Projects

  As I did on the sides, the lower front rails will have a decorative cut. So I take the time to make a router pattern guide to get identical and smooth cuts on both hutches. Here is the [...]

 To make perfect face frames, I check and I identify each of the joints with letters.   Since I want to assemble the face frames with biscuits, I mark the exact location of the biscuits [...]

Sunburst Patio Table Tired of outdoor tables made of metal or plastic? This table has the richness and warmth that only wood can provide. By David Radtke It’s built to stand up to the [...]

I am on my virgin voyage here to AW, so if I make any mistakes, tread lightly. I am an amateur woodworker and I just finished a Tuscan trestle table for a friend's small Italian restaurant, [...]

Stickley Arm Chair by Seth Keller Click Here to see the matching Stickley dining chair. This arm chair goes with the Stickley dining chairs featured on page 44 of the August/September issue of [...]

    To cut my 8’-long boards for the face frame I use my crosscut jig because it would be dangerous to proceed at the tablesaw. The portable circular saw is held against the guide bar [...]

Shaker Sideboard Traditional looks, but an updated construction By Randy Johnson The essence of Shaker design is simplicity. Although I didn’t use traditional construction techniques in this [...]

    Before proceeding to build and install the face frames, I want to simulate several years of heavy uses on the shelves.   Since I’m working at the face level, I take all [...]

    The base cabinets laying face side down on the workbench, I’m able to start closing the back enclosures. We can see the rabbets in which the back panels will sit in.   [...]

Long-time subscribers are familiar with Steve Shanesy’s work. While he was editor of Popular Woodworking, Steve built everything from a George Nakashima-inspired table to a steel-stringed [...]

    After my last mistakes have been managed, I was able to go on building the base cupboards of the twin kitchen hutches.   It is very satisfying to realize that any mistake can [...]

ROUTER BUSHING CALCULATOR   This spreadsheet is primarily focused at those woodworkers who design their own router templates.  It allows the user to build a library of his/her router [...]