Matt Hagens 
These projects were built and designed by Clinton from Specific Love Creations. Three simple, approachable projects show how to repurpose cedar fence pickets into attractive and functional items using basic tools and common shop techniques. Watch the full video and …
This project was built and designed by Connor from Shopfix. The build focuses on strong, repeatable drawer construction for a frameless cabinet using full-extension slides and plywood drawer boxes. The approach balances simple shop tricks with reliable joinery to create …
This project was built and designed by Connor from Shopfix. Connor shows a custom, fully adjustable miter saw fence designed to add accuracy, repeatability, and a clean built-in look to a permanent miter station. Watch the full video and subscribe …
Connor from Shopfix shared this video. Connor demonstrates how to make frameless, European-style cabinets that prioritize simplicity, strong joinery, and easy hardware installation. Watch the full video and subscribe to Shopfix: Design The frameless approach removes face frames and leans …
Walk into a new build today, and you are standing in a painted cardboard box. The walls are thin. The windows are sealed shut. If the power goes out, the house becomes unlivable in hours. Now, walk into an American …
Your grandfather’s workbench held secrets. Not the complicated kind. The survival kind. The kind where a single walnut could fix a dining table. Where a bar of soap silenced a squeaky floorboard. Where “broken” didn’t mean “trash.” It meant “project.” …
Izzy Swan demonstrated the test featured in this video. Izzy shows a lightweight, low-cost chainsaw mill built from simple materials and a few clever upgrades that make milling small logs practical for a one-person shop. The project focuses on portability, …
Izzy Swan demonstrated the test featured in this video. Izzy shows a homemade, highly portable chainsaw mill built for about fifty dollars and paired it with a Husqvarna Rancher 460 from Tractor Supply to mill slabs in the woods. The …
Izzy Swan demonstrated the test featured in this video. The video introduces a new brushless Grabo vacuum tool, a set of vac pucks and plates, and a portable workholding station that together reframe how small shops and job sites handle …
This project was built and designed by Izzy Swan. Izzy demonstrates a simple, purpose-built jig that allows a woodworker to turn both the outside and the inside of a wooden bowl on a tablesaw, turning a familiar tool into a …
This project was built and designed by Izzy Swan. Izzy set out to make a compact, portable pocket-hole machine that could either travel to a workpiece or be mounted to a bench, with a single smooth motion to cut holes …
This video is by Izzy Swan. Izzy demonstrates a quick way to turn a circular saw into a compact table saw using a simple plywood top, a slot for the blade, and an auxiliary fence. The setup is designed for …
Izzy Swan shared the woodworking tip featured in this video. Izzy demonstrates a simple, old-school dowel-making jig that can be made quickly in a modest shop and used to produce clean, tight-fitting dowels. The process focuses on a drilled guide, …
This project was built and designed by Izzy Swan. Izzy makes a three-axis router jig inspired by the classic Etch A Sketch to encourage kids to spend more time learning in the shop. The mechanism lets the router move along …
Izzy Swan shared the woodworking tip featured in this video. The video introduces a compact, homemade jig that allows a table saw to be used for turning tasks normally reserved for a lathe. This simple setup makes it possible to …
This project was built and designed by Izzy Swan. Izzy shares a prototype for a wall-mounted cabinet that folds down into a usable table while letting the items on the shelves stay in place. The concept is aimed at tiny …
Izzy Swan shared the woodworking tip featured in this video. These five shop hacks focus on making reclaimed pallet and barnwood work easier, safer, and faster by solving common headaches like stubborn nails, hole repair, and metal debris cleanup. Watch …
Izzy Swan shared the woodworking tip featured in this video. Izzy demonstrates a simple, adaptable jig that produces precise elliptical arcs and full ellipses by constraining pivot points to perpendicular planes and guiding a marking or cutting head around a …