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:
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:
Jimmy DiResta puts the hand skils on display here, first carving, then casting, a Halloween-worthy belt buckle:
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:
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:
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:
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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