A Better Handplane Holder
One of our favorite things to see is makers revisiting earlier designs, improving their UX with experience. Here Matthias Wandel comes up with an improved system for wall-based handplane storage:
Wooden Ball Bearing
There’s a lot of inventive problem solving in this one. As an experiment, Wandel constructs a functional ball bearing out of wood and marbles:
Cast Skull Buckle
Jimmy DiResta puts the hand skils on display here, first carving, then casting, a Halloween-worthy belt buckle:
Drill Powered Drill Press Table Lift
Izzy Swan is in the midst of building a new table for his drill press, so first works out a way to raise and lower it using a hand drill:
Fence Post Cutting Jig
Another from Swan, who demonstrates a simple jig that allows one to cleanly cut 4x4s with a circular saw, obviating the need to transport a miter saw on-site:
Lathe Cart Upgrades
When Jay Bates first started using a lathe, he wasn’t quite sure of how his workflow would go, so only built a generic storage cart to use it on. Now with months of experience, he starts optimizing the design for greater utility:
Making Joiners Mallets
Mallets are handy things to have around any shop, and here April Wilkerson shows you how to make your own shot-filled mallet:
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