Shop Blog

One of my oldest projects is a large trunk that’s survived half a dozen moves since I made it over 40 years ago. Constructed of solid 3/4″ red oak, it...

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...

Welcome to The Splinter Report, where I gather the assorted interesting and amusing things I’ve seen in the woodworking world. This week we’re looking at elusive sawhorses, a shop fire,...

I’m a big believer in featherboards and have several. Some are shop-made, but most are commercial accessories. Mine are all well-known brands like Kreg, Magswitch, Powertec, and Woodpeckers. [...]

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...

Welcome to The Splinter Report, where I gather the assorted interesting and amusing things I’ve seen in the woodworking world. This week we’re looking at skateboards, an impossible [...]

I sometimes think I live under a rock when finding a new tool, only to learn it’s not new at all.  I’ve written about this several times here, most recently last...

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...

Welcome to The Splinter Report, where I gather the assorted interesting and amusing things I’ve seen in the woodworking world. This week we’re looking at a unique shop class program,...

There are lots of ways to observe Valentine’s Day, but “couples woodworking” never occurred to me. It did, however, occur at HatchSpace, a community workshop and woodworking school in [...]

It always stirs up an uproar when we post a question online about the usefulness of the project cut lists we provide in the magazine. Readers voted resoundingly to keep...

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...