutting coves on a table saw is essentially simple: The concave shape is easily formed by moving the work across a partially raised blade at an angle. However, accurately setting up the saw to achieve the proper angle, width, and depth of cut can be tricky. The task is simplified by using the cove cutting [...]

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For making circular cuts out of large panels on the band saw, use a jig like the one shown above. Build the jig from 3/4-inch plywood, cutting the pieces so the top of the jig is level with the saw table when the feet are screwed or clamped to a work table. Before assembling the [...]

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