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At one of the woodworking schools where I teach there is a quote hanging on the wall that has always bugged me a bit. I’ll paraphrase it: In 100 years,...

I need to get busy on my workbench top so I can decide how many of the different work-holding designs to use at my bench. At this time at my...

Q & A: Clean Up Squeeze Out Q: I saw one of those woodworking wizards on television the other day. As I watched the guy build a three-day project in...

A Bead in any Board Click any image to view a larger version. I wanted an antique beadboard look for my cabinet doors, but stock beadboard didn’t work out with my door...

  Last week I blogged (twice) about my visit to the ICFF, International Contemporary Furniture Fair in Manhattan. But, I have to say that the amount of stuff I saw...

SAWDUST ART . MADE BY A LADY IN LOUTH LINCOLNSHIRE .  BAGS OF SAWDUST PUT TO USE .

Dale Nish, one of the world’s most influential woodturners, teachers and writers, died yesterday in Provo, Utah. Nish taught woodworking at Brigham Young University for 28 years, until his [...]

Father’s Day is just around the corner, and we’ve already given away six fabulous prizes in our 30 Days for Dad Sweepstakes – that means there are 24 more to...

As you can see, I did get into the shop this week to begin on my workbench storage boxes. The thing I most like about building my own design –...

Bevel Gauge For years I ground a way-too-shallow edge on my favorite chisel. It wouldn't hold up worth beans, so I dug through the junk drawer for something I could...

Bob Lang goes over the details of the new release of Sketch 2013, shows the new features and explains the difference between the free SketchUp Make and SketchUp Pro

Two month ago as I walked down Madison Ave, I noticed a book proudly crowning a pyramid of "New York Times 'best sellers' " stack in the window of [...]