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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 belt sander racing, the [...]

With the right pricing formula, there’s always someone ready to buy your work. Pricing isn’t mysterious. Typically, it’s a factor of time and materials. The cost of materials is set by someone [...]

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 toxic wood, the latest video [...]

On this week’s episode of the ShopNotes Podcast, Logan and Phil welcome special guest, Mike Pekovich for a gathering of magazine editors from around the US to discuss the state of woodworking. [...]

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 checking out some new tool [...]

On this week’s episode of the ShopNotes Podcast, it’s addition by subtraction… just Phil and Logan discuss the weather, shop furniture and pet behavior, plus, they even get into a little talk [...]

You want your projects to look good, so what’s better than a set of grooming tools? I’m a big fan of cheap, disposable tools. The kinds of things you don’t really have to take care of, or can [...]

Here’s my first thoughts about that router jig that emulates a Festool Domino. Last month, I described some router jigs that enable trim routers to cut mortises like a Festool Domino. Like a lot [...]

I never expected to find thick, live-edge boards at my local Big Box store. While shopping for odds and ends, I did a double take as I walked past the lumber racks. In the board section was a [...]

This week on the ShopNotes podcast, Phil, Logan, and John take listener comments and questions. Plus, a discussion of current projects and de-winterizing workshops. Find all of the ShopNotes [...]

On this week’s episode of the ShopNotes Podcast, John, Logan, and Phil talk some listener questions and comments, plus more woodworking discussion from the Woodsmith, ShopNotes, and Popular [...]

When done carefully, mixing wood species in a single project piece can be beautiful. When I first started woodworking I loved mixing different woods together. The more contrast – and the starker [...]