Beautiful grain that makes wood so appealing to the eye can also make it difficult to work. Taking time to read and understand the grain of a board will help you machine it for top-quality cuts.

To find out the true capabilities of these saws, we tested nine models, including three battery-powered versions, head-to-head in the WOOD® shop. All of them performed well, but a few stood out.

Do-it-all shellac imparts luster, dries quickly, and seals nearly anything.

Woodworking existed long before tablesaw. And although today’s shops tend to center on the tablesaw, you can still do superb woodworking without one. Here’s how.

The exotic wood-veneer face seems to levitate within its frame!

Plan is available in the WOOD Store

Enhance your home’s curb appeal with warm, welcoming wood tones. The applied panel and glass stops eliminate the need for an expensive rail-and-stile bit set and finicky setups.

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Dreaming of building a kitchen’s worth of cabinets but find the scope of the project intimidating? Don’t panic. Cabinets are just boxes, made especially simple with the method shown here.

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Build this perfect addition for your entryway or mudroom using dimensional lumber and simple screw joinery.

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The projects in this series fit along a single wall 12' wide—about the width of a single garage bay—but you can fit any one project into even tighter spaces. Start with a workbench that folds away. Then add a sliding-compound mitersaw station that also tucks away.

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Besides holding weighty tools that would uncurl a wire peg hook, slatwall storage systems brighten a shop with a more finished look than pegboard, or nails in a wall.