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SOMETHING NEW FROM SOMETHING OLD
  New life for an old post and beam timber. SHOP OWNER: David Yoho LOCATION: Mechanicsville, VA I had the unique opportunity to build this fireplace surround and mantle when a friend called and asked...
Keywords: Shop Shots
CUTTING DOWELS TO LENGTH
by Mike Circo Make a hardwood block with a through-hole the same diameter as the dowel. Clamp the jig to your tablesaw miter gauge and cut a kerf half way through the block, but completely through the...
Keywords: Jigs
TREASURE CHESTS, THE LEGACY OF EXTRAORDINARY BOXES
by Lon Schleining Taunton Press: 2001 Hardcover, 200 pp., $34.95 ISBN 156158651X From ancient to modern, from bridal chests to toyboxes, this full-color gallery of chests is truly extraordinary. Not j...
Keywords: Book Reviews
A WOODWORKER'S SPREADSHEET
by Garrett Lambert The link below will open a very large Excel spreadsheet compiled by Stephen Dalfollo-Daley that can be saved to your own computer. Note that it is a work in progress that Stephen wi...
Keywords: Shop
WHAT IS BOICE CRANE?
by Chris Scanlon I recently did a little research about Boice Crane equipment as I just purchased a BC 12" planer at a recent auction. It is built like a tank (approx 700lbs) and runs well. Here ...
Keywords: Badger Pond
LENNOX CARBIDE BANDSAW BLADE REVIEW
by Steve Knight I have bought a 3/8" and a 1/2". they are by far the biggest improvement in my delta 14" saw. they cut far smoother and faster then any other sawblade I have tried. incl...
Keywords: Badger Pond
JIM'S SOURCES
This page is a collection of hundreds of suppliers, plus some handy keywords to help with searching. Jim Cummins started it back in the late 1990s using sources from his own business and recommendatio...
Keywords: Finishing, Furniture, Hand Tools, Jigs, Power Tools, Shop, Turning
VERITAS MK II HONING GUIDE MINI-REVIEW
by Denis Chénard I have been using the original Veritas honing guide for a number of years. While it worked well, there were a few drawbacks, the main one for me being that it was easy to sharpen a b...
Keywords: Reviews
PANEL GLUE UPS
by unknown The question of how to make the joints flat in a panel glue-up comes up from time to time. There are three (at least) theoretical approaches to achieving them: A furniture factory, or anyon...
Keywords: Shop
FIVE NOT-SO-EASY PIECES
These sturdy shop fixtures are built to last. SHOP OWNER: Ray Haggerty LOCATION: Bethlehem, PA Here are some pictures that may help and inspire some fellow woodworkers with the design of their shop to...
Keywords: Shop Shots
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