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All my relationships usually start out rocky. On my first date with my future wife, I almost blew it by presuming to order for her at the IHOP. (I thought it Southern courtesy; she thought it [...]

We’re at it again. One thing that I knew, but never really had put in context, is that magazines work in the future. Sure I’ve run into it many times when submitting articles and [...]

Every Tuesday night we ritually torture our children with a meal that we call “New Food Night.” The kids have to eat something they’ve never eaten before , this week was coq au [...]

This entry should be titled, “They pay me to do this!” or “You Gotta Love this Job.” I’ve visited a number of lumber mills in my days of furniture building , small [...]

Building a well-proportioned project is one of the most gratifying things about woodworking. I don’t care if you own a circular saw and a hammer or a robotically controlled multi-axis [...]

Last week we sent out the two potential covers for our April 2007 issue and asked readers to vote on their favorite. We appreciate your voting if you were selected to participate. The result of [...]

Reader Jon Pile writes about the parallel guide bar in a leg vise: “The parallel guide bar is, in my humble opinion, a cruel joke perpretrated by some historical prankster. I have been [...]

Adam Cherubini will be exhibiting his period furniture , made entirely with period tools , at the Designer Craftsmen Show of Philadelphia on Jan. 19-21. If you live in the Philadelphia area or [...]

One hole should reinforce the planing stop, as shown. The stop is clamped into the face vise. The hold down supports the end of the stop when working wider panels. It’s easy to overdo it [...]

It was probably 25 years ago that I heard Tage Frid explain how simple it was to hand cut dovetail joints. “After all” he said, “all you’re doing is cutting to a line. [...]

As I built this an English-style workbench (the finish goes on tomorrow), I also developed a list of a dozen or so rules for building workbenches that really work. Allow me to share with you [...]

One of the best parts of my job is meeting talented woodworkers, getting to know them and seeing some amazing work. I first met David Mathias by e-Mail. He got in touch with me through my website [...]