When I completed this letter holder in 7th grade woodshop, I had no idea that I'd end up as an editor at a woodworking magazine. In those days, woodshop was...
I really don't need five cordless drills, seven routers or 24 antique hand planes, but I can't help it. I'm a tool nut. Are you? Have you ever bought...
It's easy to cut perfectly round tabletops of almost any size on your tablesaw. All it takes is a simple jig (Fig A) and careful setup. With this method, you...
Simple Lumber Maker By Jay McClellan I’ve turned my bandsaw into a mini sawmill with the help of one dirt-simple jig and a pair of extension tables. The jig is...
Screwing plywood pieces with drywall-type screws is quick and easy, but drilling holes in a straight line can be tricky. That’s why I made this handy little marking gauge that...
I use my grinder almost exclusively for beveling my chisels, so I like to keep the tool rest set to produce the 25-degree bevel I prefer. Having to reset the...
Here's one of my first serious woodworking projects, completed quite a few years ago. It's a simple version of a classic form: the demi-lune table, popular in the Federal period....
My collection of books really isn’t very unique or unusual. I have some of the essentials by the more well-known authors, but it doesn’t go much deeper than that. I...
When I was in college in Boston, I would take a walk to the public library about once a week. I found myself thinking about how much information – on...
Publisher Steve Shanesy recently had the good fortune to tour a private collection of museum-quality Ming Dynasty furniture and artwork, and even got to pick up some up some of...
A blog entry last week brought a question from a reader about what woodworking books were on my bookshelf. An interesting question to ask a woodworking books editor. We’ve run...
