This box offers great box-building basics, but offers a fun twist with its whimsical legs, beveled top, and unique lift. This white oak and walnut box features finger joints and...

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Tool: Shop Chairs Shop Now  Manufacturer: Vyper Industrial MSRP: $475+ Over the past few years, I’ve noticed advertisements on social media for shop chairs made by a company called Vyper...

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Making the shave horse accessible. Last year, Chair Maker and teacher Jeff Lefkowitz, a very good friend and mentor of mine, shared a project he had started to make the...

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Chisels and planes have bevel angles from 25 to 35 degrees depending on their intended use. You can buy a jig for grinding these angles, or make your own angle...

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In my high school “Mechanical Contraptions and Automata” class, I’ve found that the best way to get students hooked on mechanics is to keep the materials humble and the movements...

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Working with lumber suppliers, last-minute projects, big church doors, and book fair projects. Head to the Woodsmith website for more info about the projects they talk about in this episode....

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Welcome to The Splinter Report, where I gather the assorted interesting and amusing things I’ve seen in the woodworking world. This week we’re looking at some wild Reddit spottings, including...

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The key to good woodworking is to keep all cutters and knives sharp. Also key? Don’t wreck them beyond repair. I held a whole-shop machine tuneup day recently. No work, just...

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Elevate and brighten your projects with the addition of texture and a splash color. I have always been drawn to ways that challenge conventionally accepted norms. My journey into carving...

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Tool: Extreme Series Saw Blades Shop Now  Manufacturer: Grizzly MSRP: $49.95+ Grizzly recently released a new generation of their Extreme Series saw blades. The new design is an upgrade on...

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This outdoor kitchen keeps everything needed for an outdoor gathering close at hand.  If you live in the Midwest, you’ll know that we’re a get-together type of people. I’m sure...

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Need a big, smooth curve? This method will do it! Curved lines in any project are both a blessing and a curse. They’re a blessing for the eye of the...

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After years of fumbling with clamps, I decided there must be a better way to attach featherboards to my tablesaw’s rip fence. Two T-tracks screwed to the fence allow me...

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A project update from the cast, leather shop projects, lasers, and a discussion of the wise use of wood. Head to the Woodsmith website for more info about the projects...

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Welcome to The Splinter Report, where I gather the assorted interesting and amusing things I’ve seen in the woodworking world. This week we’re looking at wood art, old canoes, and...

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I’m a big proponent of anchoring tall furniture and cabinetry for the sake of safety, especially for children. In fact, I devoted a blog to the subject last year, and again just two...

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Cut precision joints on a large top. Breadboard ends are old devices for improving a solid-wood top. They act like cleats to hold the top flat, which is particularly important...

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Over the last few months, I’ve been digging through back issues of Popular Woodworking Magazine. As some of you may have noticed, we’re making a few subtle changes to the...

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This piece is inspired by period spice chests and offers a great way to practice traditional hand tool techniques.  In the last issue of Popular Woodworking, we started building this...

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