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All my relationships usually start out rocky. On my first date with my future wife, I almost blew it by presuming to order for her at the IHOP. (I thought...

We’re at it again. One thing that I knew, but never really had put in context, is that magazines work in the future. Sure I’ve run into it many times...

Every Tuesday night we ritually torture our children with a meal that we call “New Food Night.” The kids have to eat something they’ve never eaten before , this week...

This entry should be titled, “They pay me to do this!” or “You Gotta Love this Job.” I’ve visited a number of lumber mills in my days of furniture building...

Building a well-proportioned project is one of the most gratifying things about woodworking. I don’t care if you own a circular saw and a hammer or a robotically controlled multi-axis...

Last week we sent out the two potential covers for our April 2007 issue and asked readers to vote on their favorite. We appreciate your voting if you were selected...

Reader Jon Pile writes about the parallel guide bar in a leg vise: “The parallel guide bar is, in my humble opinion, a cruel joke perpretrated by some historical prankster....

Adam Cherubini will be exhibiting his period furniture , made entirely with period tools , at the Designer Craftsmen Show of Philadelphia on Jan. 19-21. If you live in the...

One hole should reinforce the planing stop, as shown. The stop is clamped into the face vise. The hold down supports the end of the stop when working wider panels....

It was probably 25 years ago that I heard Tage Frid explain how simple it was to hand cut dovetail joints. “After all” he said, “all you’re doing is cutting...

As I built this an English-style workbench (the finish goes on tomorrow), I also developed a list of a dozen or so rules for building workbenches that really work. Allow...

One of the best parts of my job is meeting talented woodworkers, getting to know them and seeing some amazing work. I first met David Mathias by e-Mail. He got...