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Cute as a bug’s ear , though far more useful than any insect’s tympanal organ , are the new detail rabbet planes from Veritas (the high-end, made-in-Canada house brand of Lee Valley [...]

A few weeks ago I posted a blog entry about using a flush-cut saw to slice tenon shoulders. I must have written it poorly because several readers requested a video of the process. So here you go. [...]

One of the great mysteries of the hand tool world is how Roy Underhill never seems to get older. (Is there a cursed painting in your attic, Mr. Underhill?) The other great mystery is about the [...]

THIS SHED IS MADE FROM PALLETS  ALL DENAILED AND MACHINED WITH   TGV. THIS WAS MADE OUT OF 12 X 6 X 4 PALLETS.ALL HAS BEEN GLUED AND SCREWED .THEN I SPRAYED WITH BOILED [...]

When you’re learning something new, it’s hard to sift what you need to know out of what you assume you need to know. You can spend a lot of time and money on something that [...]

Based on a Swedish antique, this bench uses through-tenons made with just a jigsaw.