Sliding Dovetails

Two router bits with template guides and a shop-made jig make three variations of this joint a snap. Two router bits with template guides and a shop-made jig make three variations of this joint a snap. With construction drawings and “The Steps to a Shouldered...

Mortising Jig

You do not need a hollow-chisel mortising machine to make quick accurate mortise-and-tenon joinery. You do not need a hollow-chisel mortising machine to make quick accurate mortise-and-tenon joinery. Perfect mortises are a snap with this jig. You can have it built and...

Dovetail Jig

Save yourself years of practice with this incredible jig. Complete plans drawings and instruction for building a jig that assists you in making hand-cut dovetails accurately and quickly using a Japanese ryoba saw. What you get: Step-by-step photos Advice on building...

Bench Hook

The single most important hand-toll appliance is 3 sticks of wood. This old time aid to sawing by hand belongs in every wood shop. Here’s how to make one use one and additional uses and functions. What you get: Step-by-step photos Advice on building Helpful...

Traditional Sawbench

An essential shop fixture this cross between a sawhorse and workbench will quickly become a loyal and dependable assistant. An essential shop fixture this cross between a sawhorse and workbench will quickly become a loyal and dependable assistant. What you get:...

Panel-Cutting Sled

For less than the cost of a sawblade you can build a precision crosscutting sled that handles large panels with ease. No room to attach a sliding crosscut table to your table saw? For less than the cost of a sawblade you can build a precision crosscutting sled that...

Drill Press Table

This table is as good (or better) than the store-bought ones and much less expensive. This table is as good (or better) than the store-bought ones and much less expensive. It includes a fence that slides forwards and backwards as well as left and right on either side...

Router Table Sled

Packed with features this sled makes it easy to rout perfect-fitting joints. A router table is a great tool for producing tight crisp joints. But routing across the grain of a workpiece can be a problem. This sled makes it easy. Right behind the workpiece you’ll find...

Pull Saw Miter Box

Cut small parts safely and accurately at any angle with just a few strokes of your pull saw. Cutting miters on small moldings at the table saw can be tricky. First of all it can be difficult to safely control the workpiece. And it’s not unusual for the saw blade to...

Taper Jig

In a few hours you can build an adjustable jig for making a wide range of angled cuts on your table saw. Cutting tapers at the table saw usually involves making a quick one-use jig. This jig offers a permanent and flexible solution. This jig can be adjusted to cut two...