Projects

This new workbench from Robert W. Lang combines the best workholding devices and ideas from a number of historic bench forms, along with a few design twists of his own. Whether you use power [...]

Window-Shade Saw Table Cover In my small shop, my tablesaw doubles as an assembly table. To protect the saw's surface when I'm gluing or staining, I installed a heavy-duty vinyl [...]

In Ireland, where I was taught, the first jig a woodworking apprentice makes is a bench hook—a simple, yet amazingly effective device used to hold small stock for sawing and trimming. The [...]

Before I installed this device, I couldn't lock my bandsaw's table securely enough for resawing. If I banged a heavy board on the outboard side, the table would always tip out of [...]

World's Best Routing Guide This simple guide guarantees success whenever you need to make a straight routing pass. It's perfect for jointing a long edge or routing dadoes and grooves. [...]

Iron-on Edge Banding If you can iron a shirt, you can apply edge banding! By Bruce Kieffer Iron-on edge banding is a modern cabinetmaker’s best friend. It quickly covers the raw edges of veneered [...]

Raise your hand if you hate swapping bits and drivers in a cordless drill. I sure do. When I’m putting in screws, I’m always going back and forth, tightening and loosening that darn [...]

Whether your shop is spacious or petite, you can't beat the convenience of having your equipment mobile. The new Universal Mobile Base Hardware, $60, will help you get rolling. Customizing [...]

  Tool-Controlled Dust Collection Do you use your dust collector every time you should? Probably not. With this new system, you will—without any extra effort. System 1 from Creative [...]

Tips for Mastering Featherboards Featherboards are like having an extra set of hands in the shop, going where no fingers ever should. By Jock and Susan Holmen The featherboard gets its name from [...]

Super-Tune Your Tools with a Dial Indicator By George Vondriska Machinists use a simple measuring device called a dial indicator for setting up metalworking equipment. It works great in the [...]

Miter saws are a great convenience, but they spread sawdust like a sprinkler spreads water. The new Downdrafter shroud from Rousseau, $200, combined with a dust collector, acts like a parachute [...]