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Turned timber mushroom shape depicts darth vader timber over 100 years old may the force be with you

Hi everyone just got done with this 8 gun cabinet. I work in a small shop and find it hard to make large items. The hardest part is being able...

This week I was finally able to purchase a new table saw.  I had been "getting by" with a lowly Ryobi 10" contractor saw with a tiny table.  I tried...

These clamping jigs are easy to make and you’ll use them constantly. I’ve found that 4-inch and 6-inch jigs fill most of my needs. Each jig consists of two L-shaped 3/4-inch...

My son-in-law is a Duke Blue Devil basket ball fan so I created this checker set for him.  Half the pieces are painted blue and half are white.  When you...

Q. I’ve been told that the gray wheels that came with my grinder will burn my woodworking tools and that white wheels are better. True? A. The stock wheels that come with...

In July 2005 American Woodworker magazine issue #115,  I saw an article on building this attractive hutch (left). I spontaniously fell in love with it and read the complete article....

These plant hangers make great giveaways…especially during Spring season.  I copied this pattern from my neighbors plant hanger and made a couple of spare templates from 1/4" [...]

Not even Scout the dog was brave enough to land this lunker, there's only one fisherman brave enough to land such a monster in his 12 ft aluminum boat.  He...

Lee Valley's new Countersunk Washers solve the problem of screw heads splitting stock. The washer/screw combination applies force the same way a pan-head screw does, but is counterbored to a...

Here are a couple of candle holders that were made from some old oak boards that were almost used for firewood.

FRENCH COUNTRY TABLE30”T x 41"W x 62” – 84”LWalnut, boiled linseed oil, wipe-on poly. Tim RamlBaltic, SD “This table was the first time I used rough lumber for [...]