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Tips & Techniques for Fantastic Oak Finishes By Dave Munkittrick Like a movie star, oak possesses natural good looks. Unlike a movie star, however, oak is easy to work with—even...

3 Tips to Unlock its Beauty   by Tom Caspar   Boldly displaying spectacular quartersawn figure can turn an ordinary project inotoa blue-ribbon winner. Here are three ways a professional...

        I know I should unplug my tools before changing blades and bits, but sometimes I forget. So far I’ve been lucky, but I’d rather be safe,...

      One day, after spending 20 minutes looking for my tablesaw’s arbor wrench, I decided it needed a permanent home. Drilling a hole through the cast-iron extension [...]

        Clamps hung on the wall are space hogs. I’m always on the lookout for more efficient storage schemes in my all-too-small shop. At the hardware store...

Drawer Slides Nine Models for Nine Situations By Brad Holden Open the drawer of a well-made modern cabinet. How do the slides feel? They should be effortless, smooth and precise....

Inside Greene and Greene Furniture How teamwork between architects and woodworkers solved classic problems in furniture design. By Tom Caspar Here’s a recipe for creativity: Mix two gifted [...]

Ladder Lumber Rack I organized all my short boards by turning an inexpensive 6-ft. stepladder (about $30 at a home center) into a lumber rack. Now every board is easy...

        I buy varnish by the gallon because it’s more economical, but after a few uses, the rim fills with gunk and the finish begins to skin over...

Stop router disasters before they start.   by Eric Smith               Snap, crackle, crunch!   No, it’s not your breakfast cereal. That’s the sound...

3 Kitchen Storage Projects Squeeze more space from your cabinets with customized roll-outs. by Eric Smith and David Radke It may seem like a paradox, but even kitchens that are...

Honey, I Bought a Log! For perfectly matched boards, I ordered a whole flitch-cut cherry log. By Joe Gohman I love the look of natural, unstained cherry, but I’ve never...