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Before heading to New York City yesterday night I stopped at the Target store in Somerville, Mass to get a few gallons of water, just in case Hurricane Irene will...

This link is to an article titled “Guitar Frets:Environmental Enforcement Leaves Musicians in Fear” was published today in the Wall Street Journal. It was sent to me by Mel Hancock, ...

When sharpened steel knocks into anything else, the result is usually dull steel. That’s why woodworkers protect sharp edges by wrapping our tools in canvas or leather tool rolls. Or...

Sometimes I need to be reminded that not everyone who reads our blogs are at the same level of woodworking experience, and that I should give explanations as if my...

I attended my first tool auction last Saturday, and like most (adult) auction-goers, I was caught up in the potential for bargains (there were a passel of Emmert vices on...

Turning Table Legs By Alan Lacer Turning four table legs that match may sound impossible, but it’s not. With these tried and true tips, and a little practice, you can...

By now you all figured out that clocks are a hit among my young students and, from my experience, most clocks builders are girls. Perhaps the thing that makes a...

Note: Executive editor Robert W. Lang was quoted in this article in USA Today. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a new report on table saw injuries, and...

WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH A HANDFULL OF DICES???? EASY WHEN YOU KNOW HOW.????

We were excited about the opportunity to bring Thomas Moser’s “How to Build Shaker Furniture” up to today’s publishing standards. While the book has been an inspiration to [...]

Two months ago, I wrote about two new saws from Bad Axe Tool Works – a 10″ dovetail saw and a 12″ dovetail/small tenon saw. I joked that that I...

One of the issues of using a table saw safely is that many of the things intended to keep us safe don’t work well when you really need them. Ripping...