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              Instant Surface   In my compact shop, everything has to be portable and stowable, including my work surfaces. Whenever I need tabletop space...

          Inspired by the pantry cabinet in the kitchen of our new house, I built this compact version for my workshop. It has the same deep...

          Sliding Wall-O-Tools   I built this 8-ft.-long shelf system to take advantage of the narrow space in the corner of my garage. When the unit...

        I use this jig, which I made from leftover materials, to cut plywood into manageable sizes. Melamine provides a slick surface for the saw to ride...

        Adding a dust collection system to my shop was a great move, but it wasn’t cheap. I did manage to save money by making my own...

Rather than buy a set of raised-panel router bits, I use this tall fence on my tablesaw. It’s simply a plywood box that slides on the rip fence. I use...

      Woodworking in my basement workshop used to leave a layer of dust everywhere until I hung window shades from the ceiling. Now I box myself into a...

      My disc sander is indispensable for both quick wood removal and final smoothing. I got tired of changing and wasting discs every time I needed a different...

      I love using dust collection with my orbital sander, but the hose always caught on the edge of my workbench. I fixed this problem by suspending the...

      My HVLP spray gun came equipped with a standard metal fluid-pickup tube. It works fine until I tip my gun to get inside a cabinet. Then the...

      Arrgh, another burned cut! Don’t you hate it when this happens? Here’s a fix. Shim out the workpiece with thin cardboard and take a second light cut....

      I transformed this dresser for my daughter, who didn’t like the way her husband’s metal tool chest looked in their apartment. For these newlyweds, shop space [...]