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Undercabinet Lighting Add a glowing touch to beautiful cabinets. By Brad Holden Want a quick way to improve upper kitchen cabinets? Install lights under them. Undercabinet lights eliminate [...]

Goof-Proof Crown Molding By Tom Caspar Cutting perfect miters on crown molding can be a real challenge. Make a mistake and a lot of expensive wood goes to waste. This...

3 Tapered Legs on the Jointer Advanced jointer techniques yield smooth, consistent tapers. By Seth Keller After I learned to cut tapered legs on the jointer, I never went back...

  Finally it’s time for the glue-up. The pieces rest on a heavy piece of raw cardboard to prevent any mess on my workbench. Everything is at arm’s reach for...

Glass for Woodworking By Brad Holden Once you delve into the world of glass, you may find there’s no turning back. Glass is a versatile material. When you want to...

Build a set of bench seats and a table for your backyard.

  I have two options to make the beadboard panels that will fill the inside of the lower cupboard doors : The router outfitted with an appropriate bit or the tablesaw...

Master Your Mortiser Shop-tested techniques guarantee great results. By George Vondriska The first time I used my benchtop mortiser was almost my last. It was tedious to set up, difficult...

    Grizzly has added some muscle to one of their best-selling 14-in. bandsaws and come up with the new model G0555X machine, $595. I like the large motor (1-1/2-hp,...

Leather Tool Sheaths By Michael Dromey When I’m not using my chisels I keep them in a drawer, so I made a set of leather sheaths to protect their sharp...

Kitchen Stool Make round legs without using a lathe. By Seth Keller Few stools are as clean and elegant as this one. I built it with splayed legs to provide...

  I’m using my shopmade horizontal router table to mill the stub tenons on the rails. I choose to use this tool to mill the rails flat on the table...