Workbenches & Jigs
Workbenches are one of the most important woodworking projects in your workshop. Second to that are the storage cabinets for tools, and all of those handy dandy jigs that can make the life of a woodworker so much easier.
Whenever a project calls for accurate layout lines and precisely marked measurements, lots of experienced woodworkers put away the pencil and reach for a scratch awl. Somehow, you just feel more like ...
Here is a quality tool that offers accuracy plus the beauty of walnut and brass. It also makes a great gift.
You are not likely to misplace this shop heirloom. Use if for measuring dadoes, mortises, and other recesses where precision is critical.
Included with this plan are four projects you can combine to make this work center: Basic Cabinet, Flip-Top Assembly, Easy-Mover Mobile Base, and the 3-Drawer Utility Cabinet. Like all of the projects...
Two cabinets and a sturdy top make this design a cinch to build. This no-nonsense workbench incorporates the essentials: simple base cabinets with deep enclosed drawer and shelf storage and a flat...
Inexpensive materials and basic joinery make for speedy construction of this hardworking shop cabinet. Even the drawers will not slow you down. With their special side/slide hardware, they practically...
Presto chango! With this simple system, adding to or rearranging your workshop wall storage is (almost) as easy as waving your hand. With its interlocking hanging cleats, this Idea Shop 5 system ...
This seven pack of plans will help you get the most out of your drill press. First is the Ball-Drilling Jig which goes to the very center of a common drilling problem. Next is the Extra-Long Drum Sander...
Although small in size and made from a single piece of wood, this level made me reach deep into my bag of woodworking tricks to come up with precise solutions to make this work as a must have tool...
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 ...
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 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...
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...
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.
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...
When your router accessories have scattered around the shop like chips flung from a panel-raising bit, corral them in the drawers and cabinet of this virtually indestructible router table. You will ga...
The perfect companion to your shops most versatile tool, this go-anywhere benchtop router table helps make even tough routing jobs easy. To enable you to use your router away from the router table, we...
