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My co-workers branded me with a nickname in the 1990s after I took apart our shop’s Bosch plunge router and replaced the brushes on its commutator. After reassembling the Bosch and putting [...]

I’m fairly comfortable in front of a classroom. For 12 years, I’ve taught part-time at the University of Cincinnati , most recently a 200-level class on Shakespeare’s plays. [...]

When I teach anything , writing, woodworking, how to play the armpit flute , I always feel like I’m faking it. I know my source material quite well, but communicating it so it sticks in [...]

If you’ve read the previous entries (entry #1, entry #2) about the 200-year-old mahogany that’s being reclaimed in Belize, and are looking to bring some stock into your shop for [...]

Lots of readers have asked what the new magazine will look like when it hits the newsstands in April 2010. Art director Linda Watts has been working hard on the design, and we have been tweaking [...]

THIS IS PART OF A XMAS TREE I HAD TO CUT DOWN FOR THE RECYCLE BIN.I KEPT THIS SECTION. TREE WAS NORWIEGEN SPRUCE. . HAVE CUT THIS SECTION INTO 3 MM THICKNESS  AS SEEN. IF [...]

You don’t need a tape or math to lay out graduated drawers with attractive proportions – all you need are two pairs of dividers.

    I install the face frames on the upper hutches to mark for the biscuits. To do so, I use a block of wood to align the lower ends.       I’m using bar clamps to [...]

A SIMPLE BOX OF MATCHES? WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH THEM? LIGHT A FIRE?LIGHT A FIREWORK? SEE WHAT I DO WITH THEM.AND ITS UNIQUE. PLUS WILL SHOW YOU A SIMPLE PUZZLE FROM BOXES OF MATCHES.EASY TO DO [...]

Knots Knotty boards are beautiful, yet frustrating! Here’s how to get the most out of them. by Tom Caspar Knots are usually considered defects in wood. They’re cut out of boards and thrown [...]

Here in America we will put a motor on just about anything. Picnic tables. Ice cream cones. Scissors. And yet, it was still a surprise when I stumbled on a motorized coping saw for sale on eBay. [...]

This isn't my creation (my skills are much more "limited" than this requires!) but I was really impressed with this home-made Hammond and wanted to share.  I can't imagine [...]