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Joint This! How to Joint a Board With a Router

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Sometimes you have a great piece of wood that has a natural edge, a bit of crook, or you want to put a taper on a board.  There are a

couple of ways to get a clean, straight edge on a board. The quickest is, of course, on a jointer.  You can also use a router table.  But you can also do it with a hand router and a straight edge guide, just like cutting with a circular saw.  In fact there are times when the combination of circular saw and router is the quickest and most flexible solution.  So, here it is, how to joint a board with a router. Continue reading Joint This! How to Joint a Board With a Router

How to Cut a Straight Line (with a circular saw)

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Not everyone has access to a table saw for making precision saw cuts.  So, how do you safely make accurate cuts?  With a circular saw and a straight edge guide.  For those with a small shop,  a limited budget, or working off site, this is a great way to get very accurate cuts with a simple set up.

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Beginners Guide: Kreg Pocket Hole Jigs – The Mini

One of the quickest ways to build “stuff”, is to use a pocket hole jig. Basically, the jig drills a screw hole at an angle into a board. This lets you put a screw through the center of one board into another. No dowels, no tenons, no dovetails, no fancy tools! It may not be a family heirloom, but most of the things you can assemble with pocket screws will hold up to a lot of abuse.
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