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  Spindle Sander Whirlybird By Mark Claypool To clean up the slot I had just cut in a long, narrow piece of white oak, I installed a sanding drum in my oscillating spindle sander. I dropped [...]

Possessed Belt Sander By Frank Gresser My neighbor was sanding a newly created veneer and inlay tabletop when disaster struck.With the switch of his belt sander locked in the On position, he was [...]

Countertop Knife Rack Improve storage in the kitchen in an afternoon, using only a tablesaw and a plunge router. Store up to nine knives in a handy rack that puts sharp edges out of the reach of [...]

Soup Up Your Shop The right accessories for maximizing your performance and safety. By Dave Munkittrick Here at American Woodworker we see a lot of tools and accessories.We’ve been impressed by [...]

Tune Up an Old Chisel Turn a beater into a razor-sharp tool. By Tom Caspar One of my favorite tools is a legendary Stanley No. 50 chisel. Made in the 1920s, it had seen hard times. Restoring it [...]

Swedish Wall Shelf By Dave Munkittrick Here’s a charming shelf that’s small enough to fit on any wall and can be built in an afternoon. It makes a great gift and it’s easy to make a bunch all at [...]

Simple All-Purpose Shop Cabinets Organize your shop in a weekend, for less than $20 per cabinet! By Jean Bartholome Walk into a typical small cabinet shop, and you’re likely to find simple, [...]

11 Tips for Using Epoxy By Brad Holden Epoxy is a specialty glue that does more than simply stick wood together. It also fills gaps. That makes it ideal for tackling loose joints, hard-to-clamp [...]

10 Tips for Gluing Miters By Bruce Wiebe Every woodworker faces their share of miter joints, whether framing a mirror, edge-banding a coffee table or assembling a jewelry box. And even for [...]

Stickley-Style Sideboard A masterpiece in Arts and Crafts style By Tim Johnson and Bruce Kieffer This sideboard is a reproduction of one that originally appeared in Gustav Stickley’s 1912 [...]

Limbert Table A slick bandsaw jig makes it straightforward to build. By Jon Stumbras and Tom Caspar Bold design, strong joints and graceful cutouts.These are hallmarks of the Arts and Crafts [...]

Greene and Greene-Style Side Table By Tim Johnson Why make an ordinary table when you can make this elegant one instead? The difference is in the details. That’s the genius behind the [...]