Workbenches & Jigs

Save valuable space by storing your benchtop tools vertically on trays in a roll-around cabinet. The matching tool base makes a perfect mobile workstation. Benchtop tools bolt to trays that fit over t...

Roll into place an extra worksurface and plenty of handy storage below with this easy-to-build mobile cabinet. Home office, kitchen, and workshop are just a few places you will appreciate this hard-wo...

Making a screwdriver with a custom handle is a project so easy and useful that every turner should make one. You can use anything from highly figured stock to common shop scraps. To jazz it up, we lam...

From inexpensive materials you can build this rock-solid workstation. The stand easily levels to uneven floors using threaded levelers that adjust with a screwdriver. You will find all of the material...

Keep hardware, supplies, and small hand tools at the ready in this easy-to-build drawer cabinet. We placed ours in the shop, but this handy design works well organizing craft-project supplies and othe...

Build this compact storage unit and say good-bye to shuffling through blades stacked on a shelf or in a drawer. The pullout panels keep everything at your fingertips while protecting the carbide teeth...

Whether you need mobile storage or a steady work surface, this portable helper with its fold-out extension perfectly suits a space-squeezed workshop. Two-way locking swivel casters hold the cart in...

Build this caddy from one sheet of plywood and a few dimensional lumber scraps. It holds a small compressor, hose, nailers, fasteners, and other accessories in one ready-to-roll unit. If you are tired...

Because you can never have too many clamps, woodworkers tend to accumulate a lot of them. And because clamps come in a variety of sizes and shapes, storing them can be tricky. Here is a simple solutio...

Cutting sandpaper to size for power sanders and sanding blocks becomes a lot easier when you use this jig to both measure the paper, and cut it straight in one quick move. You can alter step widths to...

No more wobbly tables or chairs with this simple to make and use leg-trimming jig. No matter how precisely you cut table legs to length, nor how carefully you glue up the legs, aprons, and top, you fo...

Tired of looking through boxes for just the right grit? This handy organizer is just the solution. Build it as shown or adjust the number of shelves for however many sanding grits you typically use.

Clamp it to your workbench or drill press and you have the perfect cleaner-upper. Or, set it on the floor and sweep in the debris for easy pick up.

Tapers turn bulky, blocky stumps into svelte and sexy legs. Start cutting the fat with a trip to the scrap bin.

Mount your router to this simple-to-build jig, and guide it arrow-straight down the workpiece to rout flutes with dead-on precision.

The most useful tool in our shop is the tablesaw. Here is a simple-to-build jig that makes cutting chip-free crosscuts a breeze.

Setting up for perfect miter cuts can be time consuming. With a miter sled, you do it only once.

Tight-fitting joints are a snap on any saw when using this sturdy but adjustable jig. Use it to cut tenons, half-laps, and bridle joints.

This No Tilt Bevel Sled helps you cut precise 45 degree bevels without having to tilt the blade. This is a real advantage on a benchtop saw where fine-tuning blade tilt can be difficult.

This wall-hugging Mitersaw Station not only preserves floor space, being just 24 inches deep, it also contains the blast of sawdust from a notoriously messy tool.