Building a storage shed

Wood stock, particularly the stuff that passes for dimensional lumber at modern-day home centers, isn’t the most agreeable of products. It often isn’t fully dried when found on the shelves, and becaus

Watching the experts on TV use the Porter-Cable 4212, you’d be inclined to think that you could simply open the box, insert a workpiece & route flawless dovetails.

Not exactly.

While the 421

I’ve owned one of these for about a year and a half and have cut some beautiful dovetails using this system.

Set-up is easy and explained well by the manual. Incramental adjustments are easy, and

Photo 1: Clamp the straightedge

Assemble a “T-square” jig with a 1×2 and a 1×6. Clamp it to your work piece.

Photo 2: Rout the dado

Cut the dado using the 1×6 as a guide.

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The task of cutting large panels is relatively easy with a table saw. By the same token, making square cross-cuts on planks is a piece of cake with a miter saw or a properly tuned radial-arm saw.

If you have a woodworking workshop, it is likely that you will need a woodworking jig. Jigs are useful for repetitive tasks in many woodworking projects, and help in making complex tasks quicker an

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Occasionally, when working in the wood shop, there are woodworking tasks that are a bit out of the norm, tasks that are a bit tricky to properly and safely complete. In these cases, the best way to h

Woodworking is a job, for which one requires to work with precision and skill. Mistakesduring wood working may spoil the whole piece. In wood working, there are some things, which should be donerep

Woodworking Jigs assist woodworking equipment to reach their full potential. You can Bandsaw circles free hand. If you want two of them the same diameter, you’ll need a jig.

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