Workshop Setup & Tool Maintenance

A router table is one of the most useful and versatile additions you can make to your shop. With the router mounted securely in a table, both of your hands are free for maximum workpiece control during the cut. That extra control makes some routing operations much easier – routing grooves or edge profiles, for example. A router table is unlike most other machines in a wood shop because you can customize it just the way you want it. Rockler gives the most innovative options to create the perfect router table for your shop. There are different kinds of tables, bases, lifts and other router table accessories

During the summer, the uncomfortable heat of an enclosed, uninsulated shop can stop a woodworking project dead in its tracks. Garages, sheds and pole barns can reach temperatures 10 to 20 degrees higher than the outside air due to thermal mass and poor

No matter how old or new your table saw may be, a selection of accessories will help any saw cut more accurately and safely

Keeping a table saw in top-notch condition isn't difficult, it just takes a bit of regular maintenance including cleaning, inspection, replacement of worn parts, alignment and fine tuning.

Table saws are perhaps the most multi-talented tools of the modern workshop, and the right tools and setup will let you tap into all those talents.

The following list includes terms common to using and maintaining a table saw. Gaining a working familiarity with these terms will help you better understand the scope of what a table saw can do and how to

The following list includes components common to most table saws. Becoming familiar with these terms will help you better understand your saw and how it functions.All-purpose blade: General-use table saw blade designed to

What are the first router bits you should purchase to use with your router? The router is one of the most useful and versatile woodworking tools in any shop. Of course it's not much good without

Make the perfect DIY workbench, cabinet, work table or shop cart for your workshop using the Rock-Steady cabinet frames.  

Our most popular and useful woodworking clamps. Plus, some new innovations you won't find anywhere else.

What are the most common types of woodworking hand planes? Which wood hand planes do you need? Learn the best applications for each type of hand plane and how to set up and use a hand plane.