Marc Spagnuolo (a.k.a. The Wood Whisperer) shows you the basics of using flush trim bits in your router to create burn-free edges, and how these bits can improve your work.

Reversibility and quick tack make this traditional method worth the trouble – sometimes.

Bob Flexner walks you through all the steps in repairing an antique factory-made chair that is glued with animal hide glue.

Many commercial gauges are missing excellent features found on traditional versions.

Secret drawers and hidden compartments are as much fun to create as they are to discover. Learn the history of some common hiding places as well as how to construct such secrets as the Quaker lock and the sliding dovetail key.

This behind-the-scenes video was filmed during the photo shoot for the November 2009 article "Turning for Furniture Makers", and you'll get to hear about why Kevin Glen Drake uses a skew chisel and watch him turn a chisel handle.

Adam Cherubini reveals how to design furniture like an 18th-century cabinetmaker.

Achieve a deep, rich black using household ingredients plus some powder from a South American evergreen.

Volunteer craftsmen are working hard to restore the buildings in a little-known community of Shakers in southern Ohio.

Sam Maloof, a world-class craftsman, has a new location for his shop but the same dogged attitude toward his work.