Shop Projects
Jim’s Redesigned Router Table Part 1
This newly redesigned router table is packing tons more storage space and sporting a totally overhauled chasis while retaining its cool running router carriage and dust collection system.
Click here to Download the Complete and Final Plans (PDF).
Shop Projects Part 6 – Cutting Plywood Without a Table Saw
Even with access to a nice table saw, cutting full sheets of plywood can be dificult. Here is an alternate method I like to use to break down sheets to pieces of a more manageable size. It also works well as a way to accurately cut plywood if you don’t have a table saw. I Continue reading»
Shop Projects Part 5-Benches on a Budget
Procrastination isn’t always a bad thing. When we last looked at my pile of 2 x 4s it was just over a month ago, and the readings from my moisture meter ranged from 10% to 18%. My reason for using this stuff was price , a “precut” (almost 8′ long piece) cost $2.38 at our Continue reading»
Shop Projects Part 4-Festool Domino Test Drive
I’ve been anxious to work with the new Festool Domino, and this face frame for my shop cabinet looks like the perfect application for this new machine. The Domino has several things in common with the biscuit joiner including a European heritage and a hefty price tag. The biscuit joiner has been around for a Continue reading»
Shop Projects-Part 3-Beaded Frame Joints
Last week I discussed laying out the face frame for a cabinet I’m building for the shop. I’ll be updating the blog as work progresses on this, and for those of you keeping score at home, here are links to pdf files of my shop drawings. Backbench Plan & Elevation.pdf (40.49 KB)Backbench Sections.pdf (54.66 KB) Continue reading»
Shop Projects – Part 2-Face Frame Layout
New stands for our benchtop power tools are on my “to do” list, but I’m still waiting for the 2×4 material to come to equilibrium with our shop environment. In the meantime, I’m forging ahead on another project, a cabinet that will go below the windows where my current bench is. My style of working Continue reading»
Shop Projects – Part 1
I’ve spent the last couple weeks working out the details for several projects to improve our shop here at the magazine. It’s a nice space, but like many wood shops, quick fixes tend to become permanent fixtures. There are a number of areas we’d like to make more convenient, and we have several machines and Continue reading»
