This Maple Eats Tools
Yesterday was the first time in 20 years I wished for an electric sander. I’m finishing up a new table design and am just about to finish all the surfaces before assembly. The only problem is [...]
A Week In Our Shop
I thought it might be fun to share just a few of the projects that have been running through the GS Haydon & Son workshop this last week. Our bread and butter is architectural joinery, [...]
Still Cheap
Just a reminder that the corporate Friends and Family Sale runs through 11:59 p.m. EST tonight. You get 40 percent off just about everything we produce by using code “FFSUMMER40” at [...]
Consider Building Frameless Cabinets
Will you be building your own kitchen cabinets anytime soon? Have you thought about building frameless cabinets? There are several advantages to this style of construction, including the [...]
An Interview with Jeff Miller
Woodworking author and instructor Jeff Miller is a furniture designer, craftsman, teacher and author. His books include “The Foundations of Better Woodworking” and “Chairmaking [...]
Enter Your Best – You Could Win $1,000
Just a reminder that the submission deadline for the 2015 PWM Excellence Awards is June 14 (voting will open for the Readers’ Choice winner from June 17-24). In short: There is no entry fee [...]
Q & A: Pesky Handscrews
Properly adjusting handscrews can be tricky, but these two steps at right show a clever way to do it.
Don’t Play the Cards, Play the Person…
Scene: Mid-project in a chest-build class. Stage focus, a single bench with a busy student. Commotion all around at other benches just outside the lighted center stage. (Instructor enters from [...]
Crazy Low Prices – Good for You (But I think It’s Insane)
OK…I’ve been tasked with letting everyone know that through Sunday, we’re running a 40-percent off, “Friends and Family Sale” at ShopWoodworking.com (and all other [...]
It’s Compact, Mobile and Durable
It’s Compact, Mobile and Durable DeWALT recently introduced a new heavy-duty electric portable compressor, the D55171. It’s low profile makes it easy to store and the 12-in. puncture-resistant [...]
Curve Challenged?
Draw a straight line on a piece of paper. If it’s easier, put two dots on the paper and connect them. Not too bad, right? Now draw a circle. Freehand, no compass or tracing the bottom of a can. [...]
Skew the Handplane – Sometimes
Skewing the body of the plane lowers its effective cutting angle, which can work in your favor or against you. Skewing also changes the relationship of the cutting edge to the wood fibers, which [...]