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ShopNotes No. 69
Small Parts Storage
Japanese Chisels
Router Table Fence & Accessories
Scroll-Bending Jig
Features
Shop Storage
6 / Small Parts Storage
Bits and pieces. Odds and ends. This shop-built storage system solves the problem of how to organize them.
In The Shop
12 / Japanese Chisels
If you’re looking for a chisel with the ultimate edge, you owe it to yourself to take a look at these chisels.
Jigs & Accessories
16 / Router Table Fence & Accessories
An all-new, shop-built router table fence that never needs aligning. Plus, some handy accessories to go along with it.
Shop Project
22 / Scroll-Bending Jig
This simple jig allows you to bend metal rods and bars into decorative shapes and useful objects with ease.
Shop Project
26 / Bending Press
With this easy-to-use bending press, you don’t have to be a blacksmith or ironworker to create angled bends in metal.
Jigs & Accessories
30 / Set-Up Gauge
You’ll find many uses around your shop for this simple set-up gauge. And you can build it in an evening or afternoon.
Departments
4 / Readers' Tips
Shop-tested tips to solve common woodworking problems.
32 / Shop Talk
Learn why cast iron is the material of choice when it comes to power tools. Plus some tips for keeping it in shape.
34 / Tool Chest
A dial caliper can be one of the most useful tools in the shop. Here’s a look at our favorite one.