Farm Table
Farm Table You don't need a dream shop to build this dream project By Tim Johnson Aside from feeding the flock (this table seats a flock of eight), a big surface where you can spread things [...]
Popular Woodworking Magazine February 2012 Now Available
Now available at ShopWoodworking.com: The February 2012 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine, in either print or digital (PDF) format. Our cover story is a gorgeous tiger maple serpentine chest [...]
Let the Campaign Begin
A knock at the door at 8:01 a.m. today marked the beginning of my campaign chest project. Sure, I’ve been sketching, studying and digging up details on campaign chests for weeks now, but for me [...]
Waiting on Ductwork…
We have all our stuff in the new space and we’re starting to unpack the many bins, boxes and moving racks, but until the ductwork for the dust collection system has been installed, we [...]
Jack of all trades: Jack Mauch, a woodworker, metal-smith, ceramicist, animator
It took him a while but at last my dear friend Jack Mauch has finally launched his website. For a few years Jack and I taught woodworking at Harvard University, Eliot House. Now Jack is a Core [...]
Quick Jigs for Flat and Square Glue-ups
Anyone who has glued up a few doors knows how frustrating it can be attempting to build assemblies that turn out both flat and square. As I’m working on a cabinet article for the April [...]
WOODEN KNOTS
THESE ARE FROM PALLETS OVER THE LAST 2 YEARS NOT BY KNOCKING THEM OUT BUT AS AND WHEN THEY FALL OUT . BUT I HAVE NOW OVER 1500 KNOTS OF ALL DIFFERENT SIZES .. BUT FOR MY PROJECT I NEED …
How Not to Rive Oak
This week I’m cutting a bunch of half-blind dovetails in oak – oak on the pin board and oak on the tail board. This is somewhat trickier than dovetailing softer woods, or when dovetailing a soft [...]
Super-simple Support for the Moxon Double-screw
When I built a Moxon double-screw vise last year for sawing and other chores, I tried to keep it as simple and close to the 17th-century original as I could. After building two prototypes, I made [...]
Sliding Dovetail Bench
Sliding Dovetail Bench Super-strong router joints give it elegant simplicity. By Tim Johnson This elegant bench has humble origins: Its forebears have been sat upon, stepped on and dragged about [...]
Barbara’s Table
Barbara's Table A small amount of fabulous wood can go a long way. By Tom Caspar Surprise! My wife loved this table because I designed it just for her. It’s beautiful, versatile and [...]
My Plane is Larger Than Yours
Our friend Jay van Arsdale sent us this link from what looks to be a Japanese woodworking event similar to Woodworking in America. Do you have a plane that can do this? – Ajax Alexandre Follow-up [...]
