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My mobile bases slide on low-friction, ultrahigh molecular weight (UHMW) polyethylene pads. Fastened to these sliding bases, my tools glide easily over the concrete floors in my shop, yet [...]

  My spring clamps were always out of reach or scattered around the shop until my dog gave me this excellent tip. Now his old leash stores all my spring clamps and makes them easy to tote [...]

Window-Shade Saw Table Cover In my small shop, my tablesaw doubles as an assembly table. To protect the saw's surface when I'm gluing or staining, I installed a heavy-duty vinyl [...]

  Vertical Lumber Organizer Before I installed this vertical storage rack, my lumber was hard to manage and a housekeeping nightmare. I could never find the piece I wanted, and removing a [...]

Drop-Down Bit Storage In my crowded shop, there's no such thing as unusable space. My router bits store under a shop cabinet, out of the way until I need them, thanks to a scrap of wood, a [...]

  I don’t have enough room for a permanent outfeed table for my saw. Instead, I mobilized my file cabinet (it’s great for storing saw blades, sandpaper, etc.) and added a [...]

I use air tools for sanding, nailing and finishing. I usually work in my garage, but when the weather is nice, I often grab my sawhorses and move outdoors. I have a 100-ft. air hose, so I can [...]

I used to have trouble hanging onto my pencil, but now it's always at arm's length. I simply place magnets on each side of my shirtsleeve and twist a nut onto my pencil (if the nut's [...]

  My shop has limited storage space, so my tablesaw accessories used to cram its tuck-under drawer and cover the extension table. My new accessory storage wall makes everything accessible [...]

Hauling my benchtop planer or miter saw out every time I needed to use one or the other was hard on my back until I devised this mobile base. It makes both of them readily accessible and stores [...]

I love to use card scrapers for removing chatter marks, tear-out and any other smoothing that requires a delicate touch. Trouble is, they get dinged up in my toolbox. When my wife bought herself [...]

Clandestine Tool Chest By Patrick O’Donnell I transformed this dresser for my daughter, who didn’t like the way her husband’s metal tool chest looked in their apartment. For [...]