This is one of those tools where once you have it, you can’t imagine doing without it. And like most good shopmade jigs, it’s simple to build and easy to use. Nick’s assembly tables offer a flat, rigid surface that has been slotted and perforated so you can attach a clamp anywhere you need one. The table helps hold the project together and keeps the pieces and parts properly aligned while the glue cures. Not only does this simplify assembly, your project comes off the table perfectly flat, squar
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This is one of those tools where once you have it, you can’t imagine doing without it. And like most good shopmade jigs, it’s simple to build and easy to use. Nick’s assembly tables offer a flat, rigid surface that has been slotted and perforated so you can attach a clamp anywhere you need one. The table helps hold the project together and keeps the pieces and parts properly aligned while the glue cures. Not only does this simplify assembly, your project comes off the table perfectly flat, squar
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A drill press is an absolute necessity in any shop, but they can be frustrating for a woodworker. The table is too small, it tilts the wrong way, and there are no fences or stops to help align the work – it’s designed for metalworking! This quick-to-make fixture changes all that. There’s plenty of real estate to support large work pieces; the surface tilts front-to-back for angled holes; and it has and easy-to-mount fence and stop. It turns a standard drill press into a true woodworking tool. Th
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A drill press is an absolute necessity in any shop, but they can be frustrating for a woodworker. The table is too small, it tilts the wrong way, and there are no fences or stops to help align the work – it’s designed for metalworking! This quick-to-make fixture changes all that. There’s plenty of real estate to support large work pieces; the surface tilts front-to-back for angled holes; and it has and easy-to-mount fence and stop. It turns a standard drill press into a true woodworking tool. Th
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Master craftsman and woodworking author Nick Engler reveals five professional secrets to help you get better results when using your table saw. Learn how to set the blade and miter gauge angles with precision, line up for a perfect cut, keep the wood from pinching the blade, even make a super-smooth cut in plastic. Check out our YouTube -- https://www.youtube.com/c/WorkshopCompanion Check out our Store -- https://workshopcompanionstore.com/ | Workshop Companion
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Master craftsman and woodworking author Nick Engler reveals five professional secrets to help you get better results when using your table saw. Learn how to set the blade and miter gauge angles with precision, line up for a perfect cut, keep the wood from pinching the blade, even make a super-smooth cut in plastic. Check out our YouTube -- https://www.youtube.com/c/WorkshopCompanion Check out our Store -- https://workshopcompanionstore.com/ | Workshop Companion
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Master craftsman and woodworking author Nick Engler reveals five professional secrets to help you get better results when using your table saw. Check out our YouTube -- https://www.youtube.com/c/WorkshopCompanion Check out our Store -- https://workshopcompanionstore.com/ | Workshop Companion
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Master craftsman and woodworking author Nick Engler reveals five professional secrets to help you get better results when using your table saw. Check out our YouTube -- https://www.youtube.com/c/WorkshopCompanion Check out our Store -- https://workshopcompanionstore.com/ | Workshop Companion
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We’ve been steam bending 1-inch wooden dowels to make wooden bicycle handlebars for a replica of a Wright “Van Cleve” bicycle. In the 1890s, just as bicycles became popular, cyclists had to put up with constant shocks when riding over unimproved roads. Some bicycle manufacturers, like the Wright brothers, used wooden handle bars to help smooth out the bumps – the wood gave slightly with each impact, just like the wooden handle on a hammer gives each time you strike a nail. Check out our YouTube
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We’ve been steam bending 1-inch wooden dowels to make wooden bicycle handlebars for a replica of a Wright “Van Cleve” bicycle. In the 1890s, just as bicycles became popular, cyclists had to put up with constant shocks when riding over unimproved roads. Some bicycle manufacturers, like the Wright brothers, used wooden handle bars to help smooth out the bumps – the wood gave slightly with each impact, just like the wooden handle on a hammer gives each time you strike a nail. Check out our YouTube
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A saw stand is one of the most useful tools in a woodshop. This is the shop assistant you never have to pay, the family member you never have to bother to hold up the other end of the board. And despite its name, it’s not just for use with table saws. It’s an invaluable accessory for you jointer, planer, router table, band saw, sander – virtually any stand alone power tool. Nick shows you not just how to build a saw stand, but how to customize it for your specific woodworking needs. He shows how
