Shop Notes

Clamp rack plan sheet cover with slot dimensions
From DXF to first cut: Carbide Create, Vectric and Fusion in plain steps
Units first, one known dimension second, tooling third. A repeatable import checklist for the three CAM packages most shop owners actually run — plus the four failures that eat a... Read more...
Storage cabinet plan sheet cover with dimensions and title block
Your first shop cabinet: what the plan has to tell you before you buy plywood
Six things a plan should answer in the first page — footprint, shelf system, back panel, carcase joints, hardware and load — and the questions that cost a sheet when... Read more...
Storage cabinet plan sheet cover with dimensions and title block
Laying out a 4×8 sheet: nesting by hand without wasting half of it
Grain first, kerf second, dimensions last. A bench-level method for packing a whole cabinet onto two sheets — and the four numbers to write down before the saw starts. Read more...