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John K Jordan

Can it be a photo, self explanatory, or do you need text?

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Howard Pollack

To fix little holes or dings in a project I mix fine sawdust with whatever finish I plan to use. I think that it works much better than the old sawdust and glue mix.

-Howard

My favorite

Pat Evans

If you're ever in doubt about something woodworking related, post a question on WoodCentral.

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Larry Barrett

David Weaver et al tips for a more durable edge on chisels, etc. Unicorning.

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Bill Tindall, E.Tn.

Shooting board- I keep one on the bench when fitting furniture parts together.

Table saw sled

dental floss for working glue into cracks

nicking the scribe line of a dovetail to provide a vee for the saw to start in.

Moxom vise

hollow grinding tool edges

getting introduced to Steve Elliot which in turn led to obtaining and publishing the Kato and Kawai video, which in turn revolutionized my planing

becoming familiar with liquid hide glue

With further thought I am sure I could come up with a dozen more

Some body has to mention blue, or the improved green , tape.

I will not mention blue tape 

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John Foster

1. For removing broken dowels or tenons, I bridge a piece of material ( with an oversized pilot hole in it ) over the broken part, I then turn a screw or lag through the bridge into the broken part and "lift the part out".

2. I do some work with old elm barn beams. Sometimes these beams have large old nails in them that will bend a wrecking bar trying to pull them. If there is an adequate amount of exposed nail head, I heat the nail head with the propane torch for an extended period of time, the heat will conduct down the nail and eventually char the wood around the nail, making it easy to pull. best done outside with a fire extinguisher handy.

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Mark Mandell - Gone Round In New Jersey

Kick-stop paddle switch for table saw.

Aluminum A/C tape to take the slop out of saw miter gauges.

Band saw sled for cutting small pieces.

Finding surface scratches with a low-angle flashlight.

In the hardware store Sunday....

John in NM

I saw two shades of green tape

One the more olive/lime color one from 3M - rough surface painters tape - and another that was more something between guacamole and lima bean color. Not sure what that one was for. I almost bought you a roll to try out, but the color was so unappealing I didn't think you would get too excited about it

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Clint Searl

I'm still not sure if it's pins or tails first

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John in NM

For removing twisted off screws in a discreet location, like under a hinge.

Chisel a pocket around the screw, maybe 1/4" deep and wide enough to get a small pair of needle nose vise grips on it. Lock the vise grips on, then lock a second pair across the needle nose jaws, 90 degrees to the axis of the needle jaws. The second pair keeps the needle nose from twisting off the little nub of screw and gives you a handy lever to turn (though not really needed usually). Patch with a plug and put in a new screw.

inexpensive noise canceling...

David Weaver

..headphones.

Bluetooth - many have some level of noise canceling or high pass filter and will cut the noise in the shop way back without eliminating it (you can still hear someone call your name unless they're really really quiet).

Cost about $35 or so, built in battery (charges on cell phone cord), and goes about 16 hours on a charge.

Removing stuck wood screw

David Yoho

If you ever run into a wood screw that won't turn when trying to remove it and not bugger up the head (especially slotted head), try this:

Place a soldering gun or iron on the head long enough to heat it up. Then try removing it. Usually work!

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Dale Stansbery

I second the soldering iron, have used the technique successfully. I use my iron with the big tip, probably a roofers iron, then delicately heat the screw with the pointed tip.

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Jesse Cloud

I once nearly ruined a cherry veneer project by failing to notice a small hole in one of the sections of the half moon pattern. It was already glued up before I noticed.

A friend saw it and noted that there were several natural black streaks in the cherry. He suggested "just fill your hole and pencil in another black streak over the hole."

So I tried that, making sure it went in the same direction as other streaks and it blended right in. After a couple of coats of shellac, you could not see the difference. Still can't 15 years later.

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Ellis Walentine

Just a link to the post will do, but, feel free to say how or why it spoke to you or helped you, or how you modified it. It might be good, too, to put the inspiration into your own words.

Ellis

Wait, I'll ask Frank Klausz

Ellis Walentine

I think we need to agree to disagree on this one.