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Spade-bit scribers
I had to scribe a board to fit against an old brick wall last week, but I didn't have my scribing compass with me. However, I did have my drill…
Router-bit storage
Good router bits are expensive, and it makes me cringe to think of their finely honed edges bumping together in a toolbox drawer. To protect my bits, I store them…
Router Control
Using site-built jigs, bearing-guided bits and a router table to make precise cuts in wood.
Shortening Drill Bits
Recently I needed to shorten the shank of a 3/4-in. hardened steel drill bit. Depressed at the thought of all that time and elbow grease, I devised the method shown…
Sheathing cutouts
Carpenters often cut out the plywood sheathing from door and window openings with a reciprocating saw, circular saw or even a chainsaw. I prefer to use a carbide-tipped pilot bit…
Drill-bit debris removal
While reinstalling some oak moldings on a restoration job, I experienced an annoying problem. The drill bit I was using repeatedly clogged with a mixture of oak shavings and the…
Sharpening Roundover Bits
I found a quick and easy method for sharpening high-speed steel router bits when I was doing some 1/4-in. radius roundovers. I didn't have the appropriate stone or file to…
Modified Spade Bit
I commonly use spade bits to bore 1/2-in. to 1-in. holes in wood because they are cheap, readily available and easily sharpened. But in order to make a clean hole…
Screw-bit encore
To get more life out of drywall screw bits, file the tip when the sides become rounded over. This allows the bit to enter the screw head a little deeper,…
Nail-Pouch Chisel Roll
Many lumberyards give away canvas nail aprons. While the aprons may be flimsy and of little value as nail holders, they can be easily modified into a rollup tool pouch…

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