Workshop Projects

Mobile Storage Unit with Drawers

One of the biggest problems I have is how I will always load up horizontal surfaces with whatever I’m working with, until th...
Making A Stand For The Belt Sander

Having just finished my new belt / disk sander, I needed a place to put it so that it will be convenient to use. My intention from...
Building The EPIC Table Saw

I started designing this saw nearly four years ago, but it was on my future projects list long before then. To build a high qualit...
How To Make A Circle Cutting Guide

I’ve started working on my new table saw and have reached the point where I need to make accurate trunnions, and I figure th...
Making A Miter Saw Station

This is a different kind of article in that it covers all of the build in video, rather than pictures. There is also a detailed th...
Making A Sanding Block

Every once in a while I’ll ignore my gut instincts and buy something that turns out to be crap. It doesn’t happen ofte...
How To Make A Simple Lumber Rack

I’ve been fixing up my shed to use for metal working projects and part of that is to include an area for lumber storage. I d...
Modifying My Metal Pantorouter

Matthias Wandel gave me this pantorouter almost two years ago and apart from a day setting it up and trying it out for a few test ...
Making A Steel Stand For My Wood Lathe

I just finished my 12″ jointer build and the big question I had even before I started it was where I would put it it in my s...
Making Push Blocks

My homemade 12″ jointer is nearly finished and some of the final steps are to ensure the tables are flat and lined up proper...
Making A Quick And Dirty Table Saw

This project actually began several years ago when I started thinking about building a wooden table saw from scratch. Not just a t...
Making A Covered Lumber Rack

My shop is not very big, just 13 feet wide and 27 feet long (4 meters x 8 meters), and an ongoing problem that I’ve had to d...
Easy To Make Screwdriver Rack

Let me tell you about screwdrivers. I have had a few sets over the years, but never really in what you could call a stable shop en...
Easy To Make Clamp Rack

My new wooden bar clamps have been taking up space with the other clutter I have on my workbench, so I figure it time to build a s...
Workshop Lighting Upgrade

It’s been three years since I installed the t-bar ceiling in my shop. That project brought about three major improvements to...
Making A Router Table Stand

Immediately after finishing my new bench top router table, I started to work on the rolling stand for it. First, I had to decide h...
Making A Bench Top Router Table

Very much like my recent wooden clamp project, I’ve also lost count of how many router tables I’ve built over the year...
Sharpening Saw Blades

This one is different in that it started out as a project, but really didn’t end up being one. The original goal was to desi...
How To Make A Wooden Bar Clamp

At this point, I’ve lost count of how many different wooden clamps I’ve designed and made over the years. Some were su...