Sometimes the smallest workshop projects end up meaning the most. Over the last few years I've slowly been building my workshop one project at a time. The one thing I now know is that not every project needs to reinvent the wheel or be this incredible one of a kind thing. Sometimes it's simply about making the space a little better than it was yesterday. In this video I build a set of workshop shelves, which on it's own is pretty dull however it's more about what these shelves represent for...

I've wanted to build a dedicated box joint jig for a long time. While there are plenty of great box joint jigs already out there, there were two designs in particular that really inspired me. The first was @woodfather template-based system, which makes creating different finger layouts incredibly simple. The second was @matthiaswandel screw-driven advancement mechanism, which allows the work piece to be positioned quickly and accurately. So I set out to see if I could combine those two...

When you’ve got a small workshop, it’s pretty common to have your machines on wheels. It makes it easy to move tools into position when you need them, and tuck them away when you don’t. The downside though, is that most mobile bases use two swivel wheels and two fixed wheels. That means turning or moving them sideways often turns into a bit of a ‘20-point turn’… which isn’t ideal in a tight space. I looked into buying an omnidirectional base, but even the cheaper options were pushing over...