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My next project is a close copy of a walnut side table from the White Water Shaker community. We’ll be publishing the plans in an upcoming issue and donating the finished project to the [...]

A jig is, by definition, a problem-solving device. As such, it shouldn’t take more time to make the jig than it would to perform the operation without it. If the purpose of the jig is to [...]

You should never expect a table saw rebuild to go without a hitch. In this episode of the restoration, the behemoth motor decides to give out. Looks as though the motor needs a rebuild as well as [...]

THE PRITT STICK? ADHESIVE IN A TUBE.LIKE LIPSTICK TWIST TO RAISE UP,TWIST TO RAISE DOWN. WHAT DO WE DO WITH EMPTY ONE? THROW AWAY? NO WRONG?  ONCE EMPTY LOWER INSERT BY TWISTING DOWN. THEN [...]

  To proceed gluing the face frames, I raise the casings on these shopmade I-beams. Doing so, I’ll be able to slip the clamps under the casings.     I spread a moderate [...]

A few months ago, I read about Schwarz’ ambitious teaching schedule here. I’ve taught a few classes and enjoyed them thoroughly. Sometimes I feel a bit guilty since I always feel as [...]

I’ve taught woodworking in places where the best available bench was the floor. And the best available vise was my wholly inadequate buttocks. So whenever I teach at a school where the [...]

THE HAZEL NUT ,ALMOND AND WALNUT BOX. HAZEL NUT AND ALMOND TOOK SOME TIME TO DO AS I USED  MINITURE  PIN HINGES AND A LARGE MAGNIFY GLASS. WALNUTS WERE A BIT  EASIER AS I USED MINI [...]

The longer I’m a woodworker, the less I like systems of measurement. Whether you’re a machinist who works in metric, an imperious advocate of imperial, or a Bob who measures in [...]

Matt Vanderlist, a pioneering blogger, podcaster and advocate for the stretchy pants industry, has launched a new podcast called “The Spoken Wood” that I think deserves some space on [...]

      Bar clamps are great tools, but sometimes it’s tough to get a good grip on the small wood handle. To get extra torque, I drilled a hole in the handle and inserted a [...]

            Recently I was routing a decorative edge on a large round tabletop. About halfway around, my router started to vibrate and I noticed (with great dismay) [...]