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An Island Workshop
November 14, 2005

A central island for power tools, work surfaces, and dust collection makes the most of this two-car garage shop
All About Push Sticks
November 11, 2005

Push sticks, push blocks, hold-ins, and featherboards are simple little things, usually made up from scraps around the shop. But there's a common thread among the woodworkers who unfailingly use…
All About Router Jigs
November 5, 2005

The router is often the first power tool a novice woodworker buys -- just the tool to put a fancy edge on a bookshelf. But there's much more to the…
All About Power Tool Jigs
November 5, 2005

The anticipated use for any given power tool is only a small portion of what it can actually accomplish in the shop when coupled with innovative jigs and fixtures. The…
All About Workstations
November 1, 2005

If we were to able to travel back through time and wander through the woodworking shops in ancient Egypt or early New England, we would instantly recognize at least one…
All about clamping jigs
November 1, 2005

Store-bought clamps are fine for standard woodworking tasks like gluing up boards into a tabletop or assembling a drawer. But not everything you want to do is standard. When you're…
All About Workbench Jigs
November 1, 2005

The holding function of a workbench starts with the vise. But a bench's holding power is augmented by other shop-made fixtures like bench stops, holdfasts, and bench hooks. The basic: • Bench dogs…
All About Workshop Systems
November 1, 2005

There are big differences between a woodworking shop and just another room in the house. Yes, the creature comforts of heating and cooling are important in a shop, but a…
All About Lumber Storage
November 1, 2005

If there is a universal problem in the woodworking shop, it is lumber storage. To work efficiently, you need a good inventory of solid wood and sheet goods. Your inventory…
All About Measuring and Marking Jigs
November 1, 2005

Every woodworking project, from simple to complex, involves measuring and marking. In projects that lean toward complex, standard marking tools don't always suffice. In these cases, a jig or fixture…

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