Looking for a creative DIY project .Discover how easy it is to build your own router table with simple tools and a bit of space. This project will enhance your workshop without taking up much room ...

The DIY benchtop router table is built from a wooden cable spool and includes detailed instructions ... The surgical procedure for making a cable spool into a router table is really quite simple.

Use a doweling jig to guide your drill when boring the hanger-bolt pilot holes, then round the top edges of the legs with a 3/8-in.-radius rounding-over bit mounted in a router table.