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ShopNotes No. 74
Hinge Mortising Jig
Hardware Storage Cabinet
3-in-1 Cut Off Sled
Extendable Drill Press Table
Features
Jigs & Accessories
6 / Hinge Mortising Jig
Cutting a perfect mortise for a hinge on a project can be a challenge. Our new jig makes it automatic by using the hinge to set up the jig. Then a trim router does the work.
Shop Project
12 / Hardware Storage Cabinet
Keep hardware stored out of the way, yet easy to find, with this versatile storage cabinet. It features two different-size drawers, an adjustable partitioning system, and a unique drawer front that combines the pull and labeling system in a single unit.
Feature Project
18 / 3-in-1 Cut Off Sled
Cut-off sleds have been around for a long time. What makes this one different is the reversible fences can handle 90° cuts as well as 45° miters — with precision.
Feature Project
24 / Add-On Tenoning Jig
To make the cut-off sled even more useful, you can add an easy-to-build tenoning jig. With it you can cut smooth-faced tenon cheeks quickly and accurately.
Jigs & Accessories
26 / Extendable Drill Press Table
Solve the hassle of supporting your workpiece with this drill press table. Wings extend out to provide solid support when you need it — and store out of the way when you don’t.
Departments
4 / Readers' Tips
Shop-tested tips to solve common woodworking problems.
32 / Shop Talk
What would you do if you lost all your shop equipment? Here’s what you need to know about shop insurance.
34 / Tool Chest
Quiet and powerful. Two words you don’t expect in the same sentence describing a shop vacuum. But the vacuum reviewed in this issue is both — and it features automatic operation.