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Three mortise and tenon gluing methods you’ll learn in this video: 1. The speedy method. Bob Lang shows you one way to apply glue to the mortise and tenon joint, when time is of the essence. [...]

“Tricks of the Trade” is one of the most well-liked sections in our magazine. Here are three of these reader-submitted woodworking tips from the many we have published in recent history. Enjoy! [...]

A toolmaker I met at WIA, Tim Manney, showed me something interesting that got me thinking again about visual alignment. Tim makes a tapered reamer for chairmaking. It’s a unique tool that serves [...]

Today’s tip on how to read grain direction comes from none other than the Wood Whisperer, Marc Spagnuolo. It is just one of many tips and techniques in his brand-new 190-page book, [...]

Here’s some expertise from Freddy Roman, professional furniture maker, on the use of full-size drawing plans in your woodworking. Even if you don’t have a background or experience in drafting, or [...]

Thanks go to Marc Spagnuolo for collaborating on this idea. I got my first peek inside “Hybrid Woodworking” (buy it now in our store) and thought this might be a useful visual to go [...]

I’m not sure if I can call it “progress” yet, but I have acquired access to a larger shop space. It is rather run-down, so there is some work to be done. Sweeping was first. A [...]

Christopher Schwarz begins this classic, free and highly necessary instructional video by saying, “If you have a backsaw, you need a bench hook.” Take a few minutes to watch and learn [...]

Define dovetail (noun) \dəv-tāl\ 1. The visual dovetail definition. It’s the type of joint you see in this picture, connecting two sides of an antique tool chest: 2. The functional dovetail [...]

This worksheet from Marc Spagnuolo’s new book, “Hybrid Woodworking,” is an excellent analytical tool. It’s also pretty self-explanatory. Just click on the image, print it [...]

If you’re following our daily e-mail newsletter, I hope you were inspired by Wednesday’s article by David Marks. That bent wood lamp is a nice project at any level of experience. But [...]

Congratulations! Here’s your free download of A Jewelry Box for Someone Special: Three Great Plans. To download in digital PDF format click the button below or the cover image. Depending on your [...]