Page 27 - Learn Woodworking

  1. Using mechanical cabinet maker's pencil to mark cut lines on a board

    Back to Woodworking Basics: Pencil It In

    Probably the most used tool in your shop is one you might overlook; your pencil.
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  2. Modern-style wenge wood country table

    Project: Modern Country Table

    Woodworker's Journal editor Rob Johnstone found a project in the back issues of the magazine and updated it for the 21st century.
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  3. Attaching dust collection bag to planer dust port

    Video: The Easiest and Cheapest Dust Collection for Your Planer

    In this video, David Picciuto discusses options for how to keep your planer dust free.
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  4. Collection of different styles of marking gauges

    Back to Woodworking Basics: Make Your Mark

    When evaluating antique furniture, one of the things appraisers search for is the fine lines and marks left behind by marking knives and marking gauges.
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  5. Entertainment center with side disc storage and cabinet

    Project: Arts and Crafts Entertainment Center

    This update to the old-style Arts and Crafts Entertainment center adapts to modern televisions and gaming consoles.
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  6. Large wood panel in deluxe panel clamps

    Best Clamps for Making Flat Wood Panels

    Gluing up pieces of wood to create a larger panel is a fundamental woodworking skill. It's useful for making everything from tabletops to cutting boards to cabinet drawer fronts and doors.
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  7. Rockler 16-foot tape measure

    Back to Woodworking Basics: Using Your Tape Measure

    The tape measure is the ubiquitous symbol of modern woodworking, but do you know how this tool really works and how to get the most from yours?
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  8. Portable air compressor underneath a workshop bench

    Determining What Air Compressor You Need

    Not every shop has the space to store a full-sized air compressor, however many air charged tools do require a lot of air to work normally.
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  9. Shaker-style flame maple end tables

    Project: Shaker-style Maple End Table

    Designed after an old pattern from the 1850s, these Shaker End tables include flame and clouded patterned maple wood.
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  10. Router bits stored loose in a workbench drawer

    Back to Woodworking Basics: Smart Bit Storage

    You invest a lot of money in your router bits. Even buying inexpensive ones, the money adds up quick. That's why I hope your bit storage does not look like this!
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  11. Space saving fold-up router table

    Building a Wall-Mounted Router Table

    Chris Marshall's space saving router table is sure to be a hit with anyone without much floorspace in their workshop.
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