Shop Tips - Page 26 of 164

No-nonsense fence and table can be be made in minutes and improve the performance of your drill press.

In this video, Ben Strano demonstrates two methods for laying out an octagon without a protractor

Israel Martin renovated an 18th-century stone house in the Cantabria region of northern Spain for his all-hand-tool workshop.

Instead of toggle clamps, track clamps can make router jigs much more adaptable and efficient.

The Center for Furniture Craftsmanship uses this workbench design as the basis for a router table, a drafting table, a sanding station, and more.

Tim Rousseau’s shop is filled with machinery that some hobbyist woodworkers might not see all that often, such as a shaper and a jointer/planer combo machine that also pulls duty as a slot mortiser.

Efficiency is important to pros like Christian Becksvoort, and his shop reflects that. From machine layout and hardware storage to a bench dedicated to glue-ups, Chris’s shop incorporates the lessons learned in a long and industrious career.

In this video, contributing editor Michael Fortune will show you how to reinforce materials with epoxy to toughen up your screw joints.

Router inlay kit produces perfect mortises for curved hinges.

The magnetic base of a dial indicator serves as a movable, lockable stop to make crosscutting safer.