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Ignore the naysayers. This jig produces square, sharp edges every single time. By Christopher Schwarz Page: 28 From the October 2004 issue #143 Buy this issue now Many of my fellow hand-tool [...]

By Steve Shanesy Page: 8 From the October 2004 issue #143 Buy this issue now You may find the following a bit off-topic compared to the usual fare found in this space so let me start by asking [...]

For all the girls I’ve maimed before: I’m sorry. Though I have fairly good hand skills, my feet skills on the dance floor are murderous. When I dance, most people look for a wooden [...]

See the glaringly obvious L-brackets in each corner and the triangular pieces of plywood in the top back corners that keep this monstrosity from racking? I can’t take it any more! For the [...]

Editor’s note: Joel Moskowitz is the owner of ToolsforWorkingWood.com, a long-time woodworker, tool collector and book collector. He has the largest woodworking library I’ve ever [...]

There is a T-shirt in the back of my closet with the phrase He Who Dies With The Most Tools Wins. We joke here about our various “problems”, as in “Chris has a saw [...]

This week I’m at my father’s house in Charleston, S.C., to get my USRDA of grits, tasso and shrimp. Whenever I visit the Holy City, I always make sure to pack comfortable shoes and a [...]

The guys pictured here are not Woodworking’s Most Wanted. But if you can answer questions about them, the payoff might be big. The contest is under way.The RulesThe contest opened with last [...]

This is the third part of a series , actually it’s the fourth part because I slipped the Mortise Machine Mortises entry in without a mention of the bed (read that entry here) , about my [...]

Nothing is more fundamental to woodworking than the wood itself, however even professional cabinetmakers struggle with understanding how wood works and how to make it work for them. In the Spring [...]

Nothing is more fundamental to woodworking than the wood itself, however even professional cabinetmakers struggle with understanding how wood works and how to make it work for them. In the Spring [...]

Q. I’m building outdoor furniture from rough cedar. When I cut the wood, it’s soaking wet on the inside. Should I use polyurethane glue since it’s a moisture-cure glue? A. Not [...]