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Some days I forget that not all woodworking tools are designed by woodworkers (see: many of the honing guides on the market). And I forget that some tools are just...

AS I SAID IN LAST BLOGS I HAVE A FLYMO THAT WILL BE CONVERTED TO A SANDER DISC. THIS IS THE START OF IT.AS YOU SEE I WAS GIVEN OVER...

IF YOUR PAITENCE THIS CAN BE DONE ON NEW TIMBER FURNITURE IF YOU ARE CAREFULL!!  AS  MY PALLET TABLE WAS DONE THEN OILED.YOU CAN ALSO USE A BLOW TORCH?BUT YOU NEED...

THESE ARE EASY TO DO ! PLUS ITS BETTER TO HAVE ALL YOUR DRILL BITS ROUTER BITS IN ORDER.ON THE SPINE OF EACH BOOK MARK WHATS IN IT? AS YOU...

REMEMBER THOSE READERS DIGEST HARD BACKS. THIS IS WHAT I DID  WITH THEM? I TURN THEM INTO DRILL ROUTER CUTTER STORAGE UNITS? DRILLS FROM 1/2INCH TO 1/16 EVEN ROUTER CUTTERS.THIS...

This week we received a visit from James Travis, who built what could be the most ornate sawbench. Travis, who is in his early 20s, was traveling through Cincinnati on...

There is a special satisfaction to solving a problem with tape. Yes, it’s nice to master the tools and techniques of our forefathers, but it’s a lot more fun to...

This is the last post on Joseph Moxon’s double-screw vise. Promise. Wednesday morning while I was in the shower, my brain clicked. (Hey! twice in one month!) On Tuesday, Glen...

THIS IS MADE ENTIRELY FROM 3X2 AND 8X2 CLS TIMBER.CLS TIMBER IS NORMALLY USED FOR STUD WORK.THIS CLS TIMBER HAS BEEN SEALED WITH CLEAR THOMPSONS WATER SEAL FOR TIMBER.I SPRAYED...

The Skansen bench that I built for the April 2010 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine has proved to be a popular project with readers. But if you like, you can...

THIS BOWL HAS BEEN TURNED USING ONLY GROUND ENGINEERING FILES. ITS WAS SCREWED TO FACE PLATE ,THEN THE BACK TURNED.THE DOG TEETH YOU SEE ON BOWL WAS THEN FIXED TO LATHE....

In my DVD “Building Furniture With Hand Planes,” we offer plans for a Shaker Hanging Cabinet, which is what I’m working on throughout the DVD. However, as some viewers have...