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I’ve been thinking about making this jig for years. Since nice weather has arrived I have to make a picket fence. All slats will end to a sharp point, meaning I have to cut them at an acute [...]

Greener Lumber LLC, the company that is reclaiming the old-growth Honduran mahogany that we wrote about in the past two issues – the “Sunken Treasure” piece (issue 182) by Kari [...]

Yes, it was a few hours later than expected, and we’re sorry. But registration is now officially open for Woodworking in America: The Ultimate Skill-Building Weekend, October 1-3 in Greater [...]

I don’t know where I’d be if I hadn’t decided to finish using a high volume, low pressure (HVLP) system. (From a business perspective, I believe a quality HVLP setup is as [...]

MADE THESE 2 FOR A CUSTOMER WHO HAD A MINI JET WOOD LATHE. SCREW CHUCK WAS A 1 INCH  x 8TPI THREAD .THE OTHER JUST A MORSE TAPER SCREW CHUCK.NOW HE HAS SEEN MY ADVERT MAYBE I CAN MAKE [...]

ONLY BEING IN THIS SMALL TOWN FOR 2 YEARS I HAVE NOW PICKED UP THE REPUTATION OF BEING THE PALLET MAN.? CAME HOME LAST NIGHT AND SOMEONE PUT A COUPLE OF PALLETS IN MY BACK GARDEN/YARD.! [...]

REMEMBER THE DOG TEETH USED TO CONNECT TIMBER JOIST TOGETHER. THIS TEETH IS ALSO GOOD ON WOOD TURNING,HOLDING WORK PIECE IN PLACE WHILE TURNING. ONCE IT HAS BEEN SCREWED TO FACE PLATE WITH THE 2 [...]

Most days I’m envious of Don Weber’s shop in Paint Lick, Kentucky. It’s an old storefront in a quiet little town in a beautiful part of the country. Old workbenches and hand [...]

Finger Joint Jig from Issue 10 Good ideas take on a life of their own, and it’s interesting to see how articles from Woodworking Magazine pop up on internet forums every now and then. A [...]

As a presenter at woodworking schools, I enjoy teaching the methods I use when woodworking. For a recent class at the Marc Adams School of Woodworking, the subject was bracket feet, ogee bracket [...]

For this year’s Woodworking in America conference (Oct. 1-3 in Greater Cincinnati), we’ve made a few changes for the better. If you’ve at least glanced at the class list [...]

AS ALWAYS THE UNIQUE PLANTER FROM AN OLD STEEL CAP BOOT. AMAZING WHAT YOU FIND IN A SKIP. THIS WAS RUBBEROID INSIDE THEN ABOUT 8 X 6 MM HOLES DRILLED IN THE SOLE. A GOOD LOT OF BOOT DUBBIN ON …