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In my garage shop, large tools have to be mobile and storable, so I attached this collapsing outfeed support to my saw. It slides on 100-lb. full-extension drawer slides. Extended, the roller [...]

Managing the space in your shop can be a real chore during a kitchen cabinet project. Nailing skids on the bottoms makes cabinets easy to move and also keeps their veneered plywood sides from [...]

When it comes to router-bit storage, I could write a book. I've tried everything, but I think my latest design is a keeper. I prefer to keep my bits protected in a drawer. At first, I just [...]

My mobile bases slide on low-friction, ultrahigh molecular weight (UHMW) polyethylene pads. Fastened to these sliding bases, my tools glide easily over the concrete floors in my shop, yet [...]

  My spring clamps were always out of reach or scattered around the shop until my dog gave me this excellent tip. Now his old leash stores all my spring clamps and makes them easy to tote [...]

Window-Shade Saw Table Cover In my small shop, my tablesaw doubles as an assembly table. To protect the saw's surface when I'm gluing or staining, I installed a heavy-duty vinyl [...]

  Vertical Lumber Organizer Before I installed this vertical storage rack, my lumber was hard to manage and a housekeeping nightmare. I could never find the piece I wanted, and removing a [...]

Drop-Down Bit Storage In my crowded shop, there's no such thing as unusable space. My router bits store under a shop cabinet, out of the way until I need them, thanks to a scrap of wood, a [...]

  I don’t have enough room for a permanent outfeed table for my saw. Instead, I mobilized my file cabinet (it’s great for storing saw blades, sandpaper, etc.) and added a [...]

I use air tools for sanding, nailing and finishing. I usually work in my garage, but when the weather is nice, I often grab my sawhorses and move outdoors. I have a 100-ft. air hose, so I can [...]

I used to have trouble hanging onto my pencil, but now it's always at arm's length. I simply place magnets on each side of my shirtsleeve and twist a nut onto my pencil (if the nut's [...]

  My shop has limited storage space, so my tablesaw accessories used to cram its tuck-under drawer and cover the extension table. My new accessory storage wall makes everything accessible [...]