Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
Woodworking has come a long way in the past fifty years, but where does it go from here? What happens when the”boomers” go to their great reward? How will the torch be passed to the next generation of craftsmen? I was searching for clues to this mystery when I recently put the following question to … Read more
In the last 25 years, woodworking has become one of the most popular activities in America, largely due to the proliferation of tools, gadgets and information available. But there is still plenty of room for improvement, as our WoodCentral visitors noted in their replies to my latest survey question… “What improvements and innovations would you … Read more
Woodworking is more than an aggregation of tools, techniques and projects; it’s also a state of mind, shared by kindred woodworking spirits around the world. Our shops are our sanctuaries–for creative thought and fulfilling work, not to mention escape from the pressures of day-to-day life. The shop environments that we create for ourselves are an … Read more
For over half a century, woodworking magazines have published a relentless stream of project plans-for everything from the simplest geegaws to the most complex case pieces. Someone must be using all these plans, but who, and why, and how? I recently posed this question to our web site visitors… “Do you design the things you … Read more
A WOODCENTRAL EXCLUSIVEAn editors tour of the Robland factory and the Belgian woodworking scene by Ellis Walentine When Torben Helshoj of Laguna Tools called me and asked whether I was interested in touring the Robland factory and some Belgian woodworking shops with a group of editors from the American woodworking press, I didn’t hesitate a … Read more
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