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There are so many woodworking tips it's hard to remember them, but often when we see one or two we have used in the past, reminds of others useful ideas.
A recent project I was working on reminded me of a couple of things I not used in a long, long time ...
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I think jigs that can do double duty, that is help in more ways than one, are easily the most valuable jigs, and sometimes it only takes small modifications to upgrade a jig from single to multi use.
This is one of the few times that I needed to make a jig in order to make another jig. I started off with making the "wedge jig", something I have needed for a long time and have been making wedges a much harder way, when one of my subscribes sent me this idea, I thought it was simple and highly affective.
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Innovation in the workshop is the cornerstone of many shops, I have seen woodworkers come up with and are still coming up with the most amazing ideas for tools and handy items in the shop
Here are some of the ideas I use in my own shop that might help give others more ideas ...
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If you enjoy woodworking, gluing wood together is an essential job, for almost all woodworking. It sounds like and easy task, but anyone who has done even moderate woodworking can tell you, gluing can be some of the most frustrating tasks you can do. The reason for this is that if it is not done correctly, for a number of things, you can end up with MUCH more work to do than you planned.
I know this from experience, and probably most experienced woodworkers can vouch for similar "learning lessons"