Making French Cleats for the Workshop

The choices we make for workshop tool organization is interesting to me. I like seeing how people organize their shop, and what led them to their decisions. For my workshop, there are two cabinets I want to mount on the walls, and at some point I want to hang my most commonly used tools as …

Black & Decker Workmate Restoration

  I went to a garage sale for an older man and his wife who were downsizing and needed to clear out a lot of those things that accumulate over 50 years in a house. I paid too much for some kinked saws, screwdrivers, and an old Workmate that had served as a home for …

Setting Up a Workshop

My first workspace was a huge, open, unfinished basement. Plenty of room for big machines, lumber storage, and I didn’t have to share with other household uses. I used about a 10’ by 10’ area of it. I had no power tools other then a corded drill, no lumber to store, and no traditional bench. …

All of Us Can Use Tools

Greetings. I am a novice woodworker and tool-lover. I’ve dabbled in woodworking for years, but never enough to gain real skills. I want to change that. Setting up a shop, learning how to restore and use the tools, and completing some introductory projects are my initial goals over the next year. I don’t have a …