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We’re interviewing makers from all 50 states. Today we’re featuring Jenny Boles, a woodworker from Kentucky.  How did you get started woodworking? Who were your mentors? I have always had a love [...]

These doors are all about the angles – learn to bisect them using geometry and it’s a snap. When I walk into the American decorative arts Gallery at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Mass., I am [...]

After talking about the look and feel of the new Richter Chisel (including its test companion the Stanly #750) and last week’s entry on how I sharpened them, we have finally reached the finale of [...]

We’re interviewing makers from all 50 states. Today we’re featuring Massood and Sasha Nouri, a father-daughter woodturning duo from Washington.  How did you get started woodworking? Who were your [...]

Here is a handy, inexpensive way to organize your shop screws and other small bits of hardware. I cut an old section of black PVC pipe lengthwise down the middle, then into sections to fit my [...]

We’re interviewing makers from all 50 states. Today we’re featuring Angela Hollis, a carpenter from Alabama.  How did you get started woodworking? Who were your mentors? My greatest influence in [...]

Affordable line lasers and a simple setup make for perfect angled drilling. I’m a 21st-century Windsor chairmaker. I build chairs using mostly hand tools: froes, drawknives, spokeshaves, [...]

After my initial inspection of both the Narex-Richter and the Stanley 750 chisels, I was ready for the sharpening process. Before sharpening a new blade I like to check the back for flatness with [...]

We’re interviewing makers from all 50 states. Today we’re featuring Anika Gandhi, a DIYer and woodworker from California.  How did you get started woodworking? Who were your mentors? I got [...]

Why liquid hide glue should be your first choice as an adhesive. Since the beginnings of civilization up until World War II, most pieces of furniture were assembled using animal-based glues. That [...]