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In last weeks post, titled Installing & Setting Up SketchUp, we learned to download, install and customize the SketchUp window. This week we will learn: Selection and use of the most [...]

Last week I introduced you to SketchUp and gave numerous examples of what it can do for the woodworker. That post was titled SketchUp Comes To American Woodworker. In today’s post I am [...]

Pull-Out Router Table Tired of pulling out that heavy router table every time you need it? Save space and your back by mounting your router table under a workbench with sturdy swing-up appliance [...]

Power Tool Caddy This plywood stand for power tools is compact and mobile.To lock the stand in place, just flip down the hinged board at the base. Cut the hinged board wide enough so it will lift [...]

A Great Sawhorse These sawhorses are sturdy and they fold flat for easy storage. Building them is a snap: joint and plane 2×4 stock to 1 in.; then rip to 3 in.Crosscut at 30 in. for the legs [...]

Swiveling Outfeed Roller Here’s an outfeed roller designed to support long boards behind the saw for ripping or alongside the saw for crosscutting. When not in use, the roller can be hung on the [...]

Tablesaw Worktable Turn your tablesaw into extra workbench space with a piece of 3⁄4-in.plywood.Attach wood strips around the plywood edges for a snug,no-slide fit on the metal table. [...]

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 the way when [...]

Is Your Shop Too Small? Tips for making king-size projects in a pint-size shop. By George Vondriska n a recent poll of woodworkers, the most common complaint,by far, was that their shops were too [...]

Spring Joint Box Self-locking design requires no glue. By Randy Johnson Squeeze and snap! That’s all it takes to assemble this CNC-routed box. Th e joint’s flexibility comes from a series of [...]

Compact Turning Center Put all your tools and accessories at your fingertips by building this storage rack. By Jim Williar I made turning on my lathe much more enjoyable by trimming out the metal [...]

Linker Logs Project Have fun while learning to fabricate with plywood. By Randy Johnson Although linker logs are made with the aid of a computer— once complete, they’re a great way to get kids [...]