Workshop Projects

How To Make The Ultimate Wooden Clamp

Really? Ultimate? That’s a word that gets thrown around a lot these days, especially on places like YouTube where you need t...
Making Push Button Pop Up Bench Dogs

The terrifying part: drilling holes into my brand new workbench. The payoff? A one-of-a-kind bench dog solution to a fairly common...
How To Make A Drill Guide

Or you can call this a portable drill press. I need this to drill some accurate holes in my new workbench, but could have used it ...
How To Make An Assembly Table

I got a CNC from STEPCRAFT and it came in this large crate: And while unpacking it, I noticed that the plywood they used to build ...
Making A Woodworker’s Workbench

Design A new workbench has been on my to-do list for a number of years. I started seriously thinking about it in 2015 and drew up ...
How To Build A Toolbox With Drawers

Originally this toolbox was supposed to go with the large mobile toolbox I made as a matched pair. Much like the metal mechanics b...
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...