Projects

Making A K-Body Style Wooden Bar Clamp

NOTE: There is an improved long bar clamp with plans available. It’s the big one! This clamp is easy to make and can be made...
Making The Ultimate Box Joint Jig

The Ultimate Box Joint Jig is a big step forward in box joint jig design. It is easy to build using commonly available materials, ...
Making A Bar Clamp From Wood And Steel

I’ve made several different types of clamps, but most have used just wood for all of the major parts. This one makes use of ...
Making The Advanced Box Joint Jig

Not long after I finished the previous version box joint jig, I came up with several changes that could be done to improve the des...
Making An Edge Clamp

Ready for another homemade clamp? This one is special: it’s used for clamping solid wood edge banding onto the edge of a ply...
Making A Homemade Table Saw

For many woodworkers, the table saw is the one tool that gets the most use – I know that is true for me. Having a good table...
Roy Salveson’s Edge Clamp

A Guest Project by Roy Salvesen In need of a clamp to hold my solidwood edging in place I looked at some clamps commercially avail...
How To Make A Workbench

Filling a need that I really didn’t have, I built this workbench: It seemed like a good idea at the time and I’ve alwa...
Making A Deep “C” Clamp

Not another clamp! Yes, another. This time a “C” clamp with a 10″ deep throat, giving it an extra long reach. It...
Better Clamp Handles

More than a year ago I bought six new 6″ bar clamps that were on sale for a pretty good price. The clamps work well and I on...
How To Make A Precision Router Lift

Back in November, 2011, after I finished my router table project, I started getting requests for plans. The majority of these req...
Building a Belt-Disk Sander

Leer este artículo en español I first had the idea for this diy belt sander two years ago and quickly made the prototype, with ...
Making A Wooden T-Bevel

A sliding t-bevel is used to measure or transfer angles. It is held in place, set to the angle that needs to be matched, and then ...
Shelf Pin Jig

There are several versions that are commercially available, but it takes very little time and material to make a very accurate she...
Wooden Mallet

I’m not much for using hand tools, but occasionally there is some work that has to be done by hand. Using a wood chisel to c...
Making A Lathe Powered 1 x 42 Belt Sander

Many woodworkers have a lathe, but it’s probably not a tool that gets a lot use in most shops. It’s handy to have when...
Wood Shaping Files

The simple sanding stick has been done time and again by woodworkers, but I thought I’d take a different approach and make s...
Making A Draw Knife From An Old Diamond Blade

I’ve never owned one and figured I really didn’t need one, but when thinking back there are many times I could have us...
Making Dovetails The Fast And Easy Way

There’s a real sense of accomplishment when you make real, hand cut dovetails. They are probably the top mark of craftsmansh...