Shop Projects

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Garage Storage Cart

This clever multi-sided cart offers lots of room for storage in a compact footprint. Our garage cart’s space-saving design maximizes storage potential by utilizing all four sides. Its center panel features deep shelves on one side for larger items with an open end...

Gent’s Chest

A simple box for household tools. This project is an adaptation of a 19th-Century Gentleman's Tool Chest typically containing a set of fancy household tools. This example is made simpler by the use of dimensional lumber nailed butt joints and applied moulding – and it...

Go-Anywhere Tool Tote

With plenty of room for all your essential tools this easy-to-build tote packs in some interesting techniques and looks great too. There’s a balancing act that goes into designing a tool tote. On one hand it should be big enough for everything you might need. On the...

Grandpa’s Tool Chest

It's hard to beat an original. This is a true-to-detail reproduction of a classic tool chest design. Although the design follows a fairly standard pattern the compact size of this chest gives it a leg up. You get all the traditional features - solid-wood construction...

Hand Plane

A simple design and a unique method of securing the blade makes building this plane an easy alternative to a traditional wood plane. A lot of woodworkers have an incurable weakness when it comes to hand planes — especially wood planes. There’s just something special...

Hand Plane Cabinet

Hand planes are the thoroughbreds of the shop. Hand planes are the thoroughbreds of the shop. And this simple and effective cabinet is the barn. Includes detailed illustrations step-by-step photos and a cutting list. Also includes: "Planes at Rest: On Their Soles or...

Handsaw Miter Box

This handy jig makes it easy to make cuts in small pieces safely and accurately every time with your handsaw. Cutting small pieces like delicate molding or thin glass stop poses some unique challenges. Since the pieces are often very small they can be hard to hold...

Handy Shop Stool

This stool is a good height for many jobs around the shop. And it can be yours this weekend. When working in the shop it’s nice to be able to take a load off every once in awhile. And sometime a tall stool is too tall. When assembling a cabinet or installing hardware...

Handy Tool Box

This toolbox is perfect for holding all those everyday tools you use around the house. Why drag a big tool box around when you can make this handy-dandy smaller one to hold all the tools you'll need for everyday house repairs. The techniques used are simple and fun....

Hanging Tool Cabinet

Use the same techniques you used for the Shaker Hanging Cabinet to build this simple wall-mounted tool cabinet. Use the same techniques you used for the Shaker Hanging Cabinet to build this simple wall-mounted tool cabinet. Plus: Clever tool-storage tips and tricks....

Precision Crosscut Sled
A woodworker using a precision crosscut sled on a table saw

Accurate and chip-free crosscuts plus a versatile fence make this a must-have for your table saw. The lightweight sled design makes cutting large workpieces on the table saw a snap. The rock-solid fence ensures square cuts every time — with easy-to-adjust controls to make setup quick and simple.

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