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One thing to consider is cleaning. Make the dividers removable as a unit to clean out the compartments. You'll be surprised at the food crumbs, dirt, and gunk that collects in them and you will...

You should make your mortise with a series of overlapping plunges. Then a final clean-up pass in one direction only.

Thanks all for the great suggestions! The depth of my bench top is only 2 inches. I think the bench top drill press is a good idea, but would be a pain to actually set up and do in my case as I have...

I want to precisely drill some new dog holes in my bench. I would like to use a plunge router to do this, but 3/4" spirals are hard to find and very pricey. It seems that I recall that you can use a...

Whenever possible, I make the stickers from the same wood I'm drying to eliminate staining marks.

I'm trying out some Old Brown Glue on some nightstands that I'm building. I have both the liquid and powdered versions and I think I like both equally. The powdered glue is great for complicated glue...

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My ole faithful Ryobi is ready to go to work. I have had this router for around 20 years or so and it just keeps ticking. I am tempted by all of the shiny new routers now, but she just keeps...

Just thought I would share my mortise technique with those who are interested.

I recently built a Morley Mortiser jig to use my plunge router. I really like his design as it is very quick to set...

On lighter colored woods I use shellac followed with MinWax applied with 000 steel wool and then buffed to a soft sheen with a cloth. The steel wool cuts down the nits and roughness of the shellac...

The ole bench had a lot of dried glue, shellac, and what not on it. It was high time to take advantage of a rainy day and clean her up a bit. It sure is satisfying to see and feel that scraper take...

That's a nice looking jig Bob!
I use the same centering shim block just like yours. In addition, I also made some pre-measured spacer blocks to set up my outer stops to the mortise center. I have...

I have watched and admired Philip Morley for awhile as he seems to be truly dedicated to his craft and has earned his way through a 7 year apprenticeship. Here is his website;...

A quick follow-up to my conundrum. I figured out that my adapter plate actually fit another one of my routers using their pre-drilled holes. So I just kept that one and ordered another one that...

Thanks all for the really helpful tips! My new adapter plate already has a hole drilled for the guide bushings so no problem there. Unfortunately the base of the ryobi is not removable, so that...

Hello all! I bought a clear adapter plate to fit the bottom of my Ryobi router. I want to set this router up with a 5/8" guide bushing to do mortises in my new Morley mortiser jig that I just...