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All-Day No-Chafe Comfort: What pants should you be wearing in the workshop? Woodworking is not a pants-optional environment, and a good pair of pants is worth its weight in cotton in the [...]

John, Logan, and Phil are back together on this week’s episode of the ShopNotes Podcast! They’re catching up with the latest goings on at Woodsmith, Popular Woodworking, and [...]

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 belt sander racing, the [...]

With the right pricing formula, there’s always someone ready to buy your work. Pricing isn’t mysterious. Typically, it’s a factor of time and materials. The cost of materials is set by someone [...]

I recently made a few softwood handles on the table saw using a method that streamlines a simple yet elegant design—handles that can handle a lot. These handles are thick, tactile, strong, and [...]

Make this sturdy circle cutting jig in a day, with readily available hardware, and you’ll be cutting perfect circles at the bandsaw. I delayed, stalled, and put off a circle cutting jig for the [...]

Book: Buchanan-Smith’s Axe Handbook Shop Now Authors: Peter Buchanan-Smith, Nick Zdon, Michael Getz, Ross McCammon Publisher: Abrams Books I’m a sucker for tools and good design, so [...]

Tool: Router Plane Shop Now  Manufacturer: Blue Spruce Toolworks MSRP: $269.99 One of the benefits of being in my position, is that I sometimes get to see tools that are in the works before [...]

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 toxic wood, the latest video [...]

When used as an undercoat or sealer, brushable epoxy greatly reduces expansion and contraction in wood. Coat all parts prior to assembly and make sure epoxy gets down into the fastener holes. If [...]

Traditional construction techniques make this Limbert Style #357 bookcase a real gem. Project #2312 • Skill Level: Intermediate • Time: 4 Days • Cost: $500 Original Limbert case pieces are really [...]

Tool: DiamondFinish Clear Shop Now  Manufacturer: KBS Coatings MSRP: $28+ It’s not often that a new type of finish is brought to the woodworking market. Recently, KBS Coatings, a company [...]