Workshop Projects

Making The Ultimate Feather Board

“Didn’t you just make a feather board, John?” you might ask. And I did, just last week. But in one of those rare...
How To Make a Feather Board

I can’t recall where I saw this type of feather board, but it has long been on my list of things to do. The concept is simpl...
How To Make A Large Mobile Tool Box

This new tool box project was inspired by my tool board, oddly enough. While planning a new workbench, I got to thinking about wha...
How To Sharpen A Saw Blade

Dull saw blades? Sick of sending them out? In this article I use a diamond wheel on my table saw to sharpen carbide saw blades to ...
Wooden Vise Grip Clamp

Steel is strong. Much stronger than wood, in fact. However, I think it’s interesting to see how well wood can work for tools...
Spindle Sander Rebuild

The spindle sander I have has served me well in the 10+ years I’ve owned it. And other than wanting to experiment with makin...
Low Speed Grinder Experiment

I can’t recall where I saw it, but this idea is based on a commercially available product that works in the same way. That o...
Restoring A Classic Back Saw

The saw was made by Sandvik and I would guess that it’s from the mid to late 80’s or early 90’s. There is a Beav...
Making A Chisel / Plane Iron Sharpening Jig

Need sharp chisels? Planes? Who doesn’t, right? This jig is the answer. It not only makes these tools insanely sharp, it als...
Making A Simple Drill Press Table

I made this drill press table about nine years ago: And I’m rewriting this article to replace the original one I wrote back ...
How To Make A Parallel Jaw Bar Clamp

Another clamp build? Yes! I consider this one to be a direct replacement for my most recent long wooden bar clamp design and also ...
Making Cabinet Doors – Again

Making the big cabinet doors is the final phase of my remodeling project for the front of my shop. I need three and they are built...
Air Cleaner Move And Rebuild

I need to take care of a few things before I finish the new cabinets in the front corner of my shop. The air cleaner that I made t...
How To Make Cabinet Doors

The next phase of my big shop corner remodel is to make and install the doors on the upper cabinets. The cabinet door style is the...
How To Make Wall Cabinets

These wall cabinets are a modular design, much like the base cabinets I already made in this series. There will be two identical u...
Making Drawers for Cabinets

The next phase of the base cabinet project is to make the drawers, fourteen of them. The method shown here is probably my favourit...
How To Make High Quality Base Cabinets

My goal for my shop has been to steadily improve it since moving here nearly seven years ago. And for me, that process means tryin...
How To Make A Precision Miter Sled (Updated)

My miter saw station is my go-to tool for making accurate square and angled cuts on narrow stock. It can handle boards up to aroun...
How To Make A Table Saw Miter Sled

I’m filing this one in the experimental category because, even though it works well, it’s far from optimal. My lack of...