10 Ways to Upgrade Your Shop Vacuum

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Matt Hagens

Clinton from Specific Love Creations demonstrated the test featured in this video. This article summarizes practical, shop-focused upgrades that expand a vacuum’s capability beyond basic cleanup. Clinton walks through ten accessories and tweaks that address reach, noise, debris handling, wet …

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Card Scrapers: Useless—Until You Know How

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Matt Hagens

Rob from Make Things shared the woodworking tip featured in this video. Rob breaks down why new card scrapers arrive inert, what the burr actually is, how to form one with basic tools, and when scraping outperforms sanding for a …

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Why Your Table Saw Cuts Look Off

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Matt Hagens

Billy from Newton Makes shared the woodworking tip featured in this video. This video walks through a full table saw setup and calibration routine aimed at dialing in clean, consistent cuts by addressing the table insert, blade alignment, fence setup, …

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Single Greatest Table Saw Upgrade

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Matt Hagens

Jodee from Inspire Woodcraft shared the woodworking tip featured in this video. This quick shop trick removes the guesswork when setting shallow, non-through cuts at the table saw by giving a reliable reference for the blade’s highest point and where …

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Simple Observation, Better Small-Parts Jig

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Matt Hagens

Jodee from Inspire Woodcraft shared the woodworking tip featured in this video. The video demonstrates a simple, inexpensive small-parts jig for the miter saw that dramatically reduces tear-out and improves safety when cutting profiled or tiny stock. Watch the full …

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Three Ways to Use CA Glue in Woodworking

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Matt Hagens

Jodee from Inspire Woodcraft demonstrated the tips featured in this video. Jodee walks through why CA (cyanoacrylate) glue is a go-to adhesive in the shop and shows practical methods for using different viscosities, colors, and an accelerator to speed cures …

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Perfect Miters Without Math or Tools

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Matt Hagens

Jodee from Inspire Woodcraft shared the woodworking tip featured in this video. This short video demonstrates a simple, reliable way to find miter angles using only two equal-width scrap pieces and a pencil mark instead of measurements or tools. The …

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Shou Sugi Ban 2.0 Explained

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Jodee from Inspire Woodcraft shared the woodworking tips featured in this video. Jodee demonstrates a modern spin on traditional shou sugi ban by combining controlled charring with mica powders to create a metallic, two-tone finish that highlights charred texture. The …

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Make Sanding Suck Less: 4 Simple Upgrades

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Matt Hagens

Jodee from Inspire Woodcraft shared the woodworking tips featured in this video. Jodee walks through four practical changes that dramatically improve random orbital sanding performance, covering pads, pad size, dust collection, and sanding discs. The tips focus on getting crisper …

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Perfectly Spaced Drill Press Jig

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Matt Hagens

Jodee from Inspire Woodcraft shared the woodworking tip featured in this video. The video demonstrates an adjustable drill-press jig that makes it easy to drill equally spaced holes with high precision even when the workpiece is longer than the drill …

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Refinishing Kitchen Cabinets

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Matt Hagens

Jodee from Inspire Woodcraft shared the woodworking tip featured in this video. The video follows a single kitchen drawer face brought in by neighbors that had a gummed-up topcoat and worn stain, and shows how to strip, sand, restain, and …

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Bandsaw Jig for Cutting Corks

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Matt Hagens

Jodee from Inspire Woodcraft shared the woodworking tip featured in this video. This short video demonstrates a simple, shop-made bandsaw jig designed to split corks in half cleanly and quickly. The idea is approachable for hobbyists and uses common scrap …

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Low vs High Quality Tools: Have We Been Tricked?

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Matt Hagens

Jodee from Inspire Woodcraft shared the woodworking tips featured in this video. The video examines whether upgrading from inexpensive, box-store tools to higher-end alternatives is necessary or simply a luxury, and it uses side-by-side comparisons to illustrate where spending more …

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Turning a Router Table into a Face Jointer

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Matt Hagens

Jodee from Inspire Woodcraft shared the woodworking tip featured in this video. The video demonstrates how to repurpose a router table to flatten a board face so it can be reliably run through a planer, using a makeshift outfeed support …

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The Superglue Wood Glue Trick

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Jodee from Inspire Woodcraft shared the woodworking tip featured in this video. This short tip shows how to use conventional wood glue for a permanent bond while using superglue (CA) as a temporary clamp when clamps or fasteners aren’t practical, …

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Climb Cutting on a Router Table

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Matt Hagens

Jodee from Inspire Woodcraft shared the woodworking tip featured in this video. The video walks through climb cutting on a router table—an approach most sources warn against—and shows how to use it carefully to save workpieces prone to tear-out. Jodee …

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Make Blade-Width Shims Without Measuring

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Jodee from Inspire Woodcraft shared the woodworking tip featured in this video. The video explains a simple method to make shims that match the exact thickness of a table saw blade so the user can offset cuts without measuring. The …

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5 Helpful “Weird” Woodworking Tools

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Matt Hagens

Jodee from Inspire Woodcraft shared the woodworking tips featured in this video. The video highlights five unexpected yet highly useful items that Jodee reaches for in the shop more often than many traditional tools. These small additions solve everyday problems—from …

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