Black and Decker tools and accessories

Sometimes as woodworkers we tend to save scrapes and bits of information and ides. Well this project I build today came from an article in Popular Mechanic April 1984! I knew I had it somewhere, and I knew I needed to build one for the next on sit...

Multi-Tool Stand: When I was making my Radiator Cover a few years back, I needed a way to make a rabbet on the back to accept the plywood back. I didn't have my table saw yet, but I did have a handheld router. I didn't have the fence attachment for my router, but I h…

Evolution of a Shop #24: A couple of shop helpers - by Cory @ LumberJocks.com ~ woodworking community

DIY Tip of the Day: Extended Portable Workbench. If you like your portable…

I discovered a simple way to make use of the space underneath my workbench top and behind the skirt without re-engineering the base for drawer boxes.

Workmate Router Table Fix: Following an idea I saw on the web I created a Router Table that clamped into my Workmate a few years ago. The table served me well, however after requisitioning my old Workmate to the welding shop I then discovered that the jaws on my other Workma…

It's said that, "Necessity is the mother of invention.", and this item certainly bears that out. Years ago, I had a commission to build a breakfast nook table, corner bench and two chairs for a lady. It was quite a project, and it taxed my workshop's resources to the limit. The chairs especially needed a dead flat work surface to be assembled on, that I could dedicate to each chair until it was done. That led me to come up with an auxiliary bench top for my Workmate. It's pictured below. It…

I wanted to be able to use my bench dogs more effectively with my Workmate 425 so I made some customizations. Let's see if you can spot what I did. I hope ...

I wanted to expand on the first simple Bench Bull that I made out of 2x4s so that I could more easily tackle my more complex clamping problems and this is wh...

Advanced, 1-Handed Clamp system with exclusive clutch design for easy clamping. Front jaw swings up for vertical clamping. Folds for easy storage and carrying. Vise jaws angle to hold wedge shapes up to 8 5/16 in. wide. Swivel pegs hold shapes up to 18-3/4. Size: 7.677 In.

Advanced, 1-Handed Clamp system with exclusive clutch design for easy clamping. Front jaw swings up for vertical clamping. Folds for easy storage and carrying. Vise jaws angle to hold wedge shapes up to 8 5/16 in. wide. Swivel pegs hold shapes up to 18-3/4. Size: 7.677 In.

Make a Bench Vise for Woodworking: This bench vise – sometimes called Moxon’s Vise – is inexpensive to make, portable, and works very well for holding your work pieces while sawing, chiseling, or planing. There are many designs for this vise available on the Interne…

The new top jaws! So who's the guy in the Lotus Elan next to the Workmate? That is Ron Hickman, the designer of both the Lotus and the Workmate! You can read more about the history of the workmate here if you are curious. The Black & Decker Workmate is a portable workbench/vice that has been sold in the millions around the world. If you are interested in these and do a bit of research, you find out the early ones are considered by many to be the best, as they have a pair of cast aluminum H…

A fold-up workbench is a great shop addition. The challenge is keeping track of the bench dogs it comes with. Here's a great solution.

Portable workbenches, such as the Black & Decker Workmate, prove indispensible for many tasks.

Ok before anyone says this looks like something the Professor on Gilligans Island would do, I'd have to agree. In my shop I don't have a traditional woodworking bench. I have a Craftsman work bench from Sears that I've "upgraded" and I also use a ...