Workshop Miscellaneous

A wooden Mallet, for smacking chisels and the like.

Here are a couple of quick projects that will help your shop stay a little more organized. Plus, you can make them in about five minutes or so.

Folded Saw uses Jig Saw Blade and Pop Rivet with washers.

This is a link to a Google 3D SketchUp drawing for a kit box that doubles as a platform for grinding the proper primary bevel on a wood plane iron. You will need the SketchUp software to download this drawing and its freely available online. We do not provide support for this software. Not all drawings have the measurements displayed but you can use the measurement tool in SketchUp to easily and accurately determine the dimensions of each lumber part. Most drawings do not have instructions, its assumed you can build it based on the completed drawing provided.

This simple utility saw really comes in handy when working in tight places. The woodworking plan at this site shows you how to build one.

A miniature bow saw designed to work with a coping saw blade. Two drawings and a text file. DXF format. Plan is featured at CAD Files for Woodworkers. Created by Tom Lewis.

Most shop floors are uneven. So whenever I build a shop-made tool stand, I allow for some handy leg levelers. (They add about 2 inches to the height of the stand.)

Trimming wood plugs flush to a surface is a snap with the simple trim saw you see in the photo at this link.

When it comes to gluing up a project, I can never seem to remember where I left the glue bottle the last time I used it. And once I find the glue bottle, I am forever shaking it and pounding on it as if it were a bottle of ketchup, trying to get the glue to come out. My solution was to make this simple glue bottle tote.

I use my scroll saw quite a bit, and I go through a lot of blades. So I came up with this convenient way of storing my blades while still keeping them close at hand. Now I do not have to get up every time I need a new blade.

Cutting diagram only. This free woodworking plans and woodworking projects page is courtesy of the Workbench Magazine Issue 297.

We all have extension cords laying around that have bad ends on them. This neat extension cord holder makes great use of these old cords. Extension cords, especially long ones, can be a real mess to string out and coil back up. Also plugs on the ends can become damaged by just yanking on the cord to unplug a tool. This is a good project to untangle those cords and fix the old damaged ones.

This is a link to a Google 3D SketchUp drawing for a set-up gauge for measuring height. You will need the SketchUp software to download this drawing and its freely available online. We do not provide support for this software. Not all drawings have the measurements displayed but you can use the measurement tool in SketchUp to easily and accurately determine the dimensions of each lumber part. Most drawings do not have instructions, its assumed you can build it based on the completed drawing provided.

A common way to cover the exposed edges of plywood in a woodworking project is with solid-wood edgebanding. The problem with this technique, however, is that it always requires some fussing around. To streamline things a bit, I began to take a different approach when applying edgebanding.

This is a link to a Google 3D SketchUp drawing for a wooden hanger for drying parts after applying a finish. You will need the SketchUp software to download this drawing and its freely available online. We do not provide support for this software. Not all drawings have the measurements displayed but you can use the measurement tool in SketchUp to easily and accurately determine the dimensions of each lumber part. Most drawings do not have instructions, its assumed you can build it based on the completed drawing provided.

Build this set of modular storage on wheels for your workshop using these free instructions.

Follow along with the free step-by-step instructions at the link and build your own woodworking mallet.

I have eliminated both of these problems (sore hands and heat build up) with a simple scraper holder, shown in the photo.

I always seem to be forgetting where I set my glue bottle down last. So I came up with a quick and inexpensive solution.

The caul press costs little to build and can easily be stored out of your way when you are not using it.

This handy wooden mallet was made from some left-over scraps of oak that I had salvaged from a pallet.

The problem is holding the chisel at a consistent angle as you sharpen. To do this, I clamp the chisel to a simple sharpening guide.

Gluing together box joints can test your patience. This support article will provide a few tips to make the job easier.

Pound for pound, a portable planer has to be one of the hardest-working machines in the shop. And when you combine your planer with this versatile stand, for you, the work will get a lot easier. The cutting diagrams and materials list are available to download in this Online Extra.

Very clever design for folding outfeed table for TS. Dimensioned in millimeters. DXF Format.

Marking gauge is an essential tool for basic carpentry and joinery. Download this plan to make one for your shop.

Dividing a circle laid out on a workpiece into equal parts does not have to involve tricky math or sophisticated tools. A circular saw blade will do the job.

This is a link to a Google 3D SketchUp drawing for a step stool for the workshop. You will need the SketchUp software to download this drawing and its freely available online. We do not provide support for this software. Not all drawings have the measurements displayed but you can use the measurement tool in SketchUp to easily and accurately determine the dimensions of each lumber part. Most drawings do not have instructions, its assumed you can build it based on the completed drawing provided.

When gluing up a solid-wood panel, the boards always seem to shift up or down slightly. So I used 1 3/4 inches square hardwood, as shown in the drawing.

As I get older, the sheet stock that I have to manhandle into and around the shop seems to get heavier and heavier. So rather than continue to rely on brute strength, I built this wheeled helper.