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Tool: Ultra-Shear Router Bits Shop Now Manufacturer: Woodpeckers MSRP: $18.99+ For the last several months, I’ve had the opportunity to use the new Ultra-Shear router bits from Woodpeckers. They [...]

Create a classic in an afternoon. Whenever I visited my grandmother, I got to play a game with marbles on a round wooden board. My grandmother called it “Marble Solitaire.” You may know it [...]

On this week’s episode of the ShopNotes Podcast, Phil is hosting special guests, Creative Director of the Woodsmith and ShopNotes Magazines, Chris Fitch, and Editor and “Multimedia [...]

A tenon should be one-third the thickness of a rail—at least, that’s what an old rule of thumb recommends. A 3/4″ board should have 1/4″ tenons, for example. But what about a [...]

Having lived in our house for over three years now, we’ve had to make some difficult decisions about our trees. Unfortunately, we had to fell a few trees upon moving in, including some sick [...]

Tool: Compact Marquetry Saw Shop Now Manufacturer: Knew Concepts MSRP: $615+ Known for their jeweler and fret saws, Knew Concepts has released a compact version of their marquetry saw. The saw, [...]

Zero clearance inserts are wonderful for eliminating tear out, but unfortunately, they also eliminate dust collection. To give my collection system an opening to pull sawdust through, I cut a [...]

Optimize your shop space with this multi-function outfeed table that gives your CNC router a convenient home. My one-car-garage-turned-shop doesn’t have room for a 4’x4′ CNC router. I [...]

A Shop with a View A few years ago, I moved to a Colorado mountain area on five acres, which gave me plenty of room to build my dream shop, a two-story design with 850 sq. ft. on each level. …