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Mahogany and Its Look-Alikes
by American Woodworker Editors Friday, January 29, 2010
Are less expensive African and Philippine "mahogany" just as good? by Tom Caspar Stunning grain. Huge boards. Highly rot resistant. A dream (or a nightmare) to work. What one wood fits this bill? Mahogany, of course. Even the plainest mahogany...
Kicker Chock Block
by American Woodworker Editors Thursday, January 14, 2010
I love the convenience of mobile bases, but I hate it when they wobble on the floor even when they’re locked down. I got my chock block idea at the airport where the ground crews use something similar for parked aircraft. My chock block locks the...
Mobile Machinist's Vise
by American Woodworker Editors Thursday, January 14, 2010
A little metalworking finds its way into my woodshop from time to time. When cutting metal, it’s best to use a machinist’s vise to get a better grip. Because it sticks up and is in the way, I can’t permanently attach it to my woodworking...
Get the Clutter Off Your Bench
by American Woodworker Editors Thursday, January 14, 2010
I found a new place to store dispensers right under my nose. Any lightweight stuff that comes in a box can be fastened to the bottom of a cupboard and still leave plenty of room over the counter below. A little double-faced tape or hot-melt glue makes...
Self-Storing Tablesaw Support
by American Woodworker Editors Thursday, January 14, 2010
My outrigger support is just the ticket for cutting full sheets of plywood in my small shop. If you own a T-square-style fence, or even one with a round tube, you can build this crosscut support in a few minutes. I milled a 2x4 to fit inside the support...
Fold-Down Cutting Rack
by American Woodworker Editors Thursday, January 14, 2010
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. What a hassle. I wanted my own panel saw, but I knew there was simply no room in my shop or budget. Then...
Cabinet Door Clamp Rack
by American Woodworker Editors Thursday, January 14, 2010
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 for hanging a couple simple racks for my wayward clamps. Just screw a 1x2 strip to the door for small...
Storage Hang-Up
by American Woodworker Editors Thursday, January 14, 2010
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 just a couple of boards with a cutoff section of PVC pipe screwed to the back and a pair of holes...
The Ultimate Shop-Built Crosscut Sled
by American Woodworker Editors Thursday, January 14, 2010
It's safe, it slides like a dream and a replaceable throat plate makes it last forever! by Travis Larson A good tablesaw sled makes perfect crosscuts easy, accurate and very safe. In addition, a well-designed sled can be used for bevel cuts, dadoes...
Small Parts Carousel
by American Woodworker Editors Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Small Parts Carousel While visiting an antique shop, I discovered a way to store all that indispensible small stuff that used to clutter my workshop. On display was a rotating bolt cabinet from an old-fashioned hardware store. When I got home, I design...
Plywood Crosscut Guide
by American Woodworker Editors Tuesday, December 8, 2009
I use this jig, which I made from leftover materials, to cut plywood into manageable sizes. Melamine provides a slick surface for the saw to ride on and shelf standards guide the saw base in a straight line. The stops at the end of the guide keep me from...
$1 Blast Gate
by American Woodworker Editors Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Adding a dust collection system to my shop was a great move, but it wasn’t cheap. I did manage to save money by making my own blast gates. The main component of the dust gates is a 3-in. PVC coupler. It cost me only $1 at my local home center, and...
Raised-Panel Tablesaw Jig
by American Woodworker Editors Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Rather than buy a set of raised-panel router bits, I use this tall fence on my tablesaw. It’s simply a plywood box that slides on the rip fence. I use two bar clamps to hold my 3/4-in.-thick panel to the fence. The stop at the back of the jig also...
Flattening End Grain with a Router
by American Woodworker Editors Tuesday, December 8, 2009
My favorite woodworking projects are clocks—big ones or little ones. If it ticks, I’ll make it. My latest venture provided me with the challenge of flattening the face of some log sections that I wanted to make into clocks. Belt sanding was...
Reinforce Short Miters
by American Woodworker Editors Tuesday, December 8, 2009
To strengthen miter joints in narrow stock, use face frame biscuits. They’re like standard biscuits but smaller (about 1-3/16 in. long), so you can use them in stock as narrow as 1 inch. To cut the slots, use a 5/32-in.-thick slot cutter in your...

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