Projects

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...
Easy Angle Cutting Guide

It’s funny how one thing leads to another and that’s the story with this cutting guide. When I started to plan my deck...
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...
Center Marking Thingamajig

When you make a lot of smallish circular parts, it makes sense to have a convenient way to mark the center. While making my wooden...
Making Step Pulleys

I’ve been planning a new project, a 2 x 72 belt grinder made from wood, (see a preview of the design on my Google+ page) and...
Making A Glue Roller

To get started, I cut a piece of pine about 4″ long to use as the roller, and marked the centre on each end: The blank is tu...
Making a Wooden Try Square

On several occasions I’ve been asked about the plywood try square that I’ve used in a few of my videos, so I figured I...
Making a Rebar Clamp

Another homemade bar clamp. This one uses reinforcing steel for the bar, taking advantage of the ribs that are formed on the rod t...
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...
Making a Wooden Contour Gauge

A contour gauge is used to quickly measure and duplicate uneven surfaces. To scribe a part to fit in tight to an irregular shape, ...
The Dovetail Plug Template

Back in September of last year, I made some stackable parts trays and reinforced the butt joined corners with a special kind of sp...
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 Flap Sander

For my house renovations, I’ve been making my own window trim. One part, the apron under the stool, is a cove molding I cut ...
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 Handles For Files And Rasps

Files and rasps usually come without handles, and it seems to be getting harder to find good quality ones at local stores. I prefe...