AW Extra 1/24/13 – How to Hang Inset Doors
How to Hang Inset Doors Install butt hinges perfectly and establish consistent, slender margins. By Tim Johnson Nothing signals skillful craftsmanship like an inset door with elegant hinges and [...]
Web Extras #162 October/November 2012
Inset Doors Lock Miters Restaurant tub storage cabinet Cope-and-stick arched-top doors Lipped drawers See all Web Extras here…
Look Close at my Screws. No, That’s Too Close
One of the first times I was a guest on Roy Underhill’s “The Woodwright’s Shop,” I was explaining the construction of a schoolbox from the book “The Joiner and Cabinet...
My mortising chisel handle receives its first review part 2: Into production
After I finished sketching my idea I began working on turning the handle. I used Ash because it is a durable wood commonly used for making tool handles. Then I mounted the...
Planing Plastic?
Did you know that you can plane plastic? Me neither. I used my old Stanley #4. Its sweetheart era blade was razor sharp, though I’m not sure it needed to...
Tom’s Torsion Box Workbench
Tom’s Torsion Box Workbench This rock-solid workhorse is simply four easy-to-build 2×4-and-plywood boxes. By Tom Caspar Quick, cheap, solid. You can’t ask much more from a workbench, [...]
The Woodwright’s Shop, Revisited
Now that classic episodes of Roy Underhill’s “The Woodwright’s Shop” are available I’ve been looking at some of the earliest episodes. They are fascinating for a [...]
Gramercy Holdfasts-the Real Story
Way back in 2005, I wrote an article for issue #4 of Woodworking Magazine about holdfasts. At the time, very few woodworkers knew what a holdfast was, and the article...
BOOKS/NEWSPAPERS
WHAT IDEAS DO YOU HAVE FOR YOUR NEWSPAPERS AND OLD BOOKS ???? THINK RECYCLE SAVE TREES … THE SAME GOES FOR TIMBER PALLETS / OLD SCAFFOLD BOARDS/ DONT BURN REUSE....
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US paper consumption has more than tripled since 1960, with the typical American now using 347 kilograms of paper every year – more than 50 [...]
Woodworking in America – Register now to Save
Don’t miss Woodworking in America! It’s three jam-packed days (and optional nights) of learning about woodworking from top-notch instructors, an unparalleled Marketplace where you can [...]
A 500-year-old Shavehorse
There are some woodworkers who say that shavehorses weren’t used in chairmaking – according to the historical record. But shavehorses were definitely used in the mining industry. Check out this...
