No-number Geometric Layouts

Many layout problems that seem to call for math can be quickly solved with a compass and a straightedge. Numbers can confuse and complicate the situation. What you need to...

‘Foundations of Better Woodworking’

What’s the secret to producing beautiful furniture that you and your family will treasure for generations? It starts with the fundamentals – those essential, yet often overlooked principles upon [...]

The Woodwright’s Shop Season 6

How To Buy Streaming video — Available at ShopClass.PopularWoodworking.com DVD — Order now on ShopWoodworking.com Learn more about all Roy Underhill episodes here. Episode Guide [...]

Your Guide to Butt Hinges

Stamped vs. Extruded vs. Cast hinges • Inexpensive hinges are usually stamped out of thin steel or brass plates. • Extruded hinges are molten metal forced into a die under...

The Woodwright’s Shop Season 5

How To Buy Streaming video — Available at ShopClass.PopularWoodworking.com DVD — Order now on ShopWoodworking.com Learn more about all Roy Underhill episodes here. Episode Guide [...]

Your Guide to Router Collets

How a Collet Works • A collet is the steel sleeve that holds a router bit in a router. The collet works with the router shaft (connected directly to the...

Add Accuracy to a Miter Gauge

Attach a 3/4″ x 2-1/2″ x 28″ board to your miter gauge (not an original idea), then put a piece of masking tape on the table saw in front of...

Online Extras: February 2011 Issue

Online Extras for the February 2011 issue include how to cut the hinge in the the folding bookstand article, a link to Adam King's podcast interview with Michael Fortune, the Right Way to Prepare [...]

Online Extras: August 2010 Issue

Online Extras for the August 2010 issue include a free SketchUp model of the Step Stool project, our free video tour of the Roubo Workbench, a free SketchUp model of the workbench project, our [...]