Workbenches & Jigs

Transform your drill press form a supporting actor in to a workshop star with this multifunction accessory. Although indispensable in a woodworking shop, most drill presses come equipped with a table ...

In its horizontal configuration, this router table is great for mortise and tenon work. A crank makes vertical adjustment convenient and accurate. For operations requiring traditional vertical orient...

After assembling this little gem, you may be tempted to place it in a display case. But go ahead and put it to work. This sturdy plane will do wonders in your shop. This eye-catching tool will fit ...

After a simple glue-up and a quick turn between centers, you will have one strikingly beautiful tool in no time. And, with is supple ash handle and super-dense morado (Bolivian rosewood) head, you can...

With both single and paired marking points, this great-looking hand tool helps you lay out rabbets, tenons, and mortises with hairline precision. Even with the availability of pencils, craftsmen still...

This handy divider lets you organize and protect your favorite saw blades. We dimensioned ours to fit into a drawer in the Mobile Sawing and Routing Center 31-MD-00271 sold separately. Feel free to ...

Keep frequently used tools organized, protected, and within easy reach wherever you go by rolling this compact cart right up to your work area. Its drawers, shelves, top tray, and doors create numerou...

This super organized project will provide plenty of room for all the bits you will need to drive a wide assortment of screws. Build the box, then apply the quick-reference chart to match the right bit...

This full-featured fence and a team of accessories make an unbeatable workshop combination. To add flexibility, the fence is designed to attach to a router table in just about every imaginable way. Af...

For this special issue on routers, we asked a trio of seasoned router experts to share shop-made jigs they have found super handy over the years. We will provide the plans for each, and also show how ...

Build one or all three of these easy-to-make projects to keep your shop organized. Our trio includes an adjustable board rack, a mobile scrap sorter, and an upstanding storage cart.

Build this fine-line marking knife. Nothing beats a crisp scribed line for accurate layout. When not in use, a hidden magnet keeps the blade sheathed safely in place. With the flat back of its blade a...

Apply finished in a dust-free enclosure that sets up or tears down in just 5 minutes. Deploy this handy tent any time you want to wipe or brush on a finish without having to shut down the rest of your...

Mount your biscuit joiner to this handy jig, and step up to a new level of convenience and precision when cutting slots in 3/4 inch material.

Few workshop items hold as much raw potential as your workbench. We will shop you how to build a basic one and then how to tap into its full usefulness. You can build this workshop workhorse in a week...

Tired of rummaging through drawers or hunting in several places for abrasives and related accessories? You will instantly find what you need in this spacesaving cabinet. Keep your sanding discs, sheet...

Here is a pair of wall-hung shop accessories bound to make your shop more organized. The take-anywhere Hardware Bins make it convenient to carry these simply made containers to your work area and retu...

Whether coaxing together the closely fitted dovetail or a drawer, finger joints of a box, or motise-and-tenon joints of a cabinet door, you appreciate the concentrated no-rebound striking power of thi...

For cutting long or wide stock on your tablesaw, this simple jig is like having another pair of hands. With a long, wide base securely anchored to a 20 inch long miter gauge slot guide bar, this cross...

Say goodbye to rough and irregular edges the next time you cut a circle or ring. And, using the extended base of the trammel for added stability, as shown at right, you can detail an edge or rabbet th...