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You, too, can determine moisture content simply by feeling a board. Murphy had never bought lumber from us before. He watched his boards carefully as they were loaded onto his truck. “They look [...]

Learn how to restore your damaged furniture finishes with these practical tips and techniques. Over time, furniture finishes can become dull or develop various marks and blemishes. This guide [...]

On this week’s episode of the ShopNote’s Podcast, John, Phil, and Logan, the topics at hand include: What’s Logan Snackin’ On?, Firing up a New/Old Planer, Reader’s [...]

The Amazon Prime Big Deals Days are here, and we’ve rounded up the top savings for woodworking tools and accessories. Keep checking back for the latest deals! Updated 10/11 at 6:45 pm CST. [...]

On this week’s episode of the ShopNotes Podcast, John, Phil, and Logan talk about transitioning the shop to winter woodworking, updates around the magazine world and here in our tv shop. [...]

We’ll be covering all woodworking tools and accessories on sale for Amazon Prime Big Deals Days coming next week, but you don’t have to wait that long for savings. Here are some of [...]

On this week’s episode of the ShopNotes Podcast, John, Phil, and Logan are talking about this year’s black walnut harvest (the nut, not the wood), possible livestock acquisitions, and [...]

I felt like I won the storage-space lottery when I came up with this bench design for my shop. I wanted a way to store lumber and my benchtop tools. The backbones of this bench are the 2 x 4 …

On this week’s episode of the ShopNotes Podcast with John, Logan, and Phil is going to be a random grab-bag of woodworking nonsense. (So basically, we did not do the required reading before [...]

Scientific Name: Quercus rubra Other Common Names: Northern Red Oak Growing Regions: Canada and the United States. Size Characteristics: Grows to 70 feet tall, with a trunk up to 39 inches in [...]

On this episode of the ShopNotes Podcast, it’s John, Logan, and Phil with a Handworks recap with chairs, walnuts, and allergies galore. Check out the show notes page for photos and links: [...]

Establishing Depth Reference A recent project required making a series of small wooden panels with shallow concave faces. For efficiency and accuracy, I decided to make a series of preliminary [...]