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At the beginning of every summer school class, I encourage my students to build a project they might use themselves, or can give as a gift for a friend or a family member. Many students like to [...]

AMAZING WHAT OFF CUTS YOU CAN FIND AT A RECLAMATION YARD.THESE OAK SLEEPERS GAVE ME A IDEA.TOOK A DAY TO DO IN MY OWN TIME.VERY BASIC BUT UNIQUE.BEING OAK THE CIRCULAR SAW BLADE HAD TO BE [...]

I had the inestimable pleasure of talking with Shannon Rogers (The Renaissance Woodworker) a few nights back about Woodworking in America 2011 – for which Early Bird registration ends at 11:59 [...]

I bought my kids some Ekorre hand rings from Ikea years ago. I installed them in a spare bedroom and put a mattress underneatht. It was winter so they had a ball swinging and playing on those [...]

I’ve taught a lot of people to cut dovetails through the years, and I’m convinced there are five different personality types of people who learn to cut dovetails. Here is my short list. Morgo [...]

I still remember the first time I achieved a truly sharp edge on my smoothing plane iron. Suddenly, I was able to make whisper thin shavings and achieve a shimmering surface…without a [...]

Hyperorganize Your Shop A hook-and-slat wall system puts everything at your fingertips. By Jock Holmen I’ve struggled with the clutter in my small garage shop for years. Recently my neighbor [...]

Many of you may understand why Editor and Publisher Steve Shanesy is looking to the heavens before he begins a veneering glue up! As you can see, his panel has the glue on it and is ready to go. [...]

Lumber Library These books are so easy and fun to make that you'll want a dozen! By Jock Holmen If you can't stand throwing away good wood, you've probably got a stack of short boards [...]

Charles Hayward, the dean of woodworking writers, once wrote a column about the continued industrialization of the woodworking craft. All hand work was being set aside and forgotten. People who [...]

We’ve launched a new sweepstakes offering almost $300 worth of our best books and DVDs – perfect for the woodworker who’s looking to build his or her skills in hand tools, sharpening, [...]

There were a number of errors in the illustrations and cutlist for the Portuguese Folding Table in the October 2011 issue. The table has four arms, not two as stated in the cut list, and the [...]