Workshop Miscellaneous

Here is a quality tool that offers accuracy plus the beauty of walnut and brass. It also makes a great gift.

If ever a sanding block was a work of art, this is it. Supple to the touch and easy on the eyes, it will serve you well for many years to come.

Couple your mitersaw to this easy-to-build, affordable project and increase your tools cutting capacity, accuracy, and safety, guaranteed! Overall dimensions 48 inches wide (121 inches wide fully extended), 20 inches deep, and 6.5 inches high.

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 comfortably in the palm of your hand while rendering years of quality service.

In designing and outfitting WOOD Magazines Idea Shop 3 basement shop with a cyclone dust collector, we had several objectives in mind. We wanted a space-efficient unit with minimal noise, dust-free co...

Airborne debris does not stand a chance with this device. Wood chips and sawdust will not stay around long when you hook up this clamp-down collector to your shop vacuum or dust collection system.

You are not likely to misplace this shop heirloom. Use if for measuring dadoes, mortises, and other recesses where precision is critical.

We built this sturdy mitersaw stand 24 inches deep to accommodate a 12 inch compound mitersaw. If you have a 10 inch saw, you can make the stand as shallow as 18 inches. Be sure to measure your saw be...

Clear the air in your workshop with these easy-to-make projects. The less dust floating around in your workshop, the better. Not only does your shop stay cleaner, but, more importantly, your lungs sta...

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.

This heirloom-quality walnut and maple strip sander is the perfect tool for detail work, like cleaning cabinet joinery. It lets you sand right up to an edge or corner, and leaves the smoothest surface...

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 machine operations.

Sturdy, strong, and mobile, this rolling platform can take on even the heaviest of loads. We made ours using 4 inch locking casters so once your tool is exactly where you want it, you can lock it in place.

This brass-bound creation will be a proud part of your tool collection for years to come.

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.

Instead of fooling around with makeshift measuring and marking methods, count on this accurate, heirloom-quality gauge for layout help. Use it now, and eventually you can pass it on with pride.

This table saw dust-collector hood is effective as well as convenient. The big window lets you see your cut at all times, and neither the hood nor its support will impede your sawing. Included is a bo...

A built-in dust chute links it directly to your shop vacuum or dust collector. We designed this sanding table to fit a 10 inch Jet Contractors Saw. You will probably have to alter the tables size to f...

Here is a rock-solid solution to stock support that mounts to a workbench or add legs for a stand-alone support. Easy height adjustability makes it a versatile addition to your shop.

Keep reference material close at hand with this two-project setup. Simply swing the table up when you need to make notes. The upper cabinet has a drop-down door. Just pull up a stool and you have crea...

For this walnut-and-brass center finder we wanted the tool to look distinctive, feel comfortable, and be small enough to fit in a shop apron. This tool meets our criteria, and it is terrific for locat...

Build an heirloomâquality tool using just scraps and an 11 dollar plane iron. There is a certain satisfaction that comes from using a tool you made yourself. And when it is as easy and inexpensive to make as this plane, you will find yourself reaching for it again and again.

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. Ad...

Tired of muscling your tools around the shop when you need to use them or clean around them? If so, try this money and back-saving solutionâa four-wheeled tool base for moving heavy woodworking machin...

Here is a great use for those prized wood scraps you stashed away for just the right project. Our compass incorporates an ingenious clamping system that holds a standard pencil (hexagonal or round) an...

Make these classic toy tools for your kids or grandkids. This plan set includes full size drawings for a portable circular saw, a cordless hand drill and a jig saw.

Our comfortable, good-looking tool is easy to build, and its adjustable blade makes getting into tight corners a snap.

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...

It is sad but true that the space beneath most tablesaws goes to waste. But that need not be the case, as you can see here. Our cabinet stores a plentiful supply of sawblades, router bits, and other w...

A pair of sawhorses come in mighty handy when you cut sheet goods or need to set up a temporary work area. But where do you corral them when you are not using them? If you build these sturdy horses, d...