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If you happened to miss the latest Woodworking in America conferences, be sure the take a look at the new episode of “The Highland Woodworker.” In this episode (#4 of 2012) I spent [...]

Furniture & Cabinetmaking magazine has in its winter 2012 issue honored Ron Hock’s “The Perfect Edge” (Popular Woodworking) and Christopher Schwarz’s “The [...]

          For woodworkers everywhere, this year Christmas will last the entire month of December. Beginning this Saturday, we’ll be holding a sweepstakes every [...]

Q & A: Router Bit Slipping Q: Is there any reason why my router bits are suddenly slipping? I have had this router for years without any trouble. A: Because you haven’t had trouble with [...]

A largely intact joiners’ shop from the 18th century has recently been “discovered” at the Berrybrook School in Duxbury, Mass. I put the word discovered in quotation marks, [...]

I don’t get too worked up about sharpening equipment. With a few exceptions, any abrasive gets your tools sharp. And I find that the less I write about abrasives, the happier I am. But I’m going [...]

Black Friday is over, but savings are still going. Get an additional 10% off on selected digital sale items with BONUS10 code* at checkout on ShopWoodworking.com this Cyber Monday. Hand tools, [...]

This morning, I’m listening to the newest album from The Avett Brothers, “The Carpenter.” It’s a delightful acoustic and folky album, and as a bonus the CD cover looks like a traditional seal of [...]

I don’t generally think of power tools in the same reverential, (perhaps) overly romanticized tones that come to mind when I consider hand tools. I can stare at my grandfather’s 8 oz. [...]

ALOT OF YOU THIS YEAR WILL SPOIL YOUR PETS WITH XMAS STOCKINGS.?? THESE TUBES AND REELS  I COLLECT AS THEY WERE TO BE SKIPPED I HAVE MADE MY OWN FOR MY PET.. NAME TAG ASWELL ALL RECYCLED [...]

IMPOSSIBLE MADE POSSIBLE WITHIN A FEW HOURS THE WINE GLASS THROUGH A KNOT IN A PIECE OF RECLAIMED TIMBER… …

Ariel Schweitzer is an Israeli luthier and woodworker. He recently finished building a guitar. Viewing the picasa album that he created about his project left me in awe. The [...]