Q & A: What Kind of Saw for Dovetails?
Q & A: What Kind of Saw for Dovetails? Q: I’d like to try hand-cutting dovetails for the drawers of a sideboard I’m building.What kind of saw do I need for this job? A: Dovetailing can become [...]
The Book of Shaker Furniture by John Kassay A Treasure Trove for SketchUp Generation Woodworkers Part 2
In Part 1 we modeled the Pedestal but didn’t include the dovetail sockets to receive the legs. In this post we will add the sockets. Click on the image at left to see an enlarged view of [...]
Swoosh, Drill & Chop at Hand Tool Olympics 2013
Last week I wrote about three of the six events at the Hand Tool Olympics (HTO), the winners in 2012 and the prizes and contributing companies for the upcoming events at Woodworking in America [...]
Update to the Update on October Digital Issue
The new e-mail has just gone out (4 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 13), and I hear folks are receiving it. If, by Wednesday morning, you have NOT received it, please let me know. I mentioned last Friday [...]
Eat Ice Cream, Build a Shaker Side Table
I’ll be at the Marc Adams School of Woodworking in Franklin, Ind., to teach “Make a Simple Shaker Side Table” on Sept. 21-22, and I plan to eat soft serve ice cream from [...]
Friday’s Tip for August 9th
Clean Bandsaw Tires – This one is from our old Q & A department. Q. My bandsaw tires have a builup of pitch and sawdust that seems to be embedded right into the rubber. What's [...]
Router Joinery, Part 2 – The Mortise and Tenon Joint
I have a new-found eye for Arts & Crafts furniture. I’m also enjoying my router these days. Since one of the main things holding me back from actually working in the Arts & Crafts style [...]
Woodworking Ideas – Customizing Your Tool Chest From the Inside Out
Bill Rainford, traditional joiner, has been writing guest posts for us this summer. Thanks for all of these amazing woodworking ideas, Bill! Today we are featuring a piece on the principles [...]
Unexplained Discovery: Tapered-side Dovetailed Drawers
One of most fun aspects of furniture is not necessarily found in the shop. Yes, making wood dust and building furniture is a blast – that’s why we do it. But discovering something that is [...]
2 ‘In the Field’ Fixes for Chipbreakers
Chipbreakers were invented in 1846 by the devil. Yes, they can eliminate tear-out when set .007” from the cutting edge of your smoothing plane. But otherwise, chipbreakers seem to cause more [...]
Workshop Makeover Sweepstakes – We Have a Winner!
A hearty congratulations goes out to Merle Gilmore of Las Vegas, Nev., as the the lucky winner of the Workshop Makeover Giveaway – [...]
Q & A: Planer or Small Drum Sander?
Q & A: Planer or Small Drum Sander? Q: I’d like to try using more rough lumber, but I’m not sure whether to choose a portable planer at around four bills, or a drum belt sander at [...]
