Tricks of the Trade
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VIDEO: Best Woods for Building Outdoor Furniture
What are the best woods to use when building outdoor furniture? Learn which woods are best for outdoor projects.
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Wood Distortion: Five Fast Facts
A quintet of straight-up facts about wood that has taken a turn for the worse.
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Router Guide Bushing Organizer
Keeping all your parts and pieces in one place is an issue in just about everyone’s shop. This reader has an easy (and cheap!) solution for keeping your router bushings in one spot.
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Making a Simple Arc-drawing Jig
You could bend a batten to help draw an arc, or you can put together this user’s quick, simple and adjustable jig.
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VIDEO: Finishing Walnut with Dye Stain
One of the best ways to warm up the color of walnut wood that looks a little too grey is to apply orange dye stain.
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Drum Sander Grit Reminder
This reader was inspired by a past trick to remind himself what grit sandpaper he had loaded on his drum sander.
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Router Bit Tune-up Jig
This reader had some trouble holding his bits for cleaning or switching bearings, until he built this clever jig out of MDF scrap.
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How to Make Cabinet Doors with Rail and Stile Router Bits
Learn how to build cabinet door frames using a rail and stile router bit set.
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Photograph Your Dry Assemblies
If circumstances mean that you can’t complete a project in one go or need to take a piece apart, Charles Mak has found that a simple photo is a perfect memory tool for reassembly.
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Using Handscrews to Replace Longer Clamps
If your shop doesn’t have longer bar or pipe clamps, this reader has a handy suggestion for how he used smaller clamps and hand screws to assemble a large project.
