Shop Blog

There is always something going on at The Woodwright’s School in Pittsboro, N.C. Today as Roy Underhill and I were rehearsing to shoot two shows of the “The Woodwright’s Shop,” Tom Calisto was [...]

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

Although introduced at the International Woodworking Fair in Atlanta in 2012, there has been relatively few published articles or blog posts written about the Excalibur Deluxe Router Table Kit [...]

Getting the Point I frequently use awls in my work and like to keep them needle-sharp. This little jig takes only a few minutes to make and guarantees a fine, tapered point. Two magnets keep the [...]

Steff’s class was great, but I also found time to experiment with new designs for one of my tried and true products – turned handle cutting boards. I have been making these boards for [...]

I received the note below following our weekend class on making a three-legged stool – and with the sender’s permission, I’ve posted it (and two of his photos). It’s too cool to [...]

One of my favorite projects is the Byrdcliffe Linen Press that I built for the April 2006 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine. It’s one of the 14 project articles included in my new book [...]

Today I will show you how to model the Shaker Round Table Legs via video. To begin you will want to download the Leg jpeg image, the Part 3 SketchUp file and the Curviloft tool. If you [...]

Last time I showed you pictures of Deer Island, Maine and the woodshop at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts. Steff's class was 5 days long. During that time we lived on the Haystack campus, [...]

There is one question in woodworking that has no correct answer. The question? How high should the top of my bench be? Any answer will only be right for certain tasks. Optimize the height for [...]

Q & A: Jointer Quandary Q: I’ve been having trouble getting boards straight their full length on my new jointer. I spent an hour carefully resetting the knives, but that didn’t [...]

Whenever we include a project that has turned legs, bun feet or some other turned component, we inevitably get calls and e-mails from readers who don’t have a lathe or don’t have a [...]