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  To give a decorative touch, I’m installing on the router a flush trim bit which has a fine V tip.     I align the V tip with the joint between the uprights and the face [...]

Strong Shelves You love wood–we know that. You love wood so much you’ve got piles of it all over your shop, just waiting to be turned into a masterpiece … if only you can find those boards you [...]

NOTICED IN YOUR FEB/MARCH ISSUE THE 2 PIECE SPINNING TOP. SEE LATER NEXT MONTH MY CD DISC 3 PIECE SPINNING TOP PLUS SEE HOW MINE ARE PAINTED. AND I DONT USE A BRUSH OR A SPRAY TIN??? JUST A [...]

I am blessed with a wonderful job, and the best part of it is convincing people who really know their craft to share their talent and experience with our readers. This week, photographer Al [...]

Stunning grain. Huge boards. Highly rot resistant. A dream (or a nightmare) to work. What one wood fits this bill? Mahogany, of course.   by Tom Caspar           [...]

I like city life. Nothing pleases me more than walking the streets of old cities, ducking down the alleyways of Charleston, S.C., stumbling unexpectedly into the squares of Savannah, Ga., or just [...]

Talk is cheap. We always talk about how important it is to practice, but do we practice what we preach? Yes we do. Practice improves your woodworking abilities and provides a chance to see what [...]

Expanded and detailed plans for the Roubo Try Square from the February 2010 issue are now for sale as a download in our store. The plans include the original two-page article published in the [...]

Years ago I got a phone call from plane maker Larry Williams that changed the way I look at long planes. “Do you have the book ‘American Furniture of the 18th Century?'” he [...]

This blog post is long overdue. Late last year I purchased volumes 1-60 of “The Chronicle” on DVD from the Early American Industries Association, of which I am a card-carrying member. [...]

If you’re a regular reader of Editor Christopher Schwarz’s blog, you know that Chris likes good food and good beer almost as much as he likes his Lie-Nielsen No. 7 (and animal [...]

We’ve all been in one of those grooves where everything is going along gangbusters and you have it all under control. That wonderful feeling comes just before the bottom drops out. [...]