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High-Style Low-Cost TV Cabinet Simple joinery makes it easy to build – plywood makes it inexpensive. By Gary Wentz The striking style of this cabinet was inspired by visits to...

T-track is a versatile product that has many great uses around the shop. It can be attached to the fence of a chop saw, drill press or router table to...

Whether you shop is large or small, mobile bases allow you to get the most out of the space you have. When I need to re-saw some long stock on...

  After pulling the cars out, I used to stretch extension cords all over my garage shop. But with my big feet, I kept tripping over those darned things. One...

  Getting drawer fronts perfectly aligned inside a cabinet is now a lot easier, thanks to Accuride. Its updated 3832 series drawer slides include a clever cam-shaped adjustment device that...

Six separate cordless tools can cost a bundle, but you sure save a lot when you buy them together as a kit. That’s because they all share the same two...

  DeWalt’s new 3 x 21-in. belt sander is a joy to use, whether you’re flattening a panel or scribing a face frame. It has an unusual three-wheel design that...

Ribbed Saw Table Fillers I like my contractor’s saw just fine, except for the ribbed extension tables. The openings can be a real finger pincher when sliding the rip fence...

Chair Leg Repair My kitchen chairs are hardly valuable antiques, so when I broke a rung on one I wanted a strong but simple fix. I drilled out the broken tenon...

Safer Small-Parts Routing By Paul M. Jayko When I have to rout a small part on my router table, I reach for a hand screw clamp. It holds the workpiece...

Thanks to everyone who entered our Shortcut contest to win the restored Millers Falls 2A drill from WKTools.com. About 100 people entered the contest, and about one-third of those entries...

In February 2005, John Wilson (whom you likely know from his Shaker box articles) wrote a story for us on building a “Sailor Girl”, a 12′-long boat made in just...