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MADE FROM OFF CUTS OF 6 X 1X 3/4 GRAVEL BOARD. AND 3X2 TANALISED TIMBER OFF CUTS. THESES WERE 3 AND 4 FT LENGHTS. SOME DAMAGED. BUT All WAS NEEDED...

  Oops! Tongues Refuse to Fit Grooves   I made this cool looking door panel by making cove cuts on my tablesaw. Cool looking, yes, but  the tongue profiles swelled...

Every now and then I get a question from a reader about the tool rack that hangs in the window of our shop behind my workbench. The rack in question...

One of my goals in this job has been to help produce a saw sharpening video that makes sense of all the dogma about this simple task. Should you set...

  Oops! Router Bit Gouges Template   Here's an easy fix if you accidentally gouge your template with a router bit: Repair the damage with auto body filler. Generously apply...

 Oops! Biscuit Slots Refuse to Align I was cutting slots for a long edge joint the other day, and everything was humming right along. But when I put the boards...

One of the best ways to learn woodworking is to get out in the shop and build. The more you work at it the better, but you know that along...

What makes woodworking fun for me is that I learn something new nearly every day. This past week, Monday was a day filled with learning – I spent the day...

I’ve always liked artwork and woodworking pieces that were executed by someone with a good deal of talent but a lack of formal training. Some people call this “outsider” work,...

As the new online community editor, I would like to introduce myself to you.  I grew up in Cincinnati, but after extended stays in Columbus, Ohio (Go Bucks!) and Providence,...

When I’m trying to explain why I like hand tools to a hostile crowd – usually at a woodworking show – I like to pull out a Record 043 plow...

The only complaint I every hear about the Veritas bevel-up planes is that the rear tote isn’t as comfortable as that on an old Stanley or new Lie-Nielsen plane. If...