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Fresh, clean lines, simple, strong construction, and a design you can modify to fit any room. The credo of many great 20th century architects was “Form Follows Function.” And for this bookcase, [...]

This jewelry box is the perfect project to showcase that small piece of wood you’ve been saving to be the centerpiece of something special. By Tom Caspar and Jon Stumbras I’ll bet somewhere in [...]

This rustic hinged-lid box is a design traditionally used as a basic tool chest, but I thought a scaled-down version would make a great chest for stashing toys. Nails, glue and a nice long day

One day while disposing trash at the landfill, I discovered a pristine miter saw. It looked perfect—well, almost. The blade was covered with nasty burn marks. I love fixing old tools, so I took [...]

Designing the process can be as challenging as designing the object. The way something looks is only the first half of a design problem. How to make it and how to make it efficiently are often [...]

The original factory cart I built has served me well for many years, primarily carrying lumber, toolboxes, machines, and various supplies. However, as space has become even more constrained in my [...]

For a two-car garage shop, optimizing space is always the top priority. To help wrangle materials and supplies, I recently built a cart based on a brilliant piece of industrial design: the [...]

Upgrade your bench and your woodworking by adding a classic vise. You can do without a tail vise. But you can do much more with one. That’s why woodworkers have depended on tail vises for over [...]

Perfect for the house that has everything. Take the humble rubber doorstop—please! Then head to your lathe and create something that you can’t buy in a store—a doorstop that looks as great as it [...]

You don’t need fancy tools or a special machine to create a traditional joint. Reproduction furniture is my main focus in woodworking, so I think one of the most important construction joints is [...]

Hand and power tools work together to make signature Arts & Crafts joints. The dividing line between hand-tool woodworking and machine-tool woodworking doesn’t exist for me. Although I’m not [...]

Inspired by the agricultural tools of rural England, this massive oak table is awash in hand-worked details. As a young fellow growing up in the countryside of Wales, I clambered over many a farm [...]