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How to build a Make Your Own Jig Marking Gauge
This pattern has the advantage over other wedged types in that you can adjust the gauge by tapping one end or the other of the the stem against the bench top.
With other types, there is a risk of loosening the wedge....
How to build a Measuring Jig
A block of wood with pre-cut chamfers makes it easy to set the height of the chamfer bit in your router....
How to build a Medieval and Renaissance Lathes
The lathe is an ancient tool, dating at least to the Egyptians and, known and used in Assyria, Greece, the Roman and Byzantine Empires....
How to build a Micro Adjustment on a Homemade Tenon
One of jigs I use quite a lot is a homemade tenon jig. Basically a tenon jig is just a fixture to hold a board parallel with the blade. Most of the tenon jigs available commercially ride in a miter gauge slot, while many of the homemade designs ride against the fence like this one....
How to build a Mirror Grinding Stand
One of the great joys of telescope making is grinding your own mirror. Now days it is easer to buy finished mirrors than grinding kits to make them. Still grinding your own mirror is a key skill that makes you a real telescope maker....
How to build a Miter Clamping Ws128p5
Instead of purchasing a special clamping jig, I use simple shop-made gluing cleats to help assemble mitered frames.They allow me to get a tight joints with just ordinary clamps...
