
Woodworking How-To
Find the tips, tricks, and techniques for your woodworking shop from wood preparation to finished cabinetry with doors and drawers. You’ll also learn about joinery, measuring, and wood finishes.
Even in a shop full of power tools, preparing stock using hand tools proves a valuable skill.
While using a hand plane to smooth a wide panel, I needed a long bench stop to keep the workpiece from moving.
I needed a space-efficient storage solution for all my clamps. I found many plans for roll-around carts but couldn’t justify the loss of usable floor space.
We have some news to tell you but you better sit down for this.
This minimal, yet sturdy, stand serves as a great upgrade from your flatscreen's flimsy feet.

I’ve seen mitered boxes where the grain figure wraps around all four corners of the box, but I’ve never understood how this is done.

I often cut multiple small parts at the bandsaw and inevitably, some of them end up on the floor. To capture those runaways, I made the tray shown here that bolts onto my bandsaw table.

Years ago, needing a handle for a pushblock, I spied a few jumbo Shaker pegs lying around, so I used one of them.
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Boom puts power right above your bench

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