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Years ago, I turned a series of tall bottle/vases on the lathe. The idea behind the pieces was to use them as tools to help me slow down and keep...

Shaker Table A perfect blend of classic lines and modern joinery. By Tom Caspar When I first saw a drawing of this table 20 years ago in a book by...

This is the third year in a row that I teach this class. My boss, Steve Kaplan, runs the wood program during the year but in June – August he...

Shaker Trestle Table Graceful bent-laminated feet are super-strong. By Chris Cander This modern interpretation of a Shaker communal table appeals to furniture maker Mark Love’s customers [...]

I spent last Thursday and Friday with two other judges staring at photographs and deciding if this was better than that. We were in a conference room at VeneerTech, deciding...

  If you know me through my writing, then you likely think that I prefer traditional furniture to the more contemporary forms. That’s not exactly true. What I really prefer...

Travel Humidor A pull-apart box with a silky-smooth fit. By Suwat Phruksawan I've had a lot of fun over the years building boxes of all shapes and sizes.This one was...

In “The Quick-start Guide to Woodworking,” we’ve pulled together articles from 11 years of Popular Woodworking Magazine and Woodworking Magazine with everything the beginning [...]

The last day of the tool chest class at Dictum workshops was supposed to be all about the lid. One lid in one day. Easy. Well as it turned out,...

JUST ANOTHER IDEA.GET A 3 LITRE COKE BOTTLE. CAREFULLY TAKE LABEL OFF. FILL IT WITH EPOXY RESIN.MAKE SURE RESIN IS COLOURED TO MATCH COLA COLOUR…. LEAVE TO DRY SOLID.. NOW...

THE CRICKET BAT?UNIQUE AND IDEAL AS A GIFT FOR THE UP AND COMING CRICKET PLAYER.A CD RACK.THIS IS ONLY PART DONE TO SHOW YOU WHATS POSSIBLE TO DO WITH A...

One of my students in my tool chest class has no business being there. He’s been a woodworking instructor in Denmark for 40 years and can teach me a few...