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Sliding Dovetail Bench Super-strong router joints give it elegant simplicity. By Tim Johnson This elegant bench has humble origins: Its forebears have been sat upon, stepped on and dragged about...

Barbara's Table A small amount of fabulous wood can go a long way. By Tom Caspar Surprise! My wife loved this table because I designed it just for her. It’s...

We finished assembling the pieces and all that was left to do was screw in the screws, make the plugs that hide the screw heads and glue them in. After the glue...

WHAT DID YOU DO WITH YOUR EMPTY BOXES THIS XMAS??? RECYCLE THEM OR MAKE SOMETHING FROM THEM?? SINCE THE BUILDING GAME HAS HIT A HIGH WITH THE RECCESION ? HAVE...

 The "Other Half" wanted a small Prep table for the kitchen.   I had a plank of Oak out in the shopabout 13-1/2' wide.  I clean the old boy up, trimmed...

 I CHOOSE TO WORK WITH RECYCLED TIMBER ? I DONT HAVE TO WORK WITH IT??? BUT RECYCLED TIMBER  IS BETTER AS ITS SAVING THE PLANET BY CHOPPING DOWN LESS TREES...

Once all the parts were shaped we decided to give the stool a test run. It is important to dry-assemble all the parts prior to gluing them together. We do it to...

Central Dust Collection Five simple rules for a dust-free shop By Dave Munkittrick Small, one-person shops don’t need complicated dust collection systems. We’ll show you how to get powerful [...]

Mobile Router Center This rolling router center has onboard storage for all your router components, folds into a tidy package, serves as an extra work surface and rolls out of...

Drill Press Table By Tom Caspar Standard drill press tables may be fine for metalworking, but they sure are frustrating to use in a woodshop. Attaching a fence with woodworking...

Router Table Jointer Fence Edge joint long stock, thick stock, wide stock or man-made materials with this easy-to-build fence. By Rick McKee Is your shop too small to even think...

Bandsaw Table System This oversized table provides extra support for sawing or resawing plus the quick-set fence ends blade drift hassles. If you’ve ever been frustrated by your small bandsaw...