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  1. How to Install and Use a Jacobs Drill Chuck in Your Lathe

    How to Install and Use a Jacobs Drill Chuck in Your Lathe

    Woodworker's Journal'a Rob Johnstone is a big proponent of mounting a drill chuck to your lathe to give you a head start hole when turning.
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  2. Precision Miter Gauges and Crosscutting Sleds

    Precision Miter Gauges and Crosscutting Sleds

    Are you getting the most out of your table saw? If you're like many woodworkers, you use your table saw almost exclusively for ripping wood, and haven't really explored its potential as a crosscutting tool.
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  3. Video: Bookcase with Edge-Grain Patterned Plywood

    Video: Bookcase with Edge-Grain Patterned Plywood

    In this video, Michael Alm takes his edge-grain patterned plywood idea to the next level, incorporating it into a bookcase project.
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  4. Preparing Your Stock using a Combination Square

    Preparing Your Stock using a Combination Square

    You can use a combo square to measure out the squareness of your edge compared to the face.
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  5. How Do You Make Straight Cuts with a Jigsaw?

    How Do You Make Straight Cuts with a Jigsaw?

    How do you make a straight cut when using a jigsaw?
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  6. What's the Best Way to Stain and Finish Highly Figured Woods?

    What's the Best Way to Stain and Finish Highly Figured Woods?

    What is the best way to apply a stain finish on a highly figured hardwood?
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  7. What's the Best Way to Tighten Loose Screws?

    What's the Best Way to Tighten Loose Screws?

    How do you fix a loose screw that just won't tighten up?
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  8. Video: Making Edge-Grain Patterned Plywood

    Video: Making Edge-Grain Patterned Plywood

    In this video, Michael Alm shows how he makes patterns in the edge grain of his plywood.
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  9. What Is Wipe-on Wood Finish?

    What Is Wipe-on Wood Finish?

    In this video, we discuss wipe on finishes and how they can be used to enhance your next project.
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  10. Screw Comparison Guide

    Screw Comparison Guide

    Take a look at some of the most common screws you will need for either interior or exterior woodworking applications.
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  11. Project: Turned Multi-bit Screwdriver

    Project: Turned Multi-bit Screwdriver

    This project shows how to turn a relatively simple screwdriver handle with a hidden storage compartment for several different sized bits.
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