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Plumb Your Shop with Air Flexible hose saves time and money By Richard Tendick Moments after I tripped over the air hose and dropped an armload of boards, I decided it was time to plumb my shop [...]

Dovetailed Tool Box Fill it, carry it, bang it around: These joints will last forever. By Seth Keller A lightweight, sturdy toolbox is perfect for odd jobs around the house. Carpenters used to [...]

4-in-1 Screwdriver Buy the parts; turn the handle. By Alan Lacer You may also like… Surefire Marking Gauge Wooden Bar Clamps Double-Duty Lathe Cabinet You just can’t beat the look and [...]

Mobile Outfeed Tables Upgrade your tablesaw and save precious shop space with a pair of outfeed tables. By George Vondriska A tablesaw is a lot safer and easier to use when it’s equipped [...]

Power Sharpening System By Tom Caspar I’m crazy about sharp hand tools. When edges are perfect, these tools sing in your hands. When they’re dull, you might as well hang them up. [...]

Small Parts Carousel Put a spin on storing shop necessities. By Jeff Timm Here's a way to store all that indispensable small stuff that clutters your workshop. Based on a rotating bolt [...]

Bandsaw Fence Our fence shines where commercial models fall short. By Richard Tendick Every bandsaw deserves a good fence. After all, a bandsaw is capable of doing much more than cutting curves. [...]

Gil Arad (pronounced as 'Geal') is an Israeli woodworker. He recently finished building a Japanese inspired single-panel screen made from cyprus, cedar, and [...]

THE CUBE STRIKES AGAIN ..IMPOSSIBLE CUBE MADE POSSIBLE …. ALL GOOD FUN TO MAKE YOUR EYES WATER….?????…

WHILE ON HOLIDAY RECENTLY I WENT TO A MUSEUM IN KESWICK THE LAKE DISTRICT. I TOOK 2 SAMPLES OF MY WORK THE SPANNER THROUGH PLYWOOD AND THE 2 PIECE TIMBER HOLE PUZZLE.  THE MUSEUM WERE AMAZED [...]

THESE EMPTY TUBES AND REELS CAN BE RECYCLED AND USED AGAIN ? HUNDREDS OF THESE ARE THROWN AWAY EVERY YEAR. THATS WHERE IDEAS COME TO MIND. AS TO THE KNOTS . THE LARGE REELS I HAVE DOUBLED UP AND [...]

 Awhile back, I had won a Diamond Edge #6c handplane.    It was kind of rusty, front knob was cracked, everything was in one piece, though..    However, when [...]