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Create accurately sized, flat-bottomed dadoes and grooves with your router and a simple jig.
Add a new level of precision to your router with this handy aftermarket router base.
Choosing the right plastic can make your jigs and fixtures more accurate, durable, and safer.
You can find a variety of plastics at home centers, hardware stores, or online at U.S. Plastic Corp. and McMaster-Carr.>
Tote your tools in style with this shop-made version of a old-fashioned toolbox.
I wanted to give the toolbox a look that closely matched the color of the antique version it was based on. So I stained it with Varathane’s Gunstock stain. Then I applied a couple coats of spray lacquer to protect it.
With a hand plane and this trimming jig, you can easily master any miter.
Learn three easy techniques to make precision hinge mortises for any project.
Check out our shop-tested tips and techniques for solving your woodworking problems.
This worktable features a large worksurface yet the leaves fold down for easy storage.
Swing-out drawers and open shelves provide a lot of storage in a small space.
These simple ideas help you make any plywood project look like solid wood.
Plugins to the basic SketchUp program provide time-saving techniques to designing your projects.
Discover a few unique solutions for your own shop in this compact, hard-working layout.
A molding head is the accessory you need to create custom profiles with your table saw.
The flexibility of this system takes the hard work out of adding compressed air lines to a shop.
