Woodworking How-To

Find the tips, tricks, and techniques for your woodworking shop from wood preparation to finished cabinetry with doors and drawers. You'll also learn about joinery, measuring, and wood finishes.

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Extended service with clip-on auxiliary worksurface
I use a mobile cart with adjustable-height rollers as outfeed support for my tablesaw.
Creating a four-corner grain match
I’ve seen mitered boxes where the grain figure wraps around all four corners of the box, but I’ve never understood how this is done.
Dealing with Wood Movement
Help your projects avoid the snap, crackle, or pop caused by wood expanding and shrinking.
Consistently Clean Cuts
Like a lot of woodworkers, I use a shop-made edge guide for my circular saw.
No Lathe? Plane it!
My apartment has no room for a shop, so I rely on hand tools for making pens. With no lathe, I had to come up with another method for shaping the pen barrels.
Bonus Benchtop
With benchtop space at a premium in my shop, I made this multipurpose auxiliary top for my tablesaw. It features T-tracks and dogholes for workholding. Handholds make it easy to install and store out of the way.
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Rock-Solid Roller Stand
Support your local stand: The inexpensive roller stands I bought had one major weakness—they collapse with the slightest bump or nudge. This quick and easy fix results in a rock-solid support.
Inexpensive Snug Miter Bar
No wiggle in your jig(gle): I make a lot of jigs and fixtures that rely on a snug-fitting bar to ride in a miter slot. My inexpensive hardwood miter bars adjust for a perfect sliding fit.
Domino Joinery Tool Accessories

The domino effect: Since Festool launched the Domino joinery tool in 2007, it has garnered wide respect for its ability to speed the creation of loose-tenon joints for many projects. A cross between a plunge router and biscuit joiner, the Domino uses a spiral bit to cut slotted mortises in a variety of sizes. You cut mating slots in workpieces, then glue in loose tenons that resemble dominoes. Lately, we've seen more and more accessories popping up for this tool (the original DF 500) as well as its larger sibling (the XL DF 700). We tested a variety and recommend the following for your Domino.