Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
peter arthur martin 
by Chad Brink Found a good little trick for spreading the glue. My regular glue brush was too small to spread it so I cut the bristles on an old 2 inch paintbrush down to an inch long. This made for a nice stiff brush that was great for pushing and spreading the glue onto … Read more
by Sam Simpson Without getting too long winded, let me offer a few tips that we have learned along the way. Glue Use hot hide glue in the joinery. Good quality pearl hide glue has much better gap filling properties than most people realize. If you are really concerned about the fit, correct it … Read more
176 Woodworking Projects by the editors of Workbench magazine Sterling Publishing: 2003 Paperback, 256 pp., $14.95 ISBN 1-4027-0884-X Long before the current plethora of woodworking magazines became available, there was Workbench magazine. Since 1957, woodworking ideas and plans have rolled off the presses in this original DIY publication, and the staff has now pulled together some of their favorite … Read more
Robert R. Clough is a scholar, a woodworker and a longstanding friend of WoodCentral. From his own extensive woodworking library, he has compiled a reading list–along with concise reviews–of books he feels are most valuable to amateur woodworkers. A few words from Rob Clough . . . I was born on November 24, 1930, in … Read more
Here are some lists of important woodworking books compiled by John Kelsey at our request. All titles were in print when this page was created, but we can’t guarantee they still are. These lists are not intended to be exhaustive or necessarily complete, but there are no clunkers in here either. We will add other … Read more
Hi folks, Well, I sent our esteemed webmaster Peter a copy of the only video we ever published, 16 years ago, of one of my oldest friends, Bill McCarthy, in the steam-powered woodworking shop that he set up in one of his barns. An avid historian who ran “Restoration Millwork,” a cabinet shop and architectural … Read more
WordPress is a widely recognized and acclaimed web software that enables millions of webmasters worldwide to build their websites and blogs. It is estimated there are around 2 billion websites on the internet, with WordPress powering approximately 40% of those websites or 800 million. It was used to create what you are reading now, so … Read more
by David Mather I first read the LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien 30 years ago and have been a fan ever since. After seeing the movie, I decided to re-read my old tattered “tri-tome” so I could compare the two. In doing so, I was reminded of something I had forgotten: trees played a … Read more
Making a peppermill is a relatively simple process combining spindle turning techniques and drilling on the lathe.
I have participated in the hardwood lumber industry in Eastern Tennessee for many years, including, but not necessarily limited to, logging, part ownership of a saw mill, consulting for a mill, operating small kilns, wholesaling hardwood lumber, and even manning a fire tower—watching that it all didn’t burn down. During the course of preparing this treatment, I have visited several mills, log yards, and lumber yards, and talked with the owners about their current operations. These photo essays will be drawn from this experience. Hardwood lumber production could be different elsewhere, and softwood lumber production certainly is, but I believe what I describe accurately reflects what goes on here in Eastern Tennessee and to a large extent is applicable in many other enterprises.
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