This article appeared in Make: Vol. 78. Subscribe today to get the latest projects delivered to your mailbox. Sandpaper is one of those things that can be a challenge to store. Bunches of random loose sheets thrown in a box or drawer, rubbing together and losing their grit, or inside cardboard sleeves obfuscating how many sheets you have left, or worse, mysterious partial sheets with no grit numbers on the back. Having a simple way to store...
Manufacturer: Work IQ Price as tested: $280 Link: https://workiqtools.com/collections/iq-vise-system/products/iq-vise A vise for someone who wants ball joints on all the things. This medium-duty bench vise sports a 360° quick-locking pivot and plenty of accessories, and it’s even sturdier than it looks. Designed to cover multiple types of jobs, it handles all benchtop and some front vise clamping cases. The included Flex Fit sleeves are notched for various shaped workpieces, and grippy for softer materials. I wish all my vises...
Manufacturer: MicroJig Price as tested: $20 Link: https://www.microjig.com/products/grr-ripper2-go If you have a table saw, you need a push block. It can be as simple as a scrap stick or as fancy as the MicroJig Grr-Ripper Pro all over YouTube. There’s a middle ground in the Grr-Ripper 2Go. It’s magically grippy, far more than my generic store-bought block or homemade plywood board. And compared to a narrow stick, it’s easier to push inward and down with one hand. The 2Go...
This article appeared in Make: Vol. 90. Subscribe for more maker projects and articles! Expert woodworker Peter Vivian has been a maker for as long as he can remember. Building upon early success in a model-making competition at school, Vivian trained as a technical illustrator and spent the next two and a half decades in graphic design and commercial photography. Yet throughout that time, he yearned to have his own woodworking business, which he eventually launched...
Kerf bending plywood is a great way to lend elegance to a woodworking project, but bending boards isn’t without difficulty. Arcs require trial and error to get just right, and if you want a wild curve like an oval or parabola, you could be at it for a while. If that’s the kind of thing that keeps you up at night, then good news, Michael Schiebler released a tool to make your life a lot easier.
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