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The Heritage Traditional Computer Work Station – Desk and Hutch. Have you ever wanted a fashionable computer desk that is reasonable in size and well portioned to place all computer...

Editor’s note: Normally we don’t bombard you with commercials here on the blog, so please forgive us this brief message. We’re quite proud of our “Handplane [...]

During one visit to an art school, I saw a lot of things. But it was the French fry boxes that made my head hurt. Scattered throughout the school were...

AS I DONT WASTE ANYTHING,I HAD ABOUT 3LB OF FINISHING PLASTER OVER FROM A JOB. MAKE THESE TO HANG ON YOUR XMAS TREE.EVEN USE OTHER MOULDS? MIX PLASTER AND POUR...

  Multiple bases make this compact router extremely versatile.   by Randy Johnson           Laminate trim routers are amazing little machines. Their [...]

AS YOU KNOW ME AND WHAT I CAN DO FROM RECYCLED MATERIALS ECT! SEE LATER HOW NEWSPAPERS/MAGAZINES CAN KEEP YOU WARM THIS WINTER? IF YOU HAVE A PILE OF MAGAZINES...

          My contractor-style tablesaw spewed sawdust everywhere until I enclosed the base by covering all the openings with 1/4-in. MDF panels. First, I added two aluminum...

          In my small shop, I use a shop vacuum to collect dust from several tools. To cut down on the need to swap hoses, I...

      Extension wings on the miter saw make cutting long stock a breeze. My shop-made wings install and knock down in seconds and they’re as light as feathers....

        Horsing my bandsaw out of the way was a real pain until I installed a pair of large casters (see Source, below). Now my saw has...

Online Extras from the November 2009 issue include a video tour of Megan's LVL Workbench, the 3D Google SketchUp Model of Megan's LVL Workbench, the 3D Google SketchUp model of the Knockdown [...]

  The back panels being cut in width and the beads being machined, the next step is cutting them to length.     Because of the size of these panels,...