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The Heritage Traditional Computer Work Station – Desk and Hutch. Have you ever wanted a fashionable computer desk that is reasonable in size and well portioned to place all computer [...]

Editor’s note: Normally we don’t bombard you with commercials here on the blog, so please forgive us this brief message. We’re quite proud of our “Handplane [...]

During one visit to an art school, I saw a lot of things. But it was the French fry boxes that made my head hurt. Scattered throughout the school were student works that clearly were furniture [...]

AS I DONT WASTE ANYTHING,I HAD ABOUT 3LB OF FINISHING PLASTER OVER FROM A JOB. MAKE THESE TO HANG ON YOUR XMAS TREE.EVEN USE OTHER MOULDS? MIX PLASTER AND POUR INTO XMAS TREE MOULDS WITH A LOOP [...]

  Multiple bases make this compact router extremely versatile.   by Randy Johnson           Laminate trim routers are amazing little machines. Their [...]

AS YOU KNOW ME AND WHAT I CAN DO FROM RECYCLED MATERIALS ECT! SEE LATER HOW NEWSPAPERS/MAGAZINES CAN KEEP YOU WARM THIS WINTER? IF YOU HAVE A PILE OF MAGAZINES AND NEWSPAPERS .I WILL SHOW YOU HOW [...]

          My contractor-style tablesaw spewed sawdust everywhere until I enclosed the base by covering all the openings with 1/4-in. MDF panels. First, I added two [...]

          In my small shop, I use a shop vacuum to collect dust from several tools. To cut down on the need to swap hoses, I built this manifold with two blast gates. Now [...]

      Extension wings on the miter saw make cutting long stock a breeze. My shop-made wings install and knock down in seconds and they’re as light as feathers. My secret? The [...]

        Horsing my bandsaw out of the way was a real pain until I installed a pair of large casters (see Source, below). Now my saw has a built-in two-wheel cart. During use, [...]

  The back panels being cut in width and the beads being machined, the next step is cutting them to length.     Because of the size of these panels, my shopmade panel cutter is the [...]

Despite my Southern friendliness, I have bit of a mean streak. On Thursday we visited George Walker‘s home and workshop in Canton, Ohio, to shoot some photos for his upcoming articles on [...]