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Try Digital with a Free Project
Unless you've been hiding in a cave, you've likely heard that print is dead and digital is the new reality. That may be a slight exaggeration as I, for one, still enjoy turning pages. However, there is no doubt that whatever the future holds, we will be consuming information in many new forms - and Continue reading»
Building a Handmade Try Square
Jim Tolpin's newest book, "The New Traditional Woodworker" teaches the reader how to work with hand tools by using them to build useful bench and shop tools. Each project builds on the skill learned in the preceding chapter. This process makes for an easy and fun learning curve. One of the more attractive project tools Continue reading»
Tool Racks-Then & Now
Every now and then I get a question from a reader about the tool rack that hangs in the window of our shop behind my workbench. The rack in question was originally made in May 2007 for an article in Issue 8 of Woodworking Magazine. Like most good ideas, it isn't mine. Chris Schwarz made Continue reading»
I Can Do That: Tool Rack
Swiped from a French engraving, this rack works in your shop or even in your kitchen.
By Christopher Schwarz
Pages: 26-27
From the April 2011 issue #189
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It’s good to keep your tools protected (think: tool chest). But it’s also good to keep them handy (think: at arm’s reach). My favorite way to accomplish both goals is a stout tool rack. I’ve made many tool racks since I became a woodworker, most of them crude affairs that were cobbled together in a few minutes. I’ve always wanted a rack that both looks good and is easy to build. Then, while browsing a French book on vintage handplanes, I saw it.
PDF of "Tool Rack"
Video: Watch a free video tour of the author’s shop at home.
Plan: Download the free SketchUp model for this tool rack.
Articles: Most of the "I Can Do That" articles are free online.
Download the complete "I Can Do That" manual.
From the April 2011 issue #189
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Rolling Clamp Rack
When you’ve got so many clamps that it’s a problem getting them to where the work is being done, build this rolling clamp rack!
Jim's Redesigned Router Table - Finished
This is it! The final installment on how to build a deluxe router table.
