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ShopNotes No. 78
Ultimate Layout Square
Jointer Tune-Up
Router Miter Trimmer
5 Plywood Shop Projects
Features
In The Shop
6 / Upgrade Your Dust Collector
Looking to super-charge your single-stage dust collector? We’ll show you a few handy add-ons that will help you keep your shop cleaner and save you time.
10 / A New Angle on Framing Squares
There’s more to this handy tool than meets the eye. Take a look at some unique “skills” in your framing square.
Weekend Project
12 / Ultimate Layout Square
With just a few simple changes, you can turn your framing square into a tool you’ll be reaching for more often.
In The Shop
14 / Jointer Tune-Up
Our straightforward techniques will have your jointer running better than new, so you can create perfectly flat, straight, and square stock with ease.
Shop Project
18 / Router Miter Trimmer
Don’t settle for poor-fitting miter joints. With this easy-to-build jig and a hand-held router, you can dial-in accuracy for miter joints that fit perfectly.
Shop Project
22 / 5 Plywood Shop Projects
You can build each of these essential shop projects in just a few hours from one or two sheets of plywood.
Departments
4 / Readers' Tips
Shop-tested tips to solve common woodworking problems.
32 / Shop Talk
Every shop needs a precision straightedge (or two) to keep tools tuned and to build projects that are flat and square.
34 / Tool Chest
The perfect finish? It just might be. We’ll show you the one we turn to almost every day for fast, consistent, high-quality results for all our shop projects — and furniture projects too.