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Looking for wood shop projects and plans to help improve your workspace. You’ve found it. Here you’ll find inspiration and complete woodworking plans for projects ranging from simple clamp racks to smart router table designs and bulletproof workbenches and shop tables. From small and simple shop solutions to dream tool cabinets, you’ll find just the right projects for improving your workshop, increasing efficiency and making your time there more enjoyable.

Another view of the drill-press table. Here I'm cutting pocket holes in a table apron.

Drill Press Table

Drill presses are designed mostly for metalworking. Dress yours up with this table – we give you all the project plans – and you’ll find it indispensable for woodworking, too. Read more »

FINGER JOINT JIG The trick to finger joints is to make sure the width of your dado stack is precisely the same as the space between the dado stack and the stop, which I'll call the "tooth" in this article. The tooth should also be exactly as wide as your dado stack. Begin by screwing a large piece of plywood (8" high; about 25" long) to your table saw's miter gauge. Set up your dado stack to the desired dimension and run your jig through the saw. Take the jig off the saw and attach the tooth to the jig with glue and screws. A good bond is essential.

Benjamin Seaton’s Tool Chest

This 18th century English tool chest is one of the more interesting mysteries in the history of woodworking. It survived with almost all its tools intact — a major feat indeed. Read more »

A larger base for the router was the ticket for bridging the open areas left by routing out the plywood for the router’s base. It was later used as a small circle cutting jig for the tabletop and plastic inserts. Use the same cutter and it’s easy to keep track of dimensions for cutting inside or outside circles.

Router Table-Mate

Make your own router table for less than $50 by using these woodworking drawings and techniques. This one is easy to make and store. Read more »