Fine Woodworking Tricks of the Trades: Jigs, Tools and Other Labor-Saving Devices: Jigs, Tools and Other Labor-Saving Devices

Back by popular demand, these classic woodworking titles from Fine Woodworking magazine are filled with first-rate information that is as timeless now as it was when first published.

Whether you're a serious do-it-yourselfer or a building professional, or even if you just do occasional home projects, the ideas in this book will leave you breathless. You'll find tip after tip you'll have immediate use for. They're from Fine Homebuilding magazine's two most popular features: the "Tips & Techniques" and "Q&A" columns that appear in each issue.

Wouldn't you rather clean stain off your hands without using thinners or solvents? Do you know a simple and safe way to set an extension ladder at the correct angle? Do you know how to cut acute angles on a chopsaw? Use a table saw as a disc sander?

Would you benefit from knowing how to set screws easier? Or extract them with less effort? Could your layout and measuring techniques stand improvement? Would you like to know how to build a better and simple sawhorse? These and many other ideas are reprinted here for the first time.

The imagination of real people facing real building problems is limitless, and you can benefit from the creative ideas that people like you have submitted over the years. These ideas will not only improve your own techniques and skills, but they'll also stimulate you to create original solutions of your own.