The shop builds its own tools
Tooling
Every workshop eventually has to build the tools it can't buy. This is the sub build log for the jigs, bases, and fixtures developed in this shop — each one documented with design notes, build articles, and downloadable design files: drawings, diagrams, STLs, and 3D models.
TOOL 01SEP 20, 2026
A pin-registered stack of 3D-printed shoe plates that turns a Craftsman trim router into a dedicated flush-cut jig for the staircase — coarse height by plates, fine by the router's own micro-adjust.
