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Everyone who’s ever had any type of workshop, be it woodworking or metalworking, has a strange relationship with clamps and clamp storage. Are there enough clamps? When are there too many clamps? Where do they all go?

None of those are easy questions and there is no right or wrong answer. Every shop is as different as every craftsperson. How…

The Festool track saw has a problem. Its hose connection port doesn’t always hold the hose in a direction convenient for you during use. I’ve made something to fix that.

You’ve been good. You’re paying attention and you have your safety gear on. Look at you go. Being diligent in the workshop is very important and I can’t stress its importance enough.

That said, there is still a possibility something can go wrong. I’m not trying to be a downer, but accidents happen and it’s important to…

There are a lot of large, sharp, and powerful tools in any given wood shop. These tools can maim and possibly kill someone. The idea of not having any type of safety equipment or first aid equipment is ridiculous, even if your shop is only a small corner of the garage. It’s arguably more important to have this equipment available…

A couple years ago I was brand new to woodworking. I wanted to learn more techniques and try my hand at making a few different things. That Christmas I decided my parents needed a new Lazy Susan in their kitchen.

The old one was warped, cracking, and did not spin very well. It felt like a good fit; my parents…

There are a lot of lists and videos on YouTube about essential tools you need when you’re a beginner woodworker or getting into DIY projects. Some are the infamous “Ultimate Guides” and others are “the only five tools you need” in order to build something. All of these are great and they boil down to pretty much the same set…