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Nancy Hiller demonstrates quick method she used to spiff up old trim so that it would match the original trim in the customers' house.

Resawing on the bandsaw allows you to cut logs into lumber, make thin boards from thick and cut your own veneer. Here's how.

Various methods are used to create an ellipse. The method shown here, often called the trammel method, is relatively simple and you can use it to make an ellipse of just about any size.

Here's some hard-won advice for installing Blum's Tip-On hardware to an existing Movento runner system for trash receptacles.

Learn how to make through dovetails step by step and improve your overall hand tool skills.

Fitting a kitchen counter in a tricky space takes a clear head and solid grasp of how existing variables affect each other. Here's a step-by-step example.

Use this simple, strong method for constructing custom cabinets and other built-ins

One of my current jobs involves matching the finish of my clients' original early-20th-century trim. Here's how I came up with a recipe.

Yoav and his student David demonstrate crafting an elegant antiprism design on the legs of this formerly boxy bench.

One of my favorite places is a neighborhood Italian market called DeVitis. Every time I step through the door, I stop and let the smells of a great kitchen waft...

Recently, I had an exchange with a friend who does woodworking as a hobby, and the exchange made me realize that the need to thin oil and varnish, especially varnish,...

On the surface, basic geometry skills can seem like magic or just a cool trick. We sat down with Chad Stanton to learn why geometry is a crucial skill for woodworkers and not just another “life-hack.”