Jon from TodaysCraftsmen shared the woodworking project featured in this video. A shop-built downdraft table can be one of the biggest upgrades for dust control during sanding and prep work, especially when a traditional dust collector setup falls short. Watch …
Rob from Let’s Make Things shared the woodworking tip featured in this video. Most woodworkers know how to cut concave coves, but creating a smooth convex shape without fighting bending or inconsistent results is a different challenge—this build solves it …
Billy from Newton Makes shared the woodworking tip featured in this video. Many woodworkers obsess over squaring a miter gauge and choosing the right blade, yet two subtle setup choices can still ruin repeatable table saw cuts and cause frustrating …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Izzy Swan demonstrated the test featured in this video. The video shows a quickly assembled, experimental bandsaw driven by a handheld drill to see whether a drill has enough torque and resilience to act as a prime mover for a …
Jodee from Inspire Woodcraft shared the woodworking tip featured in this video. The video demonstrates a simple, inexpensive small-parts jig for the miter saw that dramatically reduces tear-out and improves safety when cutting profiled or tiny stock. Watch the full …
Jodee from Inspire Woodcraft shared the woodworking tip featured in this video. The video demonstrates an adjustable drill-press jig that makes it easy to drill equally spaced holes with high precision even when the workpiece is longer than the drill …
Jodee from Inspire Woodcraft shared the woodworking tip featured in this video. This short video demonstrates a simple, shop-made bandsaw jig designed to split corks in half cleanly and quickly. The idea is approachable for hobbyists and uses common scrap …
Jodee from Inspire Woodcraft shared the woodworking tips featured in this video. The video compares using double-sided paper tape and switchable magnets for production cross-cut stop blocks at the table saw, explains why tape is often preferred, and shows a …
Jodee from Inspire Woodcraft shared the woodworking tip featured in this video. This video shows a straightforward workflow for making complete drawers using a box-joint jig set up for repeatability and speed. The approach centers on using consistent references and …
This video is by Norman Pirollo of WoodSkills. It highlights a set of simple, shop-ready jigs that improve accuracy, save time, and bring consistency to hand-tool workflows. Instead of large machines or complex fixtures, Norman relies on a handful of …