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AS PROMISED NEW PUZZLES ILLUSIONS TO BAFFLE AND AMAZE YOU. LAST TIME IT WAS A BEECH RING? THIS TIME A COPPER TUBE RING WITH A MARKER PEN.THIS WAS JUST A...

A PINE FIRE SURROUND MADE FROM 4X1–6X1–8X1–10X1 PREAPARED PINE. THIS HAS BEEN PINNED AND GLUED THEN OILED.THIS WILL GO A GOLDEN HONEY COLOUR OVER THE YEARS.ALREADY TO FIT.

Precise Hand-Cut Dovetails A new approach to half-blind dovetails guarantees a precision fit. By Tom Caspar The handmade half-blind dovetail joint is an enduring symbol of fine craftsmanship. [...]

I haven’t had the muscle to get my daughter Katherine’s workbench into the shop yet. But she still insists on using it just about every day. Here is the scene...

For things like chair or stool legs.    Yep, there are band clamps out there, if you want to spend some cash.    Being the frugal (CHEAP) guy that I am, I...

If you use your workbench for wood alone, you are unusual. My workbenches get used for all sorts of things, from wrapping presents to cracking walnuts. Opening stubborn jars of...

Here’s a piece of curious woodworking equipment spotted by Corey Wilcox of Richfield, Wisc. Corey spotted this vise in an antique shop in Silverton, Colo., in June and took some...

For some time I’ve toyed with the idea of putting together something I call the “Apprentice Sketchbook,” a series of drawing exercises to train the eye and illuminate important design...

Jeff Burks of CarpentryArchive.org is a patent-searching madman. And his insanity is your gain. He’s been assembling patents on coping saws, Buhle saws, bow saws and their blades and [...]

We just received our copies of “Spons on Carpentry & Joinery,” a 274-page reprint of an important 19th-century woodworking book. My vintage copy of Spons has always been one of...

New year’s resolutions come and go, and that doesn’t mean setting goals for the year ahead is a bad idea, but why not set a goal that will continue to...

I’ve never had a drug dealer, but I’m starting to know what it might feel like. Lately, woodworker and tool collector Carl Bilderback has been dangling some interesting tools before...