During the lockdown, I’ve noticed a lot of people on YouTube taking the opportunity to start projects. I did, too, of course, with the Cantilevered Knicknack Shelf. But I still don’t know when I’ll get the chance to...

So, now that I’m getting my energy back it was time to address a longstanding problem: my clamp rack. I built it when I moved to this house 23 years ago. (I should’ve taken a picture, sorry.) It was about 3 feet long, attached...

Recently I was working with a friend on a couple of cutting boards.  When it came time to rout a profile onto the ends with a template, I naturally went to the router table.  Not the one I built in 2014 (wow, has it really been that...

My latest shop project is designed to fix a long-standing problem: I built two of those carts almost 20 years ago, with the intention that they would help me keep things organized and handy.  They really haven’t worked out well....

It’s November, and that means another blog anniversary is in the offing.  Time for an update on the shop. The main work area is the most changed from last year.  Near left, you can see the WorkSharp 3000 sharpening system I’m...

The compact work bench was conceived and designed as a simple, functional project to fill a need.  As such, it’s made of very inexpensive materials,  MDF and dimensional lumber, and designed to go together quickly with a minimum of...