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SOLID TIMBER NO JOINS,THIS IS MADE FOR A CUSTOMER.THEY SUPPLIED THE TIMBER.THIS WILL BE MOUNTED ON A STAND WITH 2 V BRACKETS. THIS PIECE IS VERY FRAGILE DUE TO THE...

Walnut Entertainment Center A 19th-century wardrobe fills a 21st-century need   An antique wardrobe from a 19th-century German settlement in Iowa was the inspiration for this piece. Its most [...]

The results of last week’s survey on the occupations of woodworkers are in, and the results have a few surprises. I need to stop making fun of mechanical engineers on...

I would be flat-out lying to you if I said we planned out Woodworking in America for you, our beloved readers. That’s crap. The truth is that we plan out...

Redo or new? With housing prices still flirting with the basement (pun intended), it’s no surprise that many homeowners are opting to spend a little money to upgrade the home...

CAN YOU WORK THIS OUT.??.GOOD EYE SIGHT YOU MAY NEED.. SEEING IT THEN BELIEVE THAT WHAT YOU SAW WAS EITHER POSSIBLE OR IMPOSSIBLE??????? OR WAS IT ALL IN YOUR MIND???????

Handplane irons should be sharpened completely straight across. No curve. Ever. No, scratch that. All bench plane irons should be sharpened with some sort of curve. Always. Ah yes, this...

As I wrote last week, we’re planning to have the web site for Woodworking in America 2011 (Sept. 30-Oct. 2 at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center) up and running –...

A good project will push your skills, and test your ability. A great project will push you into a different way of thinking and take your skills to places they’ve...

Somewhere amongst the 130 books selected as the best books on woodworking in our article “The Craft Classics in Just 5’” from June 2011 issue (#190), is a copy of...

And you thought yesterday’s posts about Estonian workholding was obscure? Bah, that was amateur hour. Let’s talk about the Charles Fenner Patent frame saw, a fairly rare bird among collectors....

  The Top 10 Grouses of Woodworker Spouses Woodworkers aren’t perfect housemates. We make lots of dust and noise and occupy a large amount of space. Actions that seem perfectly...