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According to conventional wisdom, plywood has something to hide: unsightly edges. But as you can see, this handsome tray turns that convention on its ear. The key to its cool [...]

In the 1970s, wooden counters and tabletops made from narrow laminated boards—a staple of restaurant kitchens—began to appear in upscale residential kitchens. These trendy surfaces came with the [...]

Choose complementary blades for perfect results. In the dark ages of woodworking, before carbide, you never used the same blade for ripping and crosscutting. Cutting plywood required yet another [...]

Oil it, spray it, shellac it, or glaze it. This is how to make cherry look great. Cherry is gorgeous wood, but as you’ve probably discovered, it can be nasty to finish. Cherry boards come in all [...]

Benchtop mortising machines aren’t the only option when it comes to cutting square-shouldered mortises. A drill-press mortising attachment can be just as effective and it costs a lot less.

Whittled Peg Rack It’s just you, your knife, and the wood. Have you ever had one of those days (or weeks) when everything went wrong and you wondered why you decided to take up woodworking [...]

Improve performance by installing a larger filter bag. You might not need a more powerful dust collector after all. That’s the word from woodworkers who’ve replaced the original equipment filter [...]