Tips & Tricks

Going Cordless: Smart Tips for Beginners

The more we find ourselves moving into urban environments, the more we begin to realize the big role that factors such as space, time, efficiency, and cost can play. This is…

Writing on Wood, Metal, Plastics & more – Engravers

Engraving has grown in popularity over the years. This hobby has grown from being a simple way to pass the time and has soon become an entry point to other levels of…

Tips & Tricks – ABCs of Router Bits

It’s a fact that router bits are vital tools to make routers useful for performing routing applications. In fact, without the router bits, there is no use of the routers, and that signifies the…

Tips & Tricks – Measuring tools for Carpentry

Although expensive Power tools are nice to see in any shop or workshop, the most fundamental components are the Measuring tools. All Skilled carpenters depend on Micro fractions, so the quality can capabilities of the…

Tips & Tricks – Square Deal

Indestructible and inexpensive, my aluminum square has earned its keep by doing basic layout work and guiding the edge of my circular saw when making square cuts in framing lumber. But I recently discovered a…

Souber Tools DBB Morticer 101: FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions Q: What is included in the price of the DBB Morticer? A: Every DBB Morticer Kit comes in a heavy duty case, the jig of your choice, self…

Tips & Tricks: Marking Gauge Wheel Sharpening

I love my wheeled marking gauge but, like any other cutting tool, it needs occasional sharpening to work effectively. The darned wheel is so small, though, that it can be hard to hone.

Tips & Tricks: Router-Table Trickery

If a router is the most accessorized tool in the shop, a router table would have to be its best accessory. In last issue’s “Router Table Basics” story, Joe Hurst-Wajszczuk showed how to…

Expert Answers: Ripping Bevels on the Table Saw

Q An upcoming job requires ripping a lot of bevels on the table saw, a process I’ve always found challenging. What’s the best approach to the operation? —Marty Kinwood, Phoenix, Arizona A Senior editor Paul…

Joinery Made Simple: How to Harness Pocket-Hole Muscle

TWO THOUSAND YEARS AGO, Egyptian woodworkers figured out how to clamp two boards together, drill an angled hole through both, and insert a dowel to make a powerful joint. Two decades ago, when Iowa tool…

Tips & Tricks: One-Handed Clamps/Quick Clamps

Check out this tip from an older issue of Woodcraft Magazine about an easy way to hold down smaller pieces that you’re working on, using stuff you probably have in the shop already. See our…

Tips & Tricks: Table Saw Kick Switch

Years ago, I was working with my pal Andy at his shop, and had the occasion to use his cabinet saw, which he had outfitted with a shop-made kick switch. What a beautiful thing…