How to Cut a Perfect Through Mortise With a Router
Jesse de Geest shows how you can easily make a simple jig to cut consistent mortises with your router. He also demonstrates a good trick for when your bit isn’t deep enough to go all the way through, and how you can come in from the other side and get the two mortise ends to meet perfectly:
Tool Talk: Hand Planes
De Geest runs down both Japanese and Western handplanes: What makes them tick, what makes them different, and what gives him a spiritual experience to use and maintain.
Table Saw Mishap
Sandra Powell shows us how the blade guard can actually become a hazard and ought be removed for certain types of cuts. Thankfully she didn’t get hurt during this accident:
Drawing Easel for Kids (Chalkboard, Whiteboard, Paper Roll)
Bob Clagett makes a multifunctional drawing easel for his kids, incorporating a chalkboard, whiteboard and a paper roll, along with a tray to store supplies in the bottom.
Marking Knife
Laura Kampf whips up a handsome marking knife, harvesting an old high-strength steel sawblade for the metal and a piece of olive wood for the handle. Surprise at the end: It’s a gift for a fellow maker who’s usually in these roundups.
DIY Pokemon Pocky Holder
Ben Uyeda realized you can pour concrete into silicone cake molds. The natural next step: To make a Pocky dispenser out of concrete.
One from the Archives: Learn to Use a Handsaw
For those raised on circular saws, starting a handsaw cut properly and accurately can seem impossible at first. Here Shannon Rogers breaks down a simple mechanic you can practice to get those cuts perfect:
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