Homemade Machines & Jigs

Shelf Pin Jig

There are several versions that are commercially available, but it takes very little time and material to make a very accurate she...
Making A Lathe Powered 1 x 42 Belt Sander

Many woodworkers have a lathe, but it’s probably not a tool that gets a lot use in most shops. It’s handy to have when...
Making Dovetails The Fast And Easy Way

There’s a real sense of accomplishment when you make real, hand cut dovetails. They are probably the top mark of craftsmansh...
Making A Homemade Band Saw

In March, 2010, I started this project. Prior to this, I had been following Matthias Wandel’s band saw build (the first one)...
Rebuilding An Old Table Saw

I guess the term for it is serendipity, where you find something that turns out to be very useful when you weren’t really lo...
2″ x 72″ Belt Grinder

This is a project that has been on my to-do list for a while. My first thoughts were to make it completely from steel and up until...
Making A Mini Table Saw Sled

I had a bunch of short (1″ long) pieces of spruce to cut for making more of the wooden soffit vents, and I thought it would...
Making A Simple Rolling Planer Stand

My new miter saw station has two open bays on the ends that were made to house tools on roll out carts. This is the first of the t...
Making A Chisel Sharpening Jig

While using my chisel and plane iron sharpening jig recently, I realized that it was less convenient to use for quickly tuning up ...
The Belt Sander Platform

Having bought a Ridgid oscillating belt / spindle sander and building my sanding station to house it, I thought my sanding woes w...
Making A Quick And Dirty Band Saw Mill

This project is a bit different from most I’ve done, in that I didn’t take pictures of each step in the build. Instead...
The Shim Cutting Jig

When you get to the finishing stages of a home renovation project, you’ll need shims for various tasks. For setting door fra...
Router Table II

My router table has seen a lot of use lately, as I’ve been using it on many of my recent projects. While it is certainly wel...
Making A Folding Miter Stand

A miter saw is a really handy tool. Its portability makes it great for jobs where it’s not practical to move the material to...
Making A Drill Press Leveling Base

A drill press is very nearly a mandatory tool for a reasonably well equipped wood shop. The better ones are floor standing models,...
How To Make a Lathe Stand

I recently got a new wood turning lathe, a fairly inexpensive model that came with a metal bolt-together stand. The stand is proba...
Making Wooden Blower Fans

My shop air cleaner has been getting a lot of use since I finished it. I make a point of turning it on and leaving it running when...
Rotary Tool Drill Press

This is a project that I’ve wanted to do for some time: a drill press for my Dremel rotary tool: I made a fairly basic drawi...
Utility Table Saw

Leer este artículo en español Occasionally I need a table saw in a place where it’s not really convenient to have one, s...