Build a Saw Blade Storage Case
A Saw Blade Storage Case Circular saw blades, table saw blades, and bandsaw blades are expensive, sharp, and easily damaged by improper storage. A dedicated blade storage case […]
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Build a Bit and Driver Organizer
A Bit and Driver Organizer for Power Drivers Power driver bits – Phillips, square, Torx, hex, and specialty – accumulate fast and become useless quickly when stored loose […]
Build a File and Rasp Holder
A File and Rasp Holder Files and rasps are sharp on every surface – store them touching each other and they’ll dull each other within weeks. A proper […]
Build a Marking Tool Station
A Marking Tool Station Layout and marking tools – marking gauges, wheel gauges, mortise gauges, pencils, marking knives, chalk lines, awls – are the first tools used in […]
Shop Tour: The Apartment Woodworker – No Garage Required
Making Furniture in the City, One Apartment at a Time When you live in a 700-square-foot apartment, conventional woodworking wisdom doesn’t apply. There’s no garage, no basement, no […]
Shop Tour: The Hybrid Hand and Power Tool Workshop
Two Traditions, One Shop The hybrid shop blends hand tools and power tools in a way that gets the best from each. Power tools handle stock preparation – […]
Shop Tour: A Lumber and Milling Shop for Rough Stock
Where the Wood Starts Its Journey Most woodworking shops start with wood that’s already dimensioned – planed, jointed, straight, and square. A lumber and milling shop is where […]
Shop Tour: A Woodturner’s Dedicated Studio
A Lathe, 12 Feet of Bench Space, and a World of Round Parts Turning is a different craft than flat-work woodworking. The tools are different, the workflow is […]
Shop Tour: The Dedicated Finishing-Only Workshop
A Workshop Built for One Thing: Finishing Most garage shops combine everything in one room – cutting, assembly, finishing, storage. The result is dust-contaminated finishes, solvent smells drifting […]
Build a Glue and Adhesive Storage Station
A Glue and Adhesive Storage Station Adhesives in a woodworking shop include yellow wood glue, polyurethane glue, CA (superglue), epoxy, contact cement, construction adhesive, and specialty bonding agents. […]