Woodworking How-To
Find the tips, tricks, and techniques for your woodworking shop from wood preparation to finished cabinetry with doors and drawers. You’ll also learn about joinery, measuring, and wood finishes.
Help your projects avoid the snap, crackle, or pop caused by wood expanding and shrinking.
I use a mobile cart with adjustable-height rollers as outfeed support for my tablesaw.
After painstakingly crafting a beautiful box, you want the hinge installation to provide a perfectly aligned lid with a gap-free fit.
Ever wondered how to put a decorative edge on a turned bead?
After installing laminate flooring in my house, I discovered that the leftover scraps make great blanks for router templates.
I needed a large turntable for applying finish to furniture projects, so I made one using inexpensive, commonly available materials.
To keep my drill-bit stop collars organized, I drilled two 5⁄32
" holes in a 3⁄4
"-thick scrap wood block, one of them only 1⁄2
" deep.
In my modelmaking, I’ve found a full-size tablesaw to be more tool than the job needs.
Using pegboard for drawer bottoms makes it a cinch to add dividers for easier organization of the drawer contents.
Tip of the Day
Double-check dowels
A fraction of an inch can make the difference between a dowel hole that does the job and one that... read more