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Hand tools are a pleasure to use–if they’re sharp. Brush up on your sharpening knowledge and get the most out of your tools.

Though it’s more work, the advantage of dissolving flakes is to ensure the shellac you use is fresh. The fresher the dissolved shellac, the quicker it hardens and the more water-resistant the [...]

Having a plan when you head to the shop is the only reliable way to manage your time. I know that some of us relish in the spontaneity of building...

If you want to refinish your kitchen cabinets with milk paint, you should take heed of this advice.

Check out these cheap and easy ideas to make the most of your small shop space.

We have all seen them: those chisel handles that have crumbled from years of use. Here's how to easily restore those handles to their former glory.

This morning I am traveling down to Atlanta to attend WorkbenchCon. It’s a conference designed for content creators in the DIY, woodworking and maker categories of YouTube and Instagram. In...

A trip to a professional upholstery shop yields valuable lessons in prototyping furniture and more.

I’ve lived in an old home that had virtually no closets before, it’s not very fun. Here’s how the shakers solved this problem. Dovetails–45 fully dovetailed drawers complete [...]

Sometimes it's impossible to find the right hardware for a piece. That's when I turn to metalsmith Adam Nahas, who fabricates custom hardware.

Bench planes come in a wide range of lengths and widths. Do you need them all? Which ones are most useful? And if you only had to buy one....

Besides being useful for woodworkers or any artist who needs to display their work, this show panel project is also a great exercise in CNC thinking.