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The best gifts are handmade. Here are 10 of our favorite projects to give as gifts. These 10 free woodworking plans include a wide range of projects. Most of them can be built by a beginning woodworker. You can find even more project ideas on our Handmade Gift Guide. You're sure to find a project that is perfect for just about anyone on your list!If you have a woodworker on your holiday gift giving list, check out our Woodworking Tools Gift Guide to find the top gifts for woodworkers.

Moveable storage that keeps your tools organized and readily at hand.

What causes router tearout and how can it be prevented?

Cutting a lot of holes for a game board like this peg jumping game is a perfect job for a CNC machine. Rob Johnstone demonstrates how the NextWave SD110 makes easy work of this task. Then, he shows you how to complete the set by finishing several game pegs, including a practical use for your test board.

To choose the right dust collector for your shop, you'll need to consider the air volume requirements of the tools in your shop and also the amount of static pressure your dust collector will have to overcome.

Repetitive flutes are a great way to add style to columns, molding or furniture parts, but machining them can be a true test of patience. The Rockler Router Fluting Jig makes it fast and easy to rout perfect flutes with even spacing — every time. In this demo video, Alabama Woodworker, Huy Huynh, demonstrates how to set up and use this jig.

In setting up a central dust collection system, good design makes all the difference.

In this video, Paul Jackman makes an addition to his shop-made workbench, a moxon-style vise.

A dust collection system works by capturing woodworking dust and debris in a stream of air and transporting it through the system's ductwork to a collection area.

Whether it’s a large commercial operation, or a weekend woodworker's garage-sized shop, dust collection is an important consideration.

In this video, Chris Salomone makes a coffee table with melted crayon inlay and epoxy over top for protection..