Fold-Down Cutting Rack

            There was no room in my basement shop to cut full sheets of plywood. I always had to have the home center guy cut it down to size with his panel saw. [...]

Cabinet Door Clamp Rack

            My burgeoning collection of spring clamps and small bar clamps was crying out for a storage solution. The doors on my shop cabinet offered just the place [...]

Storage Hang-Up

            I’m a neat freak and I jump at any idea that keeps stuff off my bench. I built a glue bottle perch for my pegboard just for that reason. It’s [...]

Swing-Out Plywood Storage

Swing-Out Plywood Storage I was looking for a way to keep my small inventory of plywood organized and easy to access. The garage at my town house is small, but I did have a narrow space along one [...]

See-Through Chisel Holder

    Here’s a chisel rack that protects those sharp edges and allows me to see the right chisel for the job at hand. The rack is easy to customize for any size chisels. Glue a [...]

Bench Dog Light

      With this shop-made bench dog I can put light right where I need it. The dog is just a square chunk of wood with two smaller pieces glued to the sides. The smaller pieces act [...]

Mobile Table Cabinet

        I bought my current house because of the big detached garage, which is perfect for my woodshop. However, when I started remodeling the house I got really tired of [...]

Clamp Camp

      I’ve got a lot of clamps, but they don’t take up much space. I simply drilled 5/8-in.-dia. holes through 3/4-in. plywood at a slight upward angle and glued in [...]

Expandable Parts Rack

            Expandable Parts Rack    When I worked on a big project, every surface in my shop used to get covered with stacks of parts. While visiting a [...]

Instant Surface

              Instant Surface   In my compact shop, everything has to be portable and stowable, including my work surfaces. Whenever I need tabletop space [...]

Pantry Door Tool Cabinet

          Inspired by the pantry cabinet in the kitchen of our new house, I built this compact version for my workshop. It has the same deep double-hinged doors that make [...]

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