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Vise Crank Handle I'm getting up in years but I still love woodworking. My hands aren't as limber as they used to be, so it was uncomfortable to twist my vise handle. I remembered the [...]

You can now order my newest DVD “Build a Sturdy Workbench in 2 Days” from Popular Woodworking for $24.99. The two-hour video show you how to build a sturdy workbench using home-center materials [...]

  If your family is coming along with you to Woodworking in America, there’s plenty for them to do in Cincinnati while you’re at the conference. And there’s plenty of good [...]

Today’s tip on how to read grain direction comes from none other than the Wood Whisperer, Marc Spagnuolo. It is just one of many tips and techniques in his brand-new 190-page book, [...]

Here’s some expertise from Freddy Roman, professional furniture maker, on the use of full-size drawing plans in your woodworking. Even if you don’t have a background or experience in drafting, or [...]

Anti-Slip Dust-Collection Table Here’s a pair of sanding helpers that work great together. The rug pad provides a soft anti-slip surface.The Peg-Board, combined with the holes in the rug [...]

We decided to skip adding a till to the chests so that we could spend most of Monday working on the mouldings, the decorative scratched patterns and the painted finish. As a result, the chest [...]

For the last two years I’ve been building six-board chests in a variety of ways as part of my research into the forms of furniture that have remained basically unchanged for centuries. This [...]

Come on down to the Woodworking in America Marketplace 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18 and Saturday, Oct. 19 at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center. The admission fee is less than two fancy [...]

I have 2 guitars given to me ,as they were to be tipped . One is a maverick the other a encore , mid range guitars. I dont play so i have ideas to turn one into a clock and other …

Last week we completed the lower and upper rails, sides and back for the Cherry Bedside Table. This week we are going to add the joinery for the legs and rails and place a bevel on the slats. We [...]

In my “Make a Panel-raising Plane” article in the November 2013 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine, the iron I use came from my reserve of “New, Old Stock” (NOS) irons. [...]