AW Extra 9/13/12 – Two-Wheel Mobile Base
Two-Wheel Mobile Base Here’s my quick and cheap solution for making a contractor-style tablesaw mobile. I glued a piece of 2×4 to a 2×6 and added a pair of 2-in. non-swiveling [...]
AW Extra 9/6/12 – Swing-Out Plywood Storage
Swing-Out Plywood Storage I was looking for a way to keep my small inventory of plywood organized and easy to access. The garage at my town house is small, but I did have a narrow space [...]
First-Rate Dowel Jig
Locating and drilling dowel holes is usually so fussy it drives you nuts! A self-centering jig works fine on stock of equal thickness, like a face frame, but you may have a hard time setting it [...]
Versatile Throat Plate
Zero-clearance throat plates are one of the best accessories you can put on your tablesaw. With a slot that tightly fits the blade, you get less tear-out and no trapped offcuts, with both [...]
Rugged Low-Cost Bandsaw
Resawing a wide board sure pushes a bandsaw to the max. The more rigid the upper arm, the better, because you'll get a smoother cut. The upper arm is generally stiffer on a saw with a welded [...]
AW Extra 8/30/12 – Scrub Brush Featherboards
Scrub Brush Featherboards I saw this featherboard idea on a routing tool called the WoodRat. I liked it so much I adapted it to my router table. The WoodRat uses a single wooden scrub brush glued [...]
AW Extra 8/16/12 – Sharpening Jig for Jointer and Planer Blades
Sharpening Jig for Jointer and Planer Blades I’ve tried several different shop-made jigs for sharpening my jointer and planer knives but this one has proved the simplest to use and [...]
AW Extra 8/9/12 – Picture Frames From Scrap
Picture Frames from Scrap I finally found a great use for all those pieces of scrap wood that pile up around my shop: I make simple picture frames out of them. As you can see there's not much [...]
AW Extra 7/19/12 – Quick-and-Easy Storage Boxes
Quick-and-Easy Storage Boxes I finally found a use for all that scrap plywood I've been hanging onto. I made a bunch of small storage boxes with it and a small shelf to put them on. [...]
AW Extra 7/12/12 – See-Through Chisel Holder
See-Through Chisel Holder Here’s a chisel rack that protects those sharp edges and allows me to see the right chisel for the job at hand. The rack is easy to customize for any size [...]
AW Extra 7/5/12 – Bench Dog Light
Bench Dog Light With this shop-made bench dog I can put light right where I need it. The dog is just a square chunk of wood with two smaller pieces glued to the sides. The smaller pieces act as [...]
AW Extra 6/28/12 – Mobile Tool Cabinet
Mobile Tool Cabinet I bought my current house because of the big detached garage, which is perfect for my woodshop. However, when I started remodeling the house I got really tired of lugging [...]
