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.
After reading about the effects of moisture on wood movement, I’m reluctant to try tablesawn raised panels. Won’t the wedged edges of the panel spread the grooved stile to the breaking point?
Quilted maple and other figured woods gain depth as well as brilliant color when you choose this type of stain. Here's everything you need to know for success.
Learn how to make and install overlay cabinet doors and drawers, including choosing hardware and installing it.
Easily divide a circle into eight equal segments using only the compass you used to draw the circle,
Did you know that you can make unique, eye-popping hardware using basic skills, a few simple tools, and common materials available at hardware stores?
To make fast and accurate repetitive cuts, put your ruler aside and start using stops.
Need a frame joint that doesn’t break when kids mistake your cabinet door for playground equipment? We tested 72 samples to discover the best of both.
Even open-grained oak can be smooth as glass when you plug those pesky pores.
These mounting methods will keep your tables from popping their tops.
Tip of the Day
Poor-man’s centering rule
Next time you need to mark the center of a workpiece, slide the 0" ends of two steel rules together... read more