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These six expert shop tips simplify and speed up sanding, gluing, cross cutting, drawing and measuring lines, making repetitive cuts and other…
If you lost the chuck key after all these years, or just can't bear to throw away a good drill, keyless chucks are still available for most…
Biscuit joiners allow you to make solid precise joints, accurate enough to build fine cabinets. We show you the three key techniques you need to…
Drive screws with a drill/driver more simply and easily by adjusting the clutch, predrilling, using a bit holder, using good bits, and other…
Make furniture-quality cuts with a circular saw with these inexpensive DIY saw guides. Make both from medium-density fiberboard in just a few…
Learn how to use a circular saw safely and effectively. These pro tips and techniques will help you build everything from a few shelves to a…
In this article, we’ll show you how to cut trees and branches with a chain saw. The story features the tips and techniques that experts use, but…
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There are several good ways to sharpen lawn mower blades, but one of the quickest and easiest methods is with an angle grinder, an inexpensive,…
Make perfectly square crosscuts with this simple table saw sled. You can make it in an hour out of shop scrap wood and three pennies.
Make a simple adjustable fence and a right angle drilling jig to make your drill press work quicker and more accurately. Store them nearby so…
Install an accurate laser cutting guide on your miter saw in five minutes. It’s a cool add-on.
Assemble a simple cross cutting jig with a stop block for your table saw. Use it to quickly and accurately make repeat cuts.
Improvise a low-cost drum sander using your drill press and a custom sanding table with dust collection. Build it in an hour from scrap wood.
Cut plywood sheets and long boards easily, accurately and safely on a portable table saw with this fold-up, jobsite work table. Construction is…
Mark, cut and fine-tune curves in wood, using routers, saws and other simple tools, by following these expert techniques. You can master them…
Sanding wood can get boring, but you can finish this tedious chore in as much as half the time—and with better results—if you know a…
It's easy to spend a lot of money on tools, but you don't always have to. Check out the top tool picks under $100 by the editors of The…
Here at The Family Handyman magazine, we love tools! We own a lot of tools (and use them constantly) and we spend endless hours discussing the…
A table saw sled makes crosscuts safe, simple and accurate. You can quickly make precise right angle cuts time after time. You can build one in…
The router does more than cut fancy edges. It'll also cut flawless dadoes and rabbets and perfect patterns. Our basics here show you how to…
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