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7 workshop tips to improve Efficiency & Accuracy

Let’s face it — whether the project you’re working on is a big piece of furniture or a small box, there’s going to be some repetition involved in building it. It’s all just part of the process of woodworking.

Though repetition is a necessary part of the craft, it doesn’t have to be something you dread. In fact, I find quite the contrary is true. Over the years, I’ve developed several ways to take advantage of this repetition in order to speed up the

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