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Benchtop table saws offer the function of a full-size table saw in a compact package that is easy to transport and store. This benchtop table saw stand is a great addition to a small shop with an benchtop table saw. It offers a lot of benefits. First, installing an outfeed table (or in this case, outfeed cabinet) behind the saw provides additional support and safety when you’re cutting long workpieces. Second, you gain additional storage for the saw's accessories, jigs and other tools. Third, it brings the saw up to a comfortable (and safer) working height. Finally, the casters make it easy to roll out of the way when you need the floor space in your small shop or garage.The dimensions of the stand featured in this plan are based on the SawStop 10'' Compact Table Saw (CTS-120A60). You can easily modify the plan to suit any other benchtop table saw.

This kitchen chair is built taller than most other chairs to compliment higher counters and kitchen islands.

This woodworking workbench project plan combines some elements of traditional workbenches, typically intended for use with hand tools, with features that better support the work style of most contemporary woodworkers, who work with a combination of hand and portable power tools. This workbench plan features both a front vise and an end vise. The End Vise, which is the full width of the bench top, has holes for Bench Dogs and is used in conjunction with a series of dog holes. Bench dogs and other hold-down accessories help clamp parts to the bench surface. This rock solid workbench is assembled with Heavy-Duty Cross Dowels and Bolts.

In this video, Michael Alm makes a set of three nesting trays with offset handles.

A four-jaw self-centering scroll chuck makes it easier to hold bowl turning blanks on a woodturning lathe. Rather than fastening the turning blank to a faceplate, the blank is secured in a scroll chuck. Four-jaw scroll chucks are handy for bowl turning.

This handy finger plane, perfect for small projects, can be made from a few scrap items around your shop.

Hide glue has fallen out of favor in the modern era, but Ian Kirby still finds a place for it in his shop.

In this video, April Wilkerson constructs an easy-to-build target for throwing knives.

To keep different grits and types of sandpaper organized in your shop, this simple shelving unit fits perfectly.

This wide bodied router fence is designed for panel-raising and working with tall pieces and fits nicely on most router tables.

Want to build a cabinet with flipper-style hinges for the doors? We answer some commonly asked questions about these projects.