Workbenches & Jigs

This low cost, easy to build router table has all the best features including universal router insert, fully positionable fence, clear view safe guard areas for both controlled and free hand routing, a mitre slot gauge, router bit holder and vacuum hose connection.

Most people only use their sander for smoothing flat surfaces such as the face of their wood. But by making this table, you can use your belt sander to sand edge grain and end grain too!

Perfect for any small table top drill press. Shop vac hose attaches to underside of table. Entire project can be cut from one piece of 1/2 inch thick x 2 ft x 2ft plywood.

This sandblast cabinet is for you if you want to clean up rusted tools and other metal components or try your hand at creating lovely sandblasted signs or plaques. It is inexpensive to construct with 2x2 lumber and 1/2 inch plywood.

At the heart of any good shop lies a great workbench. With that in mind, we went all out to design the unit shown here. In this plan, you will learn how to build the end cabinets, drawers, and laminat...

This workbench is simple to build and super strong. We relied on inexpensive lumberyard stock and rugged mortise-and-tenon joinery to construct the base. For the benchtop, we laminated maple to handle...

A rock-solid workbench and plenty of storage are essentials in any shop. Of course, both require space, which is especially tough to find in a shop that shares the garage with cars or has to fit in a ...

Not impressed with particleboard utility cabinets available at your local home center? Neither were we. So we designed s sturdy, east-to-build set of cabinets. Build one or more of the components to...

Before designing this workbench, we talked to numerous woodworkers to determine what features they wanted. With your recommendations in mind, we designed this sturdy work center. Our bench has a base ...

Increase the capacity of your tablesaw and router by combining them in one accommodating twin-cabinet design. The advantages include a larger tabletop, ample onboard accessory storage, and dedicated...

Our rock-solid workbench incorporates two vises, a laminated top, and options for a hanging tool tray or under-bench cabinet. Even if you are not a hand-tool aficionado, you will find this traditional...

Attention, small-shop and garage woodworkers: Here is a project designed with you in mind. It is a combination workbench and outfeed table. Plus, for the space-starved shop, it stores in the same foot...

The torsion box top construction method used on this rolling workstation ensures square glue ups and wobble free stability. Build this project for your shop and you will gain a dead flat work surface ...

Pamper your hand tools and shop supplies in this elegant home, but elegant does not mean complicated. This cabinet is merely a collection of plywood and hardwood boxes supported by a sturdy base. The ...

Why settle for a metal or plastic tool box when you can built an heirloom-worthy mobile chest! Quick assembly with the biscuit joint method and only 3 depths of drawers are used for quicker tool set u...

Sturdy sawhorses that fold to an ultra slim 2 inch thickness for real space saving storage. Opened, they provide a sturdy 31 inch height work surface with a wide centre shelf. Make from 3/4 inch thick lumber and 1/4 inch thick plywood.

Organize your tool board so you can find tools quickly. This project includes patterns to make holders for the hand tools shown. Many holders are made with front covers of clear acrylic plastic. Plans show how to cut the plastic, as well as a quick and easy method for polishing the edges.

Save money by making your own scroll saw table. The 16 x 24 inch tabletop accommodates most scroll saws as well as many other tabletop tools including drill presses, sanders and grinders.

Make your own safety push sticks, push blocks, and feather boards. Push sticks help keep your fingers away from the table saw blade. Also useful for the jointer, shaper and router table.

What a great way to organize small parts! Organize your fasteners, wood plugs, and all those hundreds of other items. Cabinet is made from 1x12 inch pine with a 1/4 inch thick hardboard for the pull out shelves. Each shelf holds a 17 compartment plastic storage box.