Tapered Sliding Dovetails Two jigs make a complicated joint ever so easy. By Luke Hartle The tapered sliding dovetail joint is one of the hallmarks of fine craftsmanship. But making it has made [...]
Have you ever been merrily driving your router along when suddenly you run out of power? The extension cord gets hung up on something, and suddenly you’re [...]
I am ready to rip the stiles for the two face frames. Since my boards are long, I’m using a featherboard for uniformity as well as safety. The outfeed table behind the tablesaw is [...]
Solitary Strategies for Three-Handed Tasks by Tim Johnson One of woodworking’s major attractions is being able to say, “I built that myself.” On the surface, this statement is about mastering [...]
Thanks to my new sanding table, my lathe doubles as a disc sander. I really like this setup, because I can adjust the speed of the disc to the job and the material. [...]
In my small shop, I use a shop vacuum to collect dust from several tools. To cut down on the need to swap hoses, I built this manifold with two blast gates. Now [...]
Extension wings on the miter saw make cutting long stock a breeze. My shop-made wings install and knock down in seconds and they’re as light as feathers. My secret? The [...]
Horsing my bandsaw out of the way was a real pain until I installed a pair of large casters (see Source, below). Now my saw has a built-in two-wheel cart. During use, [...]
The back panels being cut in width and the beads being machined, the next step is cutting them to length. Because of the size of these panels, my shopmade panel cutter is the [...]
The Magic of Cherry "No wood can rival the depth and complexity of cherry's color and figure." – Thos. Moser By Tom Caspar I’m sitting at a figured-cherry writing desk I [...]
Tablesaw Box Joints A shop-made jig with micro-adjust guarantees perfect joints. By Tim Johnson Box joints are the savvy woodworker’s alternative to dovetails. Strong, great-looking and [...]
