Buzzsaw Blog
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Shop Made Router Table: Part III – The StandOur author helps you determine the pluses and minuses of choosing between an open or closed cabinet router table stand for your workshop.
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Shop-Made Router Table: Part II – Adding a FenceA flat, square fence is a key part to having a useful and usable router table set up in your shop, whether you build it or buy one like the Rockler’s Multi-Track system.
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A Shop-Made Router Table: Part IOne of the centerpieces and workhorses of your workshop is your router table, whether you decide to build your own or buy one from the store.
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Shop Mobility Part III – Heavy LiftingWorkbench casters and mobile bases keep your bench and large tools stable but allow them to be moved and stored in the shop more easily.
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Shop Mobility Part II – Mobilizing Shop Built ToolsIncorporating casters into the design of your tool supports and workbenches ensures that your heavier tools will remain stable and mobile.
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Woodshop Mobility Part I – Getting Your Tools RollingA mobile floor stand base or even something as simple as plywood with casters attached can be a great help for keeping your tools mobile.
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Bending Wood Part III – Steam BendingBending wood can be made simpler with the constant application of steam in the process, which means either building or buying a steam box.
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Bending Wood Part II – Bent LaminationThe process of creating bent laminate involves cutting extremely thin pieces of wood and overforming the pieces with clamps or a vacuum press.
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Bending Wood – Part IThe two simplest methods for creating curves in the wood for your projects are manual clamping and gluing or kerf bending with several slot cuts.
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Dust Collection Series: Putting It All TogetherDual port connections and a bench top dust scoop will help you keep your tools and shop clean even above standard dust management techniques.
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Dust Collection Series: Moving DC From Tool to ToolOne central dust collection system can service your whole workshop if you can connect it to all your tools, which can be accomplished with adapters.
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Sawdust and Lobsters: Woodworking Summer in MaineThe Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in Rockport, Maine offers woodworking classes in summer and fall, for fine honing your woodcrafting skill.
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Shop Vacuum Dust Collection: Getting ConnectedRockler’s 2-1/2 to 3/4″ Rubber Hose Adaptor is one way to bridge the gap from dust collector to tool, helping keep your tools and workshop clean.
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Woodshop Safety Lesson 1: Clean Up the Dust!Dust control might not be the first thing you think of when it comes to shop safety, but it is a big hazard and learning proper collection is key.
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Hand Saw Series – The Gent’s SawA Gentleman’s Saw is a hand saw designed in the Victorian-era, which still finds use today in many shops for hand-cutting tenon joinery.
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Hand Saw Series – The Bench HookBench hooks turn your bits of scrap wood into solid support pieces for making cuts with your hand saw or plane on just about any flat surface.
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Hand Saw Series – Veneer SawsCutting perfect edges in your long, thin veneers can be messy with most knives, but a veneering saw cuts with the grain for that perfect cut.
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Beadlock Loose Tenon Joinery SuccessAs this blogger and home DIYer discovered, the Beadlock Pro joinery system makes installing drawers and doors in cabinetry very simple.
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Hand Saw Series – Miter SawsCutting a good clean miter might seem like a job best left to a power tool, but a hand miter saw can create perfect 90 degree angled miters.
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Hand Saw Series – Flush Trim SawsA flush trim saw fills a role that even most power tools won’t fill as well, making delicate cuts and trimming small bits like pins and plugs.
