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Are you hoarding a bin full of interesting scraps you can’t bear to throw away…but no project in mind on which to use them? How about someone else’s scrap bin , might that be [...]

A quick reminder: The pre-sale special on Bob Flexner’s new book, “Flexner on Finishing,” ends at 11:59 p.m. EDT today. Order it now for $19.99 , at midnight, the price reverts [...]

How many saws does it take to cut giant dovetails? In my case, three. Sure, those of you with mad saw skills might simply whip out the panel saw and go at it. But I’m not that brave. [...]

Bob Flexner’s new book, “Flexner on Finishing,” is due in our warehouse any day now, but we’ve extended the 20 percent off pre-sale price through Sept. 20. This book, [...]

First, many thanks to the many of you who submitted entries for our “End Grain” contest. I had the pleasure of reading more than 70 fun, funny, poignant, pointed and otherwise [...]

On July 27, I posted a short entry about Thousand Cankers Disease (TCD), a twig beetle-born fungus that has been killing black walnut (Juglans nigra) trees in seven Western states. Yesterday, I [...]

I’ve just received an advance copy of Bob Flexner’s new book, “Flexner on Finishing,” and I must say that I’m awfully pleased with it. I was already intimate with [...]

We have some good news on the Woodworking in America “Toolmaker’s Dinner” front. We’ve decided to move the dinner to the Conference Marketplace , which means attendees [...]

Just a quick reminder: We’re looking for excellent “End Grain” submissions, and the deadline is July 31, 2010. The writer of the best 550-word (or so) story will win a complete [...]

Photo courtesy of Kathy Keatley Garvey, UC Davis Department of Entomology The American ash tree is under attack from the emerald ash borer, the American chestnut has been all but wiped out by [...]

From 2004-2009, we published 16 issues of Woodworking Magazine. The magazine was conceived to challenge the conventional wisdom of the craft and find the most accurate, fast and straightforward [...]

Bob Baker, a furniture and tool restorer and excellent planemaker, died unexpectedly last week. I had the pleasure of meeting Bob in February of 2006 when we hosted a gathering in Cincinnati for [...]