In one of my recent tutorials, I built this miter saw station out of 2x4s. I left the bottoms open with the intention of adding different storage options underneath and today I’m going to build a set of drawers under the drill press module so I can store all my bits and various accessories. Tools […]
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I’ve had these old wooden doors in my garage for some time now. The doors were here when I bought the house a few years ago, but don’t seem to belong anywhere in the house. Now, my house was built in 1915, so these are solid core doors, and boy are they heavy. Unfortunately the
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Having a dedicated miter saw station not only makes your workshop more functional, but also makes using your miter saw safer and more convenient. There are many miter station build plans out there, so what’s different about this one? When designing this workstation, my goal was to integrate the following: Here are the tools and
Today I’m going to show you how to make a lazy Susan. It’s basically the same as making two round cutting boards and installing Lazy Susan turntable hardware. I’ll also show you how I made a homemade circle cutting jig to cut the circles with a router. For this project I used three types of
I’ve been needing to build a crosscut sled for my new table saw for some time and decided this would be the first project I tackled this year. I was debating what size to make it when I realized what I really need is a miniature sled to cut small pieces. I was really impressed
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With the holidays just around the corner, it’s inevitably time to start thinking of Christmas gifts. As a woodworker and DIY enthusiast, I like to include some handmade gifts in the mix. In this tutorial, I’m going to show you how to make 6 simple gifts you can make from wood. 6 Simple Gifts You
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If you’re like me, you have limited space for tools in your workshop, aka garage. What can I say, I love tools, but my single car garage has gotten so cramped, I can barely move around, let alone find room to build something. I desperately need to do something to save some space and optimize
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In today’s quick tip, I’m going to show you how to hang a mirror on plaster and lath walls. Hanging heavy objects on the wall can be tricky, and with all the options available out there, downright confusing. Even more so if you live in an old house with plaster walls. One foolproof method to
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I recently got my hands on a Pro Lift router lift from Rockler and decided to build my own router table top. If you haven’t seen that yet, you can read it here or watch the video. In part 2 of this router table build, I tackled making the router cabinet for the base. Click
Years ago, I purchased a second hand router table thinking it would make it easier to make rabbets on long edges and faster to bevel those edges. I quickly however abandoned the router table after frustrating attempts to change the bits and poor results due to a router insert that was neither flat nor perfectly
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