Making Shop Tools and Accessories

Easy-to-build cabinet has a multifunction top and versatile spaces below

Here's a look at some easily made tools that will make life easier in the shop: the dovetail marker, the glue-bottle wrench, a drawer opening strap, pins for centering a tabletop, spacers for aligning drawer parts when cutting dovetails, and a foolproof depth stop for drilling.

This system is robust, adjustable, and keeps the fence square to the blade.

Larissa Huff's router table features a versatile and effective design that won't rob you of time or materials

This traditional tool lets you check for square without math or measuring.

Use wet paper towels to help create a mold for a tool handle with increased comfort and control.

Flexible tubing and cord makes the mechanism easier to operate.

Just because a bench brush is made to tackle a mundane chore, that doesn't mean it has to be boring.

Use a black-iron T-fitting and a square-head brass plug to fashion a hammer for adjusting plane irons.

Tearout-free drilling on a self-cleaning surface