Workshop Projects

Melted Tool Repair (Brush Replacement)

by Don Heisz Some of you more dedicated readers may recall some time ago I wrote an Offcuts article entitled More Melted Tools in ...
Making 131 Push Sticks To Give Away

This many push sticks could easily last me a life time, but I’ll be giving these away at an upcoming meet-up in Toronto. A f...
Matthias Wandel Visits My Shop

Matthias stopped by and brought along a few of his homemade projects to compare with mine. In the time he was here we spent a few ...
Wooden Light Stand

A few months ago I bought a new video camera for the YouTube videos that I do. My choice of camera was based on a number of factor...
Making A Super Bright LED Light Panel

When making videos indoors, lighting is even more important than how good your camera is. Not only should the light be bright enou...
Making a Whittling Knife

After finishing my striking knife, and being very impressed by the excellent quality of the steel used in making good sawzall blad...
History

This article is more of a show-and-tell than a project, a walk down memory lane for me – it covers some of my older homemade...
Powering A DeWalt Drill With A Makita Battery

I guess you could call this a happy accident project, since it only happened from two things that went wrong. First was the projec...
Finishing The Inside Of My Garage / Workshop

I had started to do the interior finishing on my garage / new workshop when I had to take a “break” from that to put a...
Replacing The Cord On My Circular Saw

I’ve owned the circular saw that I have now for quite a long time, and it still performs well. It has seen a lot of use, and...
Building A Wooden Gantry Crane For Video

First off, I want to say thanks to Nick Ferry for the inspiration to do this. I had seen other, more simple versions before, but i...
An Ax to Grind for Christmas by Don Heisz

Don Heisz is the author of Offcuts, a weekly article on the lighter side of woodworking. I like to get John something interesting ...
Making A 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...
Re-Designed Push Stick

I use and have used for years one type of push stick, and it has served me very well. What I like about it is that it gives me com...
Making A Depth Stop Key Holder For The Drill Press

I made the original version of this depth stop back in 2012 and it has performed perfectly over the five years since. But, since I...
Welding A Broken Band Saw Blade

A little more than a year ago, I accidentally cut into my band saw blade with my angle grinder. I had been working on a jig that u...
Making Sharpening “Stones” The Cheap Way

Sharpening stones are expensive and if you only use them to sharpen your chisels and plane blades, it may make more sense to make ...
Zero Clearance Table Saw Insert

Why buy what you can make? Especially true if what you need is nearly impossible to find, like a new insert for a vintage table sa...
Upsize A Pulley

Pulleys are expensive these days. Especially large pulleys, so it’s handy when you can make one to the size that you need. I...