DIY Tips For Your Shop

You don’t have to shell out the big bucks for a central dust collection system. We’ll show you how to use a shop vacuum coupled…

Want to add a compressor to your shop or garage? Learn what the best pipe materials are for a compressed air line— and what not to use.

Check out these great tips from our pro woodworkers for working faster, smarter and more efficiently in your shop.

5 projects for a better shop—adjustable sawhorses, a super-handy tool rack, a workbench with storage space, a miter saw stand and a…

Protect your workbench with rosin paper. Install this simple paper holder at one end of the bench and roll it out when you need it.

A professional woodworker shares basic, time-tested tips that will help you work faster and get better results on your furniture projects.

Adapt your sawhorses to make workbenches, scaffolding supports, cutting surfaces, outfeed tables, paint racks and other useful helpers in your…

Use these simple tips to make your workshop work smarter, cleaner, more efficient and more comfortable. Most of these tips use materials you…

Tired of sawdust covering your workbench and woodworking tools? This adjustable vacuum hose holder attaches to the shop vacuum and can be rolled…

Tips for building the best workbench for auto and small engine repair. Build a grease gun holder and add a central vacuum system to your garage.

Workbench for a small space. A fold-out work table, a roll out table saw stand, a miter box table and lots of storage—cabinets, drawers,…

Bench grinder wheels need occasional TLC to do a good job of sharpening. Learn how to "dress" a wheel to keep it clean, which type to use for…

Build this deluxe drill press table to simplify clamping woodworking projects and holding them steady while drilling. Or build a simplified…

Cut plywood sheets and long boards easily, accurately and safely on a portable table saw with this fold-up, jobsite work table. Construction is…

Improvise a low-cost drum sander using your drill press and a custom sanding table with dust collection. Build it in an hour from scrap wood.

Electrolysis cleans away rust like magic, and you can set up a simple system in your shop with a battery charger and a few household items.

Mini-sawhorses (saw ponies) are surprisingly useful around the shop or job site, and are easier to make than full-size saw horses. Using this…

Build this solid, roll-around, folding workbench in a day with simple hardware and only two sheets of plywood.

This workbench is simple enough and cheap enough that you can make it in a morning, and yet it's big enough for serious woodworking and hobby…

Build a simple table saw sled to make perfectly square cross cuts in both small and wide boards. You only need a 4x4 sheet of 1/2-in. plywood…