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I'm a new member to the website. My wife's step-grandfather has gotten me hooked on woodworking; gifted me a subscription 2 years ago & I recently purchased my own  2...

Publisher Steve Shanesy’s recent rebuild of a vintage Delta Unisaw was of considerable interest, both here on our blog and on the Old Woodworking Machines Forum. Many of you followed...

  Finally, the construction of the hutch’s glass doors. To cut long boards on a tablesaw, the panel cutter is the safest. And if it’s well made, the cut wil...

LEFT OVER FROM CLIMBING FRAME. PALLET PLANTERS ADDED ANTIQUE STAIN TO THE LINSEED OIL BEFORE SPRAYING. TO BUY THESE FROM A GARDEN CENTRE WILL COST £29.99 TO £39.99 EACH. THIS...

THE CHILDRENS CLIMBING FRAME. MADE FROM PALLETS.ALL HAS BEEN MACHINED AND SANDED SO THERE ARE NO SHARP CORNERS OR EDGES.AND SPLINTER PROOF.THIS HAS BEEN GLUED AND BOLTED USING ROUND HEADED...

JUST AN IDEA I CAME UP WITH. IF YOU HAVE OLD HUB CAPS TURN THEM INTO TOOL HOLDERS. TURN A SOLID WOODEN BASE WITH UPSTAND. PLACE AND FIT A BEARING...

We sat down (metaphorically) with A.J. Hamler, author of the upcoming “Easy to Build Birdhouses” to get his take on the subject: Q: Why birdhouses? A: Birdhouses are among the...

MY TIP FOR WOODWORKERS WORLD WIDE…THINK CAREFULLY.DO YOU REALLY WANT TO WORK WITH A MATERIAL THAT SHRINKS,EXPANDS,WARPS AND CRACKS.?? THE ANSWER IS PROBABLY YES–BECAUSE OF THE [...]

  One last molding to mill. I install this ogee bit in the router table and I align the fence barely in front of the bearing. Used in the router...

OLD FORK– SAUCER AND CANDLE. !! UNIQUE AND EASY. COST PENNIES TO BUY MATERIALS MINUS A FORK MISSING FROM YOUR KITCHEN DRAWER??

THIS SHED IS MADE FROM PALLETS  ALL DENAILED AND MACHINED WITH   TGV. THIS WAS MADE OUT OF 12 X 6 X 4 PALLETS.ALL HAS BEEN GLUED AND SCREWED .THEN I SPRAYED WITH...

When you’re learning something new, it’s hard to sift what you need to know out of what you assume you need to know. You can spend a lot of time...