Workbenches & Jigs

Looking to add even more functionality to your drill-press table? Consider this dust-collecting system that channels fine dust to a vacuum hose during sanding-drum operations.

A beveled wall cleat system works great for supporting more than cabinets and tool racks. This easy-to-build light support fits and locks onto the same cleat, and can be located near any number of ...

No matter the size of your shop drawers, this compartmentalized box keeps everything tidy. If need be, you can move the lift out box quickly to wherever you are working.

This miter-cutting sled offers a dual-rail guidance system that rides in the miter-gauge slots of your tablesaw and smooth-acting stops that ride in tracks. It also features a safety channel down the ...

To take the strain out of moving the tool-bearing floor cabinets, we designed this simple rolling base. It features a 3/4 inch thick MDF platform on a sturdy frame, and heavy-duty casters that swivel ...

This quick-to-make project slides between the rails in the lathe bed (known as the ways) and cradles turning tools within arms reach. When not in use, it hangs on the wall out of the way. Feel free to...

These easy-to-make shop aids really simplify edge-gluing boards. The clamp blocks spread each clamps pressure over a wider area, and feature hardboard outriggers that keep the blocks in place while...

While building a dresser, we had to do a lot of flush trimming on the solid-wood edging that dresses up the plywood panels. We needed a foolproof way to get the job done. A handheld router with a flus...

This handy table helps you in three important ways. First, it has a dust-collection port for capturing fine dust before it becomes airborne. The table also accepts inserts that you size to tightly fit...

If you do not have a store-bought tapering jig for your tablesaw, you easily can make one from scrap to safely and accurately cut tapers on legs and other angled workpieces. Here is an easy way to mak...

Set the cutting depth of your tablesaw blades easily using this adjustable gauge. To ensure accuracy, we outfitted it with a steel rule for which we have included a mail-order/internet source.

Making perfect circular workpieces is easy with this handy helper. The jig consists of a piece of 1/2 inch plywood with a dovetail slot glued into a centered dado. Into the dovetailed slot slides a...

The doweling jig makes quick work of doweling tasks, including the face-frame joinery (end to edge grain). In addition to doweling, the jig also helps you make evenly space holes for shelf pins.

A rock-solid support system helps you rout rail ends that tightly fit mating stiles. The large base, dado, and hold-downs designed into this sled accomplish just that, while the handle and dowel keep ...

Adding splines to mitered picture frames strengthens the joints, and the easiest way to create them on your router table is with a dedicated sled.

A drill press plays a major role in pen-making, but is effective only if you hold the blank securely and squarely while drilling. Made from any available shop scrap, this jig with its integral clampin...

When used for alignment purposes, chamfered dowels insert more easily. The chamfered ends also create glue space for strong dowel joints. This simple jig allows you to create evenly chamfered ends tim...

Nailing or assembling drawer boxes together often proves frustrating when trying to steady wobbly parts while keeping them aligned. This clamping aid adds stability to this ungainly process, and makes...

A length stop on your radial-arm saw fence makes repetitive cut more accurate. But short pieces can get trapped between the blade and stop, damaging them or launching them back at you. To prevent this...

These two cutoff guides, a 4 foot and 8 foot, handle a range of workpiece lengths and help eliminate chip-out. You can make both guides to custom-fit your circular saw and router from a single sheet o...