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Winter 2012

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Shop-Made Arts & Crafts Knobs
by American Woodworker Editors Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Shop-Made Arts & Crafts Knobs All it takes is a router and a bandsaw. By Dave Eklund Download this Shop-Made Arts & Crafts Knobs Project with complete plans and step-by-step instructions from AWBookstore.com . Making these knobs won't save...
Simple All-Purpose Shop Cabinets
by American Woodworker Editors Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Simple All-Purpose Shop Cabinets Organize your shop in a weekend, for less than $20 per cabinet! By Jean Bartholome Download this Simple All-Purpose Shop Cabinets Project with complete plans and step-by-step instructions from AWBookstore.com . Walk into...
Small Shop Solutions
by American Woodworker Editors Thursday, October 27, 2011
Small Shop Solutions Great ideas from space-challenged woodworkers just like you. Download these Small Shop Solutions Projects with complete plans and step-by-step instructions from AWBookstore.com . Sliding Wall-O-Tools By Sue Brunclik The doors hang...
Plumb Your Shop with Air
by American Woodworker Editors Thursday, October 27, 2011
Plumb Your Shop with Air Flexible hose saves time and money By Richard Tendick Download this Plumb Your Shop with Air Project with complete plans and step-by-step instructions from AWBookstore.com . Moments after I tripped over the air hose and dropped...
Shop-Made Router Lift
by American Woodworker Editors Friday, September 16, 2011
Shop-Made Router Lift Features you can't buy at a price you won't believe. By Bruce Kieffer and Richard Tendick Download this Shop-Made Router Lift Project with complete plans and step-by-step instructions from AWBookstore.com . Router lifts are...
Double-Duty Shop Stool
by American Woodworker Editors Thursday, September 15, 2011
Double-Duty Shop Stool It's all plywood, and only uses a half sheet. By Eric Smith Download this Double-Duty Shop Stool Project with complete plans and step-by-step instructions from AWBookstore.com . A combination stool and work support? OK, it’s...
Wedged-Base Workbench
by American Woodworker Editors Thursday, May 12, 2011
Wedged-Base Workbench Tablesaw joinery locks it together. By Tim Johnson Download this Wedged-Base Workbench Project with complete plans and step-by-step instructions from AWBookstore.com . This workbench has a top ready for hard use. But it’s the...
Dream Workbench
by American Woodworker Editors Thursday, May 12, 2011
Dream Workbench A modern bench that features storage, stability and mobility By Dave Munkittrick Download this Dream Workbench Project with complete plans and step-by-step instructions from AWBookstore.com . Tired of working on a sheet of plywood thrown...
6 Storage Solutions You Can Build into Any Cabinet
by American Woodworker Editors Tuesday, November 24, 2009
by Bruce Kieffer Sandpaper Roll Storage I use pressure-sensitive-adhesive (PSA) sanding discs. For easy access, I like to get them out of their packages and lined up by grit. I hang my rolls of sanding discs on horizontally supported dowels so I can quickly...
Clamp Caddy
by AW-Editor Saturday, September 20, 2008
Clamp Caddy Maneuvering pipe clamps around my shop was a pain until I dreamed up this mobile carryall. It even has room for all of my C-clamps, hand screws and small adjustable clamps. I got everything I needed to make it from a home center for about...
Hide Away Tool Stand
by AW-Editor Friday, September 12, 2008
My bench grinder is out of the way but instantly accessible, thanks to this sturdy flip-up table. It works great and it's simple to make. You'll only need a scrap of 3/4-in. plywood that's 1/2-in. narrower than the overhang, four 3-in. butt...
Is Your Shop Too Small?
by AW-Editor Tuesday, September 9, 2008
m In a recent poll of woodworkers, the most common complaint, by far, was that their shops were too small. Even one guy with 5,000 square feet thought he was cramped! In spite of that, most of us would like to be able to turn out dining room tables, kitchen...
Wheelbarrow Planer Stand
by AW-Editor Monday, September 1, 2008
A mobile planer stand isn't new, but the modifications I added to mine just might be. When I lift the handles, the legs lift off the floor for easy moving, just like a wheelbarrow. When I set it down, all the feet sit firmly on the ground and the...
Folding Outfeed Table
by AW-Editor Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Roller stands are okay, but every saw really ought to have an outfeed table. It makes ripping lumber or plywood a lot more convenient and much safer. The bigger the table, the better. But how's it going to fit into a small shop? For those of you with...
Shop-Made Router Lift
by AW-Editor Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Router lifts are hot items these days and for good reason. Veteran router table users love their ability to make super-fine micro adjustments or rapidly raise the bit right from the tabletop. No more fumbling under the table like a contortionist. The...