Planning for Success
It always stirs up an uproar when we post a question online about the usefulness of the project cut lists we provide in the magazine. Readers voted resoundingly to keep...
What’s a Workbench Worth?
In 2005, I loaned my French workbench to a friend to use in his booth at a woodworking show. As I rolled the 350-pound behemoth onto the show’s floor, I...
Why Furniture Stores Make Me Ill
In December I built a large traditional tool chest for my shop at home, and I couldn’t stop staring at the end grain of the wide pine planks I’d selected...
On the Level: How You Can Save Woodworking
Almost every week I get a message from a woodworker who is terrified that we are the last generation of people who will build furniture in our home workshops. I’m...
On the Level: Two Magazines, One Mission
In my 13 years with this magazine, I’ve never written about the magazine itself. You’ve never had to hear about how we tweaked the fonts, leading and kerning to spiff...
