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Furniture & Cabinetmaking magazine has in its winter 2012 issue honored Ron Hock’s “The Perfect Edge” (Popular Woodworking) and Christopher Schwarz’s “The [...]

          For woodworkers everywhere, this year Christmas will last the entire month of December. Beginning this Saturday, we’ll be holding a sweepstakes every [...]

Q & A: Router Bit Slipping Q: Is there any reason why my router bits are suddenly slipping? I have had this router for years without any trouble. A: Because...

A largely intact joiners’ shop from the 18th century has recently been “discovered” at the Berrybrook School in Duxbury, Mass. I put the word discovered in quotation marks, [...]

I don’t get too worked up about sharpening equipment. With a few exceptions, any abrasive gets your tools sharp. And I find that the less I write about abrasives, the...

This morning, I’m listening to the newest album from The Avett Brothers, “The Carpenter.” It’s a delightful acoustic and folky album, and as a bonus the CD cover looks like...

I don’t generally think of power tools in the same reverential, (perhaps) overly romanticized tones that come to mind when I consider hand tools. I can stare at my grandfather’s...

ALOT OF YOU THIS YEAR WILL SPOIL YOUR PETS WITH XMAS STOCKINGS.?? THESE TUBES AND REELS  I COLLECT AS THEY WERE TO BE SKIPPED I HAVE MADE MY OWN FOR...

IMPOSSIBLE MADE POSSIBLE WITHIN A FEW HOURS THE WINE GLASS THROUGH A KNOT IN A PIECE OF RECLAIMED TIMBER… 

Ariel Schweitzer is an Israeli luthier and woodworker. He recently finished building a guitar. Viewing the picasa album that he created about his project left me in awe. The [...]

This is a basic engraver with diamond tips and extras. The glass bowl is a one off bowl I found in a charity shop .At a later date you will...

Q & A: Which Glue for Bent Lamination? Q: A chair design I’m working on requires bent laminations for the back spindles. I’m using maple and am having a hard...