Quick and Dirty Router Circle Jig
I needed to cut some fairly accurate circular holes and arcs in some 0.220″ acrylic sheet and MDF. Ordinarily, I’d use my bandsaw circle cutting jig to cut arcs and circles, but in this case, the waste piece was the disc in the centre and the ring left behind was the part I wanted, which …
Shop-made Bandsaw Fence
I really like using my bandsaw for ripping. Whenever I can get away with the slight reduction of precision and the inferior surface that it produces in comparison with my tablesaw, I prefer the bandsaw because it just doesn’t seem as dangerous to me. I bought mine without a fence and for a while, I …
Sharpening an Oval Skew without creating facets
I have a couple of oval skew turning chisels. A lot of the comments I’ve seen about oval skews indicate that a major flaw with them is that they’re quite difficult to sharpen. My skills at the grinder leave much to be desired, so I did some digging on various forums to try and find …
Checking my Table Saw’s Alignment
I wanted a way to check the alignment of my table saw blade relative to the mitre slot, because I wasn’t satisfied with the method that the saw’s instruction manual proposed. The manual said to use a combination square lined up against the side of the mitre slot, extend the blade of the square so …