Workshop Improvements

This homemade X-Y drill press table is AMAZING!

Posted on November 10, 2021 at 9:30 pm by Jim Hamiltion / Misc. Tool Tutorials, Workshop Improvements

So many features! You just have to see it to believe it!

Will a cheap 2X6 pine workbench last?

Posted on August 16, 2021 at 7:53 pm by Jim Hamiltion / Old-Timey Woodworking, Other Tutorials, Workshop Improvements

Just how durable is a construction lumber workbench? Let’s see what 8 years did to it…

The cheap and easy MEGA CLAMP RACK!

Posted on May 25, 2021 at 8:31 pm by Jim Hamiltion / Other Tutorials, Workshop Improvements

How we built a GINORMOUS clamp rack from some construction lumber and some repurposed pipe clamps, in about an hour!

Building real furniture with UNDER $100 in tools!

Posted on May 20, 2021 at 5:19 pm by Jim Hamiltion / Other Tutorials, Quick-Tips, Workshop Improvements

Build real furniture with power tools and supplies all for under $100!

Check out my adjustable router bit rack!

Posted on October 7, 2020 at 8:09 pm by Jim Hamiltion / Workshop Improvements

You can move around the bits AND the holes they go in! A great way to organize your collection and plan for the future!

I finish the homemade joinery workstation (dovetailing a drawer)

Posted on September 8, 2020 at 7:35 pm by Jim Hamiltion / Furniture, Joinery, Old-Timey Woodworking, Workshop Improvements

Turn any work surface into a fully featured joinery workbench!

Make a portable bench-top workstation for woodworking joinery

Posted on August 18, 2020 at 5:20 pm by Jim Hamiltion / Joinery, Old-Timey Woodworking, Workshop Improvements

Turn any work surface into a fully featured joinery workbench!

Some clever ways to hold your work in a modern workshop

Posted on August 10, 2020 at 6:02 pm by Jim Hamiltion / Misc. Tool Tutorials, Quick-Tips, Workshop Improvements

Unleash the power of the t-track!

Do you need a sawbench? (And what’s a sawbench, anyway?)

Posted on July 3, 2020 at 7:09 pm by Jim Hamiltion / Other Tutorials, Workshop Improvements

An essential tool that’s been largely forgotten… what a shame!

Important workbench maintenance tasks you should be doing

Posted on June 20, 2020 at 7:52 pm by Jim Hamiltion / Finishing, Old-Timey Woodworking, Workshop Improvements

How to make your woodworking bench last for generations

Most woodworking benches are the wrong height! Is yours?

Posted on May 23, 2020 at 7:38 pm by Jim Hamiltion / Old-Timey Woodworking, Quick-Tips, Workshop Improvements

The secret formula for the perfect workbench height.

New woodworking clamp rack EVOLVES with your collection

Posted on May 14, 2020 at 7:37 pm by Jim Hamiltion / Workshop Improvements

Build once, adjust it as needed- the only rack you will ever need!

What kind of moron carpets a woodworking shop floor????

Posted on January 15, 2020 at 8:51 pm by Jim Hamiltion / Quick-Tips, Workshop Improvements

It’s not as dumb as you think! Let me make the case…

Workbench Mobility-A better way to make your workbench mobile

Posted on October 15, 2019 at 2:30 pm by Jim Hamiltion / Quick-Tips, Workshop Improvements

Overcoming size and weight for a mobile workbench

Must see homemade panel-cutting plywood cart!

Posted on October 10, 2019 at 5:48 pm by Jim Hamiltion / Misc. Tool Tutorials, Wood & Material Tutorials, Workshop Improvements

Store and break down sheet goods right on the cart! NOTE: Scroll to the bottom of this page to watch a video version of this tutorial and to find links to things mentioned in the video. Transcript coming soon… LINKS WORTH CHECKING OUT: Videos you may like► Plywood tutorial: https://youtu.be/Es9uKC6o_LQ…