Jeff from Today’s Craftsmen demonstrated the test featured in this video. Jeff introduces a compact pneumatic chamfering round-over tool as a dedicated, low-cost alternative to routers for breaking edges prior to finishing. Watch the full video and subscribe to TodaysCraftsmen: …
Nick Starrett shared the woodworking tips featured in this video. Nick compiles a handful of simple, professional-level shop tricks that improve accuracy, protect materials, and speed up common tasks without flashy tools or complicated setups. Watch the full video and …
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 …
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 …
Izzy Swan shared the woodworking tip featured in this video. Izzy demonstrates a simple, effective sharpening method built around a pair of cardboard wheels—one loaded with diamond grit for shaping and one dressed with a white polishing compound for 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 …
Norman Pirollo from WoodSkills shared the woodworking tip featured in this video. The piece documents a full restoration of a rare Stanley No. 5 1/2 jack plane, tracing the work from assessment through final tuning while keeping as much original …
Clinton from Specific Love Creations walks through ten practical ladder upgrades—both store-bought accessories and simple DIY solutions—aimed at improving safety, convenience, and comfort while working at height. Watch the full video and subscribe to Specific Love Creations: Keep Tools Safe: …
Jon Peters from Longview Woodworking shared the woodworking tip featured in this video. Many woodworking projects run into stubborn brad nails that either snap or refuse to budge, and Jon demonstrates a simple, low-tech alternative: cutting the nail flush with …
