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I do a lot of different kind of woodworking and general craziness in my shop/garage. So I needed a bench that did a lot. I built mine starting with...

The leg vice is so simple as to be self explanatory and its installation likewise, to the point that you can install it and uninstall it in less th...

We all have our favorite features, when it comes to our workbenches. Tell us about your workbench: did you make it yourself? Is it a family heirloo...

So after watching a youtube video, reading up on sharpening from a book and using the basic knowledge that I have I finally got round to cleaning u...

B Squared both saws together, when the fence is installed they will both be perpendicular to the fence. Made a miscalculation on the dust collectio...

As a boat builder I worked with epoxy A LOT… so for me it was a no brainer that the vices would be loose fitted and fixed in place with epoxy. This...

Ok, lets get into the leg assemblies. This is one of the really interesting parts of my bench. The leg assemblies end up as perfectly fitted finger...

What a horrible picture! I’m sure that’s the first thought as you start this blog. I’m sure it was followed by things like: did he use a flip phone...

I have had my HFDC for several years now, originally stock, then with the Wynn 35A canister, and finally with a couple of home made cyclone type mo...

I know that I have said that there is no “fancy joinery” in this bench and there certainly doesn’t have to be. There is however, in my own bench, a...

I’ve added dust collectors to my shop both because it’s necessary for some equipment, like my planer and jointer to operate and because I wanted to...

NOTE: Most of this page can be avoided if you want to just drill your dog holes in the layered plywood. The inserts are the “Cadillac version”. Par...