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Getting a load of freshly cut lumber can bring out several emotions - excitement, anticipation, panic. Fortunately, air drying your lumber outdoors is the easiest and cheapest way to dry lumber [...]

Long neglected in favor of oil and varnish finishes, here's a case for shellac.

Build any size bed (such as the one shown here) with a few simple woodworking techniques and tricks.

By Walt Akers

Some claims made by furniture-care products are misleading or just wrong. Find out the truth about these products.

By using five tools you can do almost any type of turning project. Here's how.

Most finger joint jigs become unusable after a few uses. This adjustable one will last for years.

There’s no finishing problem more frustrating than glue splotches. You spend countless hours cutting, shaping, smoothing and joining pieces of wood only to have your work discolored where glue [...]

My grandfather used to call them “dead men” — T-shaped stands that he placed outboard of a tool or a workbench for additional support. They were the extra hands he needed to manage large [...]

In my mind, there are three classifications of woodworking techniques.

The first time I saw a hand scraper in use I was sure some form of magic was involved.

Beginning woodworkers have it bad when it comes to buying their first hand tools.