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This six-board chest (composed of four sides, a top and bottom) is a country (and Shaker) standard. Simple, basic construction techniques are all that’s needed to build this piece.

Building cabinets in your shop is as easy as 1-2-3. One step at a time gets you to your goal of having your cabinets ready for installation.

As you begin to get some experience with your band saw, you’ll begin to see all sorts of possibilities for intricate cuts and forms.

Although a band saw is rarely the first stationary power tool purchased for a shop, it is one of the most versatile.

Woodworkers can spend a lot of time perfecting a finish for their projects, when often a simple finish will serve just as well.  Shellac with a  wax topcoat is one such finish.

From Drafting and Design for Woodworkers,  author Bob Lang describes what information is necessary to develop a design for tables.

Band saw boxes allow woodworkers creativity that just can

Christopher Schwarz’s new book “Workbenches: from Design & Theory to Construction & Use” isn’t like other books on the subject. And that’s precisely the [...]