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This summer I am teaching the next generation of wood-lovers, wood hobbyists, and perhaps even one or two future cabinet-maker/wood-artists. I preach the gospel of Woodworking in an amazing [...]

THESE SLEEPERS COST 5 POUND EACH.THESE ARE 8 FT X 10 INCH X 6 INCH. EASY TO MAKE BENCH. ONCE MADE USE BOILED LINSEED OIL.THIS WILL LAST A LIFETIME. AND EVERY SO OFTEN REOIL THE [...]

I’ve just received an advance copy of Bob Flexner’s new book, “Flexner on Finishing,” and I must say that I’m awfully pleased with it. I was already intimate with [...]

We have some good news on the Woodworking in America “Toolmaker’s Dinner” front. We’ve decided to move the dinner to the Conference Marketplace , which means attendees [...]

We have some good news on the Woodworking in America “Toolmaker’s Dinner” front. We’ve decided to move the dinner to the Conference Marketplace , which means attendees [...]

Building antique reproductions (adaptations, for the most part) has opened many doors for me over the past 20 years. I’ve been inside great homes, met interesting people and have had the [...]

A PIECE OF 2X1 PREPAIRED TIMBER.. PRE DRILLED MATHEMATICALLY THEN SAWN INTO 4 MM STRIPS ON BENCH SAW.  THE START OF MY WEEKEND BEGINS ..PLEASE NOTE ALL TIMBER I USE IN THE MAKING [...]

AS YOU CAN SEE THIS IS A PIECE OF TIMBER SWEDISH PINE.THE HOLE IN TIMBER IS 1 INCH .THE TIMBER IS 4 INCHES LONG X 3 INCHES WIDE X 5/8 THICK.HOLE WAS DRILLED AT RANDOM.REASON HOLE WAS 1 [...]

Kari Hultman demonstrates a jig used to establish a consistent camber on a plane iron. This was one of the featured "Tricks of the Trade" in the October 2010 issue of Popular [...]