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After making the keys and forming all the the mortises, I made the dowels. To make a dowel I first used the band saw to re-saw and form a square shape rod. Then I forced it into a hole in …

With Chris in Germany, I’m afraid this post will be sorely lacking in metaphors involving wee creatures (I simply haven’t my boss’ flair for metaphor). I do, however, recall [...]

Take a look at the above photo. What you see is the embryonic beginning to the power tool portion of the 2010 Woodworking in America Conference (WIA). General International stepped up to supply [...]

Bob Flexner’s new book, “Flexner on Finishing,” is due in our warehouse any day now, but we’ve extended the 20 percent off pre-sale price through Sept. 20. This book, [...]

Charleston, S.C., is often overlooked. In the 18th century, it was an important place, on par with Philadelphia and Boston as a center of culture and furniture making. It’s still a [...]

Yesterday and today, I was in the shop building and applying a couple coats of stain to the “I Can Do That” project for the December issue. The photo shoot is on Tuesday, the project [...]

YEW BURR .I HAVE PUT LINE DOWN CENTRE ,BOTH SIDES I ADDED FEW MINOR SCRATCHES.?LEFT SIDE I USED T CUT AS USED ON CARS.?SEE DIFFERENCE.T CUT WORKS ON TIMBER/FURNITURE.AS ALWAYS I HAVE TRIED AND [...]

Time for a show of hands. Have you ever said, “I can’t cut curves because I don’t have a band saw, a jig saw or an oscillating spindle sander?” If so, here’s a [...]

HAVE BEEN READING THE LATEST AMERICAN WOODWORKER THE SECTION ON CHEMICAL EBONIZING? TO ME THAT SEEMS A ROUND ABOUT WAY TO GET EBONY LOOKALIKE? THIS YOU WILL SEE IN MY EARLIER BLOGS. OLD 78s [...]

I had hoped not to sound negative or snarky in a recent ww forum post about thin plate dovetail saws. The responses I received were mostly excoriating. When the drama regarding my word choice, [...]

DAMAGED SCAFFOLD PLANKS ,THESES WERE FOR SALE CHEAP AS THEY WERE FIT FOR A WOOD BURNER.BOUGHT A FEW LENGHTS. TOOK OF METAL BANDS ON THE ENDS.THEN SURFACE PLANED THEM BEFORE I PUT THEN THROUGH [...]

I’m off to the airport in a few minutes to head to Metten, Germany, the headquarters of Dick GmbH. I’ll be teaching a class called “Classic Joinery” and we’ll be [...]