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The original factory cart I built has served me well for many years, primarily carrying lumber, toolboxes, machines, and various supplies. However, as space has become even more constrained in my [...]

For a two-car garage shop, optimizing space is always the top priority. To help wrangle materials and supplies, I recently built a cart based on a brilliant piece of industrial design: the [...]

Upgrade your bench and your woodworking by adding a classic vise. You can do without a tail vise. But you can do much more with one. That’s why woodworkers have depended on tail vises for over [...]

Six great ideas for space-challenged woodworkers to get more out of their small shops.

This dust collection cart houses a vacuum and cyclonic dust separator for an efficient, clean workstation. Project #2509 • Skill Level: Beginner • Time: 2 Days • Cost: $180 Every inch of space in [...]

Build the perfect place to store and charge your growing collection of batteries and cordless tools. Cabinet making is a great skill to have, and once you successfully tackle your first cabinet, [...]

Plastic storage tubs make instant drawers for organizing shop supplies. When I worked in a restaurant as a teenager, I hauled dirty dishes in plastic bus boxes. Using them to organize my shop is [...]

This classic Moxon vise allows you to hold a wide board at a comfortable height. Project #2506 • Skill Level: Beginner • Time: 2 Days • Cost: $60 + Hardware On most workbenches, you have various [...]

This fence is designed to be used at a drill press or router table, and features built-in dust collection for keeping your shop, and lungs, clean. Project #2505 • Skill Level: Beginner • Time: 2 [...]

Make this sturdy circle cutting jig in a day, with readily available hardware, and you’ll be cutting perfect circles at the bandsaw. I delayed, stalled, and put off a circle cutting jig for the [...]

There’s not enough room in my garage shop for a tablesaw with a 52-in.-capacity rip fence. But no worries—I don’t need one! To make wide cuts, I simply install a shop-made extension that bridges [...]

Make your bench indispensable. Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in the February 2004 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine. Christopher Schwarz has published numerous [...]