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THE CHILDRENS CLIMBING FRAME. MADE FROM PALLETS.ALL HAS BEEN MACHINED AND SANDED SO THERE ARE NO SHARP CORNERS OR EDGES.AND SPLINTER PROOF.THIS HAS BEEN GLUED AND BOLTED USING ROUND HEADED...

JUST AN IDEA I CAME UP WITH. IF YOU HAVE OLD HUB CAPS TURN THEM INTO TOOL HOLDERS. TURN A SOLID WOODEN BASE WITH UPSTAND. PLACE AND FIT A BEARING...

MY TIP FOR WOODWORKERS WORLD WIDE…THINK CAREFULLY.DO YOU REALLY WANT TO WORK WITH A MATERIAL THAT SHRINKS,EXPANDS,WARPS AND CRACKS.?? THE ANSWER IS PROBABLY YES–BECAUSE OF THE [...]

Walnut Wall Shelves Versatile go-anywhere shelves to hold books, discs, kitchenware, or anything you want! By Jon Stumbras Never enough shelf space where you want it? This little shelf is...

Tackle Box Storage This is my all-time favorite way to store screws, small hardware and router bits. Fishing tackle boxes come in a variety of sizes and shapes but I...

Blade Caddy Here’s a handy tote for scrollsaw blades that I fashioned from a scrap of 2×6, a piece of plywood, and two Peg-Board multiple-tool holders. I cut the curved...

          This is one of my favorite shop upgrades. By adding this suspended outlet over my work area I always have electricity close at hand. It...

Double-Duty Roller Tables I like getting double duty out of my tools whenever possible. So, when I decided to build outfeed tables for my miter saw and tablesaw, I worked...

Laminate Flooring for Zero-Clearance Inserts Rather than mess with gluing up plastic laminate, I use a piece of laminate flooring when making zero-clearance inserts. Laminate flooring is great [...]

Tablesaw Tapering Jig I recently built a pair of garden benches that required several identical parts that were tapered on both sides. To make the job easier, I built this...

        Here’s a quick and easy way to align your tablesaw fence with your miter slot. Plane down a board until it fits into your miter slot...

Pivoting Outfeed Support I recently saw an outfeed stand that had a pivoting top. The pivoting action prevents a workpiece from catching the front edge of the outfeed top. Instead,...