I found a great site on Youtube that shows how to make various jigs. Primarily for guitar makers but some can be adapted to general woodworking. This is a circle jig for inlaid holes in guitars. But I added a fence (made of wood) and now it is a micro adjustable router edge guide. Mine adjusts in increments of .001” just like the expensive jig you can buy commercially. 20 threads per inch = .0500 for 1 revolution. The youtube site is by Chris Paulick.

Shortly after finishing my micro adjustable router jig I was lucky to purchase a few items at an estate auction. I got a mircofence jig with various other router jigs and attachments for $40. I had to make an adapter to fit my trim router. Still need to make another adapter for my plunge router.

The open space underneath my workbench was the most practical place to put some drawers. Now I have the tools that I use the most at the workbench within arms reach. This project took several months to complete because I did not have much time between work, completing projects on the “honey do” list, and just life in general. This project was my first opportunity to practice hand cut dovetails and work with veneer in over 30 years.
I used paper backed veneer and contact cement which worked out pretty well. The center veneer is flat cut sapele and the other is ribbon cut sapele. The black strip is the ribbon sapele dyed with black ink. I was too cheap to buy black dyed veneer. The cock beaded around the drawers is mahogony with red mahogony stain. All finished with clear shellac; about 4-5 coats.

These are drawer fronts that I veneered for a tool cabinet project. Center is sapele veneer and the crossbanding is ribbon cut sapele. Both are paper backed veneers which makes working with them much easier. Applied with spary contact cement. The black strip is some of the sapele veneer dyed with black ink. Beading around the perimeter is mahagony.

Made these marking gauges to help with a tool cabinet build. Design based on Steve Latta’s marking/slicing gauge
in an older issue of Fine WoodWorking Mag. The one on the right is for marking or slicing veneer. The center is for making a 1/16” groove for inlay. The one on the left is an extra.

A gargen gate for the side of the house. Made from redwood.

This is a mortising jig I made for loose tenon mortises. After looking at numerous jig on this website and others, i decided to make this one. I found it on a Festool website. I don’t own any Festool tools (would love to have one or two, but too much $). I used it to make a garden gate. Worked out very well. Cuts very clean mortises.

I made my first workbench about 1 year ago. Working on saw horses was too difficult. Copied a design in an old Wood magazine. Made mine smaller to fit the garage. Also added the Rockler workbench wheels which work great. Everything in my workshop/garage is mobile so I can park at least one vehicle. Working on a tool box that will fit underneath the bench. Will post when it’s finished.