Oops! Murphy’s Laws of Woodworking
Oops! Murphy's Laws of Woodworking Murphy’s Law states if anything can go wrong, it will. I’m convinced that axiom applies to woodworking. Here are several examples I’ve [...]
Oops! Sanding Au Naturel
Oops! Sanding Au Naturel I’m so handy, I thought as I flipped over the board I had just sanded without stopping my belt sander. I simply lifted the sander out of the way with one [...]
American Woodworker Router Table
The American Woodworker Router Table You won’t find this router table in any store or catalog. by Dave Munkittric This router table incorporates all the best features found in those [...]
AW Extra – Grand Walnut Bookcase
Grand Walnut Bookcase Rich Walnut, elegant details and secret storage in a design that’s fast and straight forward to build by Randy Johnson Sometimes a new piece of furniture conjures up [...]
Soup Up Your Router Table
Soup Up Your Router Table A Host of Great Accessories By Dave Munkittrick Even if you already own a router table, you’ll want to build these accessories to increase safety expand your [...]
Oops! Tongues Refuse to Fit Grooves
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 right at the [...]
Oops! Router Bit Gouges Template
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 filler [...]
Oops! Biscuit Slots Refuse to Align
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 together, they didn’t line up worth [...]
AW Extra 6/13/13 – Precise Hand-Cut Dovetails
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. [...]
Resawn-Veneer Top
Resawn-Veneer Top Thick veneer and mitered edging make a top that last. By Tom Caspar Here’s one technique every budding furniture maker should know: how to make a framed top with thick, [...]
Belmont Hill School Summer Program Students’ work part 3: Making a troller boat, or the early days of a marine architect.
William’s first woodworking project was a New England trawler boat. The kind of boat you see in the quaint harbors of shore towns and villages along the North East coast. He started [...]
Belmont Hill School Summer Program Students’ work part 2: William the Conqueror
We sometimes stumble upon inadvertent discoveries, things that strike us as so quintessentially simple, and yet so great…. Such was the case of the nail-sword made by my student, William. [...]
