Use Technology to Eliminate Bugs in Reclaimed Wood
Commercial bought lumber, such as the one found in lumber yards and in the big-box stores is almost always guaranteed …
Excerpt: How to Draw an Ellipse
Editor’s note: This is an excerpt from The Handy Shop Reference by Tom Begnal. This book contains tons of …
Hanging and Wedging a Wooden Handle – Part 2
Three years ago while teaching a woodworking class at Peters Valley I met Blacksmith Eric Dennis, who was at the …
Where Art & Function Intersect: Meet Reid Schwartz
By George R. Walker Meet Reid Schwartz: artist, interested human, maker of tools, worker of wood and restorer of old …
Jigs for Perfect Mortise & Tenon Joints
Mortise-and-tenon joints tend to frustrate woodworkers far more than dovetails do. That’s no mystery; they are genuinely harder to cut than dovetails.
Building a Handmade Try Square
Try Squares While you can certainly use a typical machinist’s combination square for layout work, they aren’t particularly friendly to …
Sharpening Jigs for Jointer and Planer Blades
I’ve tried several different shop-made sharpening jigs for my jointer and planer knives but this one has proved the simplest …
12 Tips for Better Biscuit Joining
12 Tips for Better Biscuit Joining Improve performance and expand function. By Richard Tendick 1. Make Corner Splines Decorative corner …
English Arts & Crafts: Decorative Gouging
Editor’s note: This is an excerpt from Nancy Hiller’s English Arts & Crafts Furniture: Projects and Techniques for the Modern …
