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A drill press is a precision tool, but your accuracy will only be as good as your setup. Learn how to dial in your drill press for clean, accurate holes...

This unusual push stick provides fingertip control without risking your fingertips. Its V-notch end wraps around the board’s edge to hold the workpieces against both the table and the fence,...

In this week’s episode of the ShopNotes Podcast, John, Phil, and Logan dive deep into listener questions and comments with a look into starting out in wood turning and at-home...

This week, we have some listener and viewer feedback for you, some fun shop updates going on, and just news and notes of all things that are happening here at...

On this episode of the ShopNotes Podcast, Phil, Logan, and John discuss listener questions and comments and talk about their latest projects. Head to the Woodsmith website for more info...

Here are the online extras for the April 2026 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine. Interested in having the magazine delivered directly to your mailbox (physical or email) six times a...

The team discusses the concept of design and adaptation in woodworking projects, both in the shop and in furnituremaking. Head to the Woodsmith website for more info about the projects...

On this week’s episode of the ShopNotes Podcast, Phil, Logan, and John take on listener questions and comments and give a breakdown of this year’s Denmark/Sweden Woodworking Tour. Find all...

Wood movement can ruin a seemingly well-constructed project. Luckily getting ahead of the material and calculating wood shrinkage and expansion is fairly easy – all you need to do is...

On this week’s episode of the ShopNotes Podcast, John, Logan, and Phil address listener questions and comments, discuss winter woodworking, and talk about upcoming events. Find all of the ShopNotes...

Most furniture fractures can simply be glued back together. But some breaks are messy, leaving splintery fractures that won’t form a strong glue joint. You could replace the entire part,...

On this week’s episode of the ShopNotes Podcast, John, Logan, and Phil, answer listener questions and comments, and talk about current and future projects at Woodsmith and Popular Woodworking [...]