Workshop Projects

Wooden Bench Dogs

Like many others, my workbench has a row of square holes down one side that evenly spaced, and work with the wagon vise to clamp b...
Making An Up/Down Light

After I completed the new ceiling in the shop, I found that the area around the miter saw station was a bit dimmer than I’d ...
Making a Smaller Zero Clearance Miter Saw Fence

Almost immediately after I made the bigger zero clearance fence for my miter saw station, I started getting comments asking how it...
Zero Clearance Miter Saw Fence

For cutting trim and small pieces on the miter saw, it’s a good idea to make a secondary fence that will fit over the stock ...
Hang Up Your Air Hose

This is a familiar sight in my shop, the air hose strewn out on the floor creating a trip hazard underfoot and foiling my infreque...
Make A Vise Stop Spacer Set

Here’s a “clone” of a very useful product. The Vise Rack Stop is so simple, you have to wonder why no one though...
Making A Hand Wheel Handle

A shop-made hand wheel needs a quality handle and here’s a way to make one quickly and accurately. Start with a piece of har...
Wall Hanging Dado Rack

One of the minor annoyances of using my stack dado blade set was taking it out of and putting it back into the plastic case it cam...
Making a Featherboard For The Table Saw

Occasionally, a feather board is needed to hold stock tightly to the fence when making a cut. I had a situation in my table saw sl...
Making a Roll Out Wood Scrap Bin

After finishing the renovations on my garage / workshop, I built a wall mounted storage unit in the front left corner, beside the ...
Making a Cord Winder

This is a simple, easy to do project that you will really get to appreciate after using it, if you have any extension cords. As I&...
Making a Plywood Push Stick

This is an easy one. I’ve been using this kind of push stick for a long time time, and I go into a few of the benefits of th...
Making A Saw Board / DIY Track Saw

These days, it seems that nearly every major power tool manufacurer is making their own version of a track saw, and these tools ha...
Wood Rack Made From Recycled Steel Shelving

While not strictly a woodworking project, this may be of interest to some woodworkers, since it is a storage rack for the wood we ...
Socket Wrench Organization

For use around the house and shop, I bought a relatively good socket set. It came in a plastic case that is meant to close up for ...
Small Wooden Storage Boxes

Still on my quest to organize my shop and keep it reasonably clean, I made a second set of storage boxes. This time, I made them m...
Mobile Planer Stand With Chip Collection

I bought a new DeWalt DW735 planer nearly a year ago, and I can count the times on two hands that I’ve used it. The main rea...
Router Table (older)

A router table is a very handy addition to the workshop, especially if it has a dedicated router. Having to pull the machine to us...
Workshop Renovation And Tour

With winter coming, I thought it would be a good idea to get some temporary heat for my shop. Before I could think about heating i...