The Maker Workstation Overview • Building The Top • Building The Base • Furniture & Accessories • CNC Instructions This the first of five online articles on building the Maker Workstation featured in…
In the garage, wall space equals storage space. Check out these creative systems for organizing your walls.
There's a lot to consider when attempting to purchase the best plywood for a project. Check out this uber-comprehensive plywood buying guide.
Good design is little more than selective thievery. This workbench is a good example of that. A combination of features from several historic forms, ranging from the Roubo to the Workmate…
There's a lot to consider when attempting to purchase the best plywood for a project. Check out this uber-comprehensive plywood buying guide.
English-style Joinery Workbench: For this workbench I used the following tools. TOOLS NEEDED: Cross cut hand saw, chisels, No. 5 "Jack" hand plane, bit and brace with various drill bits, tape measure, straight edge, carpenters combination square, hammer, screw driver, old hinge, …
Here's a great way to keep a sawhorse close at hand but out of the way.
Building several storage cabinets doesn’t take much longer than building a single one.
Good design is little more than selective thievery. This workbench is a good example of that. A combination of features from several historic forms, ranging from the Roubo to the Workmate…
Can a basic plough plane create what you want from your woodworking? A moulding plane, perhaps? A #78 rebate (rabbet) plane, or a side rebate plane? I’ve been using them alongside machines throughout…
From the outside, Mike Walker's workshop looks like a well-appointed lakeside retreat . It looks like that on the inside too—except for all the woodworking tools.
ToughBuilt has a new portable workbench.
Innovative features such as a lever-operated mobile base and dual-height pullout tool platforms give this bench a five-star rating, especially if you have to share space with cars and other vehicles…
ToughBuilt has a new portable workbench.
George sent me to Jack’s bench at the opposite end of the shop. His bench was more isolated from ours because the work he did in laying out needed more thought processing than the making did. You didn’…
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Good design is little more than selective thievery. This workbench is a good example of that. A combination of features from several historic forms, ranging from the Roubo to the Workmate…
From the outside, Mike Walker's workshop looks like a well-appointed lakeside retreat . It looks like that on the inside too—except for all the woodworking tools.
Good design is little more than selective thievery. This workbench is a good example of that. A combination of features from several historic forms, ranging from the Roubo to the Workmate…
Mike Hayes’ experience as a restaurant chef informed his shop design when he built it several years ago: “In the kitchen, I had to know every day that all my tools were in the right place.
This functional form is an ideal intro to the Shaker Style. Learn how to make this useful project, all while sharpening your hand tool skills.
Woodworking safely with children requires a bench vise to hold stock securely. While stools can raise a child to the height of your workbench, there is nothing safer than having your feet firmly…
Feature-Packed Workbench (for Kids): I made the workbench for my kids, but I must confess that it was also made in the spirit of a prototype for a workbench I would one day like to build for myself. I did make the workbench small enough that they can use it and yet big enough that I …
Innovative features such as a lever-operated mobile base and dual-height pullout tool platforms give this bench a five-star rating, especially if you have to share space with cars and other vehicles…
There's a lot to consider when attempting to purchase the best plywood for a project. Check out this uber-comprehensive plywood buying guide.
Can a basic plough plane create what you want from your woodworking? A moulding plane, perhaps? A #78 rebate (rabbet) plane, or a side rebate plane? I’ve been using them alongside machines throughout…
Project #2109 • Skill Level: Beginner • Time: 1 Week • Cost: $400 The Maker Workstation Overview • Building The Top • Building The Base • Furniture & Accessories • CNC Instructions Most workbenches…
90% of woodworking is knowing how to fix your mistakes. When a man starts working wood to live off what he earns, making becomes a resource to others. This is mostly because what he makes improves…
Good design is little more than selective thievery. This workbench is a good example of that. A combination of features from several historic forms, ranging from the Roubo to the Workmate…
Good design is little more than selective thievery. This workbench is a good example of that. A combination of features from several historic forms, ranging from the Roubo to the Workmate…
Every so often I do something dumb. A few weeks ago I was drilling 1/4" holes to peg the tenons for a table's apron. I started with a brad point bit but switched to a Forstner after finding that the…
Drywall is a thing of the past for shop walls. Learn several more upgrades that take your shop from drab to dramatic.
French Cleats for Exposed Studs: I recently built a shed for garden tools. I decided I wanted to use French Cleats for hangable items. A French Cleat is a method of suspending items that involves using a base strip with a 45 degree angle on top and a hanger with a complementary an…
After 55 years of manual working my back still holds strong and that is from standing work at a workbench six days a week for 8-10 hours moist days throughout my life. My neck feels just fine and…
Good design is little more than selective thievery. This workbench is a good example of that. A combination of features from several historic forms, ranging from the Roubo to the Workmate…
The Maker Workstation Overview • Building The Top • Building The Base • Furniture & Accessories • CNC Instructions When designing the maker workstation, a goal was to make sure the top would work on…
Tool: Ryobi One+ HP Brushless Series Shop Now Manufacturer: Ryobi MSRP: $99+ I recently had the chance to sample the new line of ONE+ HP Brushless Power Tools from RYOBI. Like most brushless tools…
The Maker Workstation Overview • Building The Top • Building The Base • Furniture & Accessories • CNC Instructions When designing the maker workstation, a goal was to make sure the top would work on…
Build a small workbench with full-sized features for a budding woodworker. All the components can be made from 8/4 stock.
Is Image More Important Than Safety? I thumbed through recent issues of wood mags and though I have known it for years, I thought it might be good to tackle the giant issue surrounding machine safety…
Are cars tailgating your tablesaw and shovels burying your bench? Take charge of your garage shop and add storage, flexibility, and convenience. Here’s how.
ToughBuilt’s folding sawhorses proved to be extremely capable and easy to use.
The best portable workbench holds your tools study while you complete a project. We recently put the top portable workbenches to the test.
Delivering greater torque than comparable cordless drills, these compact tools drive fasteners like nobody’s business.
Make Your Own Ikea SKADIS Hooks: I bought some Ikea SKADIS boards for the tools in the IMDIB makerspace. The boards look nice and are not so expensive. I also added some SKADIS hooks. At the check-out I was shocked by the price of the hooks. Thinking about how to lasercut or 3D-pri…
ToughBuilt has a new portable workbench.
From the outside, Mike Walker's workshop looks like a well-appointed lakeside retreat . It looks like that on the inside too—except for all the woodworking tools.
The Maker Workstation Overview • Building The Top • Building The Base • Furniture & Accessories • CNC Instructions When designing the maker workstation, a goal was to make sure the top would work on…
The Maker Workstation Overview • Building The Top • Building The Base • Furniture & Accessories • CNC Instructions When designing the maker workstation, a goal was to make sure the top would work on…
