When you need to cut a shape inside a piece of wood, a plunge cut is pretty much your only choice. Typically, you might use a drill with a small bit to bore a hole that you can drop your jigsaw blade ...

It helps to have a drill nearby for making clean plunge cuts with your jigsaw. But when that’s not an option, you can still make a plunge cut using just your saw. Here’s how. Plunge cuts are needed ...

Cutting plexiglass with a utility knife works best for making straight cuts in thin sheets of plexiglass (1/8 inch or less). But while a utility knife is convenient (you probably have one in your tool ...