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A saw stand is one of the most useful tools in a woodshop. This is the shop assistant you never have to pay, the family member you never have to bother to hold up the other end of the board. And despite its name, it’s not just for use with table saws. It’s an invaluable accessory for you jointer, planer, router table, band saw, sander – virtually any stand alone power tool. Nick shows you not just how to build a saw stand, but how to customize it for your specific woodworking needs. He shows how
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It’s essential that you square the table of your band saw to the BACK of your blade. Squaring the table to the flat of the blade gives you a square cut, the bandsawn edge is square to the top and bottom surfaces of the board. But if you make two cuts that meet in the middle of a board, as when cutting an inside corner, the table must also be square to the back of the blade for these cuts to meet properly. If the band saw blade leans forward, it will look as if the cuts meet on top of the board,
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It’s essential that you square the table of your band saw to the BACK of your blade. Squaring the table to the flat of the blade gives you a square cut, the bandsawn edge is square to the top and bottom surfaces of the board. But if you make two cuts that meet in the middle of a board, as when cutting an inside corner, the table must also be square to the back of the blade for these cuts to meet properly. If the band saw blade leans forward, it will look as if the cuts meet on top of the board,
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Restoring a chair presents special problems. The wooden surfaces are coverd with old glue and the joints are loose, making it difficult to create a strong bond. And not only must you reassemble the chair parts, the adhesive you use must fill the voids in the loose joints. We test several readily-available glues for both their strength and gap-filling properties. We also investigate several materials made just for chair repair that claim to secure the joints either by filling the gaps or swelling
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We offer printable FULL-SIZE templates with step-by-step directions in PDF format. These plans also show how to added lights to you Christmas trees, should you want them! Find them here: https://workshopcompanionstore.com/products/nesting-christmas-tree-plan Also check out our other Christmas-y plans: https://workshopcompanionstore.com/products/band-saw-reindeer-and-sleigh-plan-combo To see all of our videos and SUBSCRIBE for more, see: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk480B1pofOjThMfkBjhDpQ .
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Want to keep a board straight and flat without having to glue or attach it to a larger assembly? The solution is simply to rip the board in two and glue it back together again. Of course, you have to carefully rearrange the ripped parts so their tendencies to warp or cup will be perfectly opposed to one another – Nick shows how to do this. This procedure also lets you reclaim badly warped lumber that would otherwise be unusable. Nick shows several useful jigs and fixtures in this short video. If
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Occasionally, you have to make plywood to keep the parts of your project as strong as possible. If the wood grain runs in just one direction, it’s only strong in one direction. If the forces affecting this part come from several directions, you need an assembly – plywood – that will resist forces from many directions. To make your own plywood, glue up layers of wood so the grain of each layer is perpendicular to the layer above and below it. Build up the assembly from a middle layer, with pairs
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Need more wall space to store and organize your tools? Nick shows how to build and install a unique storage cabinet that features pegboard panels inside and out. This enables you to hang twice as many tools in the same vertical space. The design is easily adjustable to fit your shop, and it will accommodate many types and sizes of tools. It attaches directly to a wall frame at both the top and bottom, and an ingenious "lip" on both the doors keeps them from sagging under the weight of the tools.
170.4K viewsJul 22, 2024
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You don’t need a lot of clamps to assemble most woodworking projects. You need an intelligent MIX of clamps. Nick explains how to achieve a capable and versatile mix without going overboard. (Like he has. Just look at that clamp caddy!) Fair warning; this clamping information was requested by and is aimed at viewers who are new to woodworking. Those of you with experience may find it fairly basic. But nonetheless there are are some good clamping tips and jigs, if you feel like taking a peek. Nic
22.4K viewsFeb 21, 2023
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Our bandsaw projects have been extremely popular, but some viewers have commented that they can't afford a bandsaw. So we went looking for the least expensive bandsaw that (1) had the capacity to handle our projects and (2) could still be considered a decent tool. This is what we found: The WEN has a 9" throat, 3-1/2" depth-of-cut, a ductile steel frame, cast aluminum wheels and table, and a small-but-adequate induction motor. There are a few pieces and parts we thought could have been made bett
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