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Festool Dust Extractor Power Outlet Modification

Greg1inCA, member | January 10th, 20121 comment

This upgrade could be a violation of the warranty but it is a huge improvement: It is a known problem that Festool dust extractors have a junk power receptacle. It was very frustrating to...

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Shop-made Combo Drum Sander

plcon, member | December 31st, 2011

What more can you ask from an home-made drum sander that reduces stock very fast, sands surfaces and edges very flat and smooth with little dust problems. Full details, lots of photos, some...

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Corner Spine Jig

dads66, member | December 27th, 2011

Corner Spine jig for cutting for spines for strong glue joints on thinner wood. ON the 5/8 wood you need the extra glue surface of a spine to give it strenth. The one that is hard to do is cut all...

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slab leveing jig from fww dec 2011 issue

78driver, member | December 16th, 2011

i got the fww dec issue and went right to work on that jig, it woorked great even leveled the stand. with the help of some milk boxes

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Router Circle Cutting Jig

rlp_581026, member | November 17th, 2011

I built this jig based on two designs I found on the internet with some of my own modifications thrown in too. It will be used to cut out the rosette, make the channel to inlay the rosette in the...

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Saw Horses

John_Schaalje, member | November 8th, 2011

I stopped by a local saw mill and saw a bunch of these short thick blocks of pine. I knew right when I saw them what they were for: saw horses. I tried a tusked tenon on the first and then...

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Bosch Router Biscuit Joiner

EdsShop, member | November 5th, 2011

I've successfully used my Bosch Colt router for cutting biscuit slots and I decided to try to fabricate a holder for better control and safety. For now this has worked well until I buy the real...

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Purse Hanger

tirto90, member | August 10th, 2011

This is the latest project I had. To see the complete description please check : woodsofarcady.blogspot.com

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Poor man's jointer

james3one, member | July 28th, 2011

This is just a long shooting board. The 48" jig can be used to joint parts down their length instead of just the ends. It can also be used to square up and taper table legs...

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Honing jig

John_Schaalje, member | July 19th, 20112 comments

I wanted a honing guide for the blade in my new kanna (Japanese plane) but couldn't find one that would accommodate the 60mm blade, so this is what I came up with. The bottom wheel was...

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Tilt router # 2

oakleafjoe, member | June 25th, 20112 comments

This is the second router insert I made. I made this one to fit into my regular router table. It has a lead screw and chain lift and it tilts. This only took me a year on and off at lunch to make...

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Tilt router and mortiser

oakleafjoe, member | June 25th, 2011

This is a angle router I made about 15 years ago to make straight complex cabinet trim.I almost sold it on Ebay twice but decided to keep it the second time because I needed to do some mortisingIt...

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Shopmade 12" Disk Sander

bricofleur, member | May 19th, 20114 comments

Best, http://atelierdubricoleur.wordpress.com My disk sander is completed and ready to use. That's a great tool. All I needed was scraps, a 1/4 HP electric motor, a pulley, an...

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Board Jack

benchslave, member | May 16th, 20111 comment

This is my board jack, also known as a bench slave. I made it out of scrap wood and have found it a very useful. It's free standing, easy to adjust to any level and can support alot weight. Got the...

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Workbench side clamp

benchslave, member | May 16th, 20111 comment

This is a workbench helper I designed that I can easily attach to my workbench. It simply wraps around the front of the bench and is held in place by two custom bench dogs that slide through the...

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ZERO CLEARENCE MITRE SAW FENCE

skex, member | April 30th, 2011

A MITRE SAW FENCE SYSTEM WHICH I INVENTED ,DESIGN AND BUILD TO PREVENT OFFCUTS FLYING OFF THE BACK OF THE SAW AND TO PROVIDE BETTER SUPPORT TO THE WORK PIECE DURING THE CUT THE FENCE SYSTEM IS...

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Plane Iron Sharpening Jig

cape_shop, member | April 2nd, 20112 comments

While sharpening a plane iron the other day, I made a simple jig to produce the desired angle. I simply cut a block of hardwood to the desired angle and fastened the plane iron to the block...

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a pretty good mitered frame gluing jig

danmosheim, member | March 20th, 20114 comments

photos and a link to instructions for building a jig for gluing up mitered frames

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Dual Featherboards

Eriewood, member | January 25th, 20114 comments

I designed this to help when I am re-sawing boards for box making, veneer, etcetera. Works quite well. It is hieght adjustable, therefor the wing nuts, and can be disassembled easily to use as two...

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Drilling Holes on the Lathe

danmosheim, member | January 16th, 20114 comments

making turnings longer than your lathe

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POWER TILTING A TABLESAW

taylorp, member | January 10th, 20112 comments

My idea is more of an adaption of existing power tools/equip. to perform the important job of tilting a Craftsman table saw arbor easily and with precision. Power tilting a table saw.If you are using...

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Honing Jig

johnschissler, member | January 4th, 20114 comments

My son was about to toss an outgrown scooter when I noted the sturdy wheels and bearings. An idea came to mind to create a honing jig that would handle ¼” mortising chisels and...

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Router table tenoning sled

ArgosyBob, member | November 30th, 20102 comments

I have always had less than stellar results using a miter gauge to make tenons, either the stock slipped, or I never quite got lined up correctly to my cut line. My solution was to make a zero...

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Simple bevel (chamfer) jig for plane and face vise

JohnDC, member | September 23rd, 2010

Making the parts for an outdoor table/bench, I wanted to bevel all of the edges before assembly. Last project I used the router table and a round over bit. This time I wanted to hand...

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Router Table Box Spline Jig

ecocandle, member | September 2nd, 20102 comments

I have been making some tiny boxes with splines. I don't have a table saw, so I made a jig to cut the splines on my router table. This is actually the second jig I made, the first one was...

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adjuster for crosscut fences

hmenand, member | August 31st, 20102 comments

Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 I have this adjuster on both sides of the fence on my chop saw and also on a miter gauge for my table saw. The adjuster is held in place by a dovetail...

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Miter Spline Jig

Maveric777, member | August 30th, 201015 comments

I made this jig about 4 months ago wanting to attempt miter splines in a special keepsake box I was working on. The cradle was made rather large compared to many I seen due to possible larger...

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Gazebo Roof Cedar Shake Installation Jigs

BA3, member | August 25th, 2010

A few years back, I led a group of condo neighbors on a project to rebuild a gazebo on our property. I had plenty of willing but marginally skilled workers, so I needed jigs to simplify the...

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Router Jig To Flattten Large Slabs

Wrangler55, member | August 17th, 201013 comments

My jig is to help me flatten large slabs of wood to use in making benches and tables. The slab can be as large as your support rails will allow. Most of the slabs I use are 25 to 35" wide by 5 to 6...

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kerfed lining jig

eightstrings, member | August 17th, 20102 comments

This jig is used on the bandsaw to cut evenly spaced kerfed lining for guitars and mandolins. After dimensioning the stock into 30-60-90 triangles it is inserted into the jig and the first cut...

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Table Saw Multi-Jig

BruceSomers, member | August 15th, 2010

This jig can be used to cut tenons, make raised panels and even do mitre spline cuts. All made from scrap I had in the shop.

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Blade Alignment Jig

GarageWoodworks, member | August 10th, 201014 comments

This jig is very useful for aligning your table saw blade or jointer fence to 90 degrees. No more need for slapping a square against your blade and sighting for light or using feeler...

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