Four Free Woodworking Tips from Our Readers
“Tricks of the Trade” is one of the most well-liked sections in our magazine. Here are four of these reader-submitted woodworking tips from the many we published last year. Enjoy!...
Take a Look at the Excalibur Deluxe Router Table Kit
Although introduced at the International Woodworking Fair in Atlanta in 2012, there has been relatively few published articles or blog posts written about the Excalibur Deluxe Router Table Kit from...
Friday’s Tip for August 23rd
Getting the Point I frequently use awls in my work and like to keep them needle-sharp. This little jig takes only a few minutes to make and guarantees a fine,...
Carving in Maine – Part 3: my cutting boards’ painted handles
Steff’s class was great, but I also found time to experiment with new designs for one of my tried and true products – turned handle cutting boards. I have been...
Chinese Stools as Art
I received the note below following our weekend class on making a three-legged stool – and with the sender’s permission, I’ve posted it (and two of his photos). It’s too...
Byrdcliffe Linen Press Door Patterns
One of my favorite projects is the Byrdcliffe Linen Press that I built for the April 2006 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine. It’s one of the 14 project articles included...
The Book of Shaker Furniture by John Kassay A Treasure Trove for SketchUp Generation Woodworkers Part 3
Today I will show you how to model the Shaker Round Table Legs via video. To begin you will want to download the Leg jpeg image, the Part 3 SketchUp...
Carving in Maine – Part 2
Last time I showed you pictures of Deer Island, Maine and the woodshop at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts. Steff's class was 5 days long. During that time we lived...
Simple Blocks Let You Work at a Comfortable Height
There is one question in woodworking that has no correct answer. The question? How high should the top of my bench be? Any answer will only be right for certain...
Q & A: Jointer Quandary
Q & A: Jointer Quandary Q: I’ve been having trouble getting boards straight their full length on my new jointer. I spent an hour carefully resetting the knives, but that...
Turned Legs for the Lathe-less
Whenever we include a project that has turned legs, bun feet or some other turned component, we inevitably get calls and e-mails from readers who don’t have a lathe or...
Progress! – A Summer of Easy Woodworking Projects
Forward is better than backward. But sometimes it’s good to look back a few months just to see the progress. On April 24th, I wrote a blog post called “Paychecks,...
