There are a few ways to cut hexagons out of wood, like a table saw with a miter gauge, a band saw or miter saw. If you want to batch out several hexagons and make them consistent, you need a jig. That’s why a couple years ago I threw together my original hexagon cutting jig. […]
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When you work in a small shop or a garage, it can be easy to overlook dust collection. That being said, when you work in a small space, the air can quickly saturate with fine dust particles, which can be hazardous. In this article, I’ll cover the various dust collection options I use in my
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Most saws are made to cut straight lines, but what if you want to cut a circle? You could use a hole saw, but the size of the circle is limited, and you’ll be left with a hole in the center. In this tutorial, I’ll show you 4 ways to cut circles in wood, using
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Cutting large panels on the table saw can be awkward, and sometimes downright dangerous if crosscutting against the fence. That’s where the crosscut sled comes in. Today I’m making a dedicated 45 degree table saw sled for bevel cuts, but the process is exactly the same as for a regular table saw sled. Woodworkers typically
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I built a simple 2×4 modular miter saw station last year with an extension wing and an integrated T-track for a sliding stop block. I left the underside of the station open at the time, until I could figure out what type of storage I wanted underneath. Today, I’m adding a few storage solutions under
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Today we’re tackling basic cabinetry and building some tongue and groove doors (aka rail & style). I’ll show you how to make shaker doors using nothing but the table saw and a regular blade. The concept of shaker doors is simple: all 4 pieces have a groove, and 2 of them have a tongue on
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When you first start woodworking, you get a few different sets of clamps and think, alright this is great. Eventually your collection grows and you end up with clamps all over the place: hanging off tools, pilled in the corner, and pretty much anywhere you can stash them. It’s time to build a suitable storage
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I’ve needed to build an outfeed table for my table saw – and a workbench for that matter (my current workbench consists of sawhorses and a beat up sheet of plywood) – and since my shop is so small, I figured I might as well build a mobile workstation that can do both. With that
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A few months back I built a kick ass miter saw station. Today, I’m upgrading the miter saw station with dust collection. I made a dust hood with sliding adjustable doors which makes it easy to open up for mitered cuts. I’ll also show you how to set up a dust cyclone on an automated
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There are several ways to cut a hexagon out of wood. You could use a table saw with a miter gauge, a bandsaw, miter saw, and so on. When you want to batch out several hexagons and make them all the exact same, it can get tricky. That’s why I decided to build a simple
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