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There were dozens of participants in the 2011 Hand Tool Olympics at Woodworking in America – many of whom had never before picked up a handsaw or handplane. But thanks to the expert coaching and [...]

Congratulations to Tom Buhl of Santa Barbara, Calif., for winning the first JPEG Wars at Woodworking in America 2011! Tom won with this picture of his bubinga sideboard, which he built in 2009. [...]

At last weekend’s Woodworking in America conference, I talked with several readers about projects I’ve made for the magazine. As expected, I was asked about my workbench and furniture [...]

The adjustable-height outfeed table – done. An adjustable-height bench – check, done. The adjustable-height miter-saw stand – done and done. And now, the adjustable-height tool chest. Tool [...]

This is a stupid trick. In fact, I’m sure you have a better way to do this. But I don’t. This week I glued up a couple Welsh stick chairs – each had 12 spindles and 28 through-mortises that must [...]

I WAS SENT THIS AND WORDS ARE LOST.  A MAGIC PIECE OF PHOTOGRAPHY TO SHOW RESPECT………    THE AMERICAN EAGLE SHOWING HIS OR HER RESPECT. .…

THIS IS A OLD CAST IRON MANGLE. PICKED UP FOR 60 DOLLARS YOUR CURRENCY… MY IDEAS FOR USE IS THAT IF I WANT TO GLUE 2 BOARDS TOGETHER EQUALLY ?BRUSH ON GLUE TO ONE SIDE OF BOARD THEN PLACE [...]

OFF CUTS OF PARAWOOD.IDEAL FOR KIDS BUILDING BLOCKS, WHY WASTE WOOD WHEN YOU CAN TURN IT INTO KIDS BUILDING BLOCKS .KIDS WILL LOVE THESE.  …

The Consumer Products Safety Commission will meet on October 5, 2011 to decide whether or not to continue with an “Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking” to address table saw blade [...]

The design that we chose mimicked a shelf that the student's grandfather has.  My student wanted to reproduce this family treasure and give it as a gift to [...]

Black Cherry,  resawn from a floor joist.     Quartersawn White Oak, from a barn rafter.   Glued up the Cherry into a panel, cut handles in the QSWO , and miter [...]

These are images of a tool cabinet that Steve Nickles of Powell, Wyo., sent in for the JPEG Wars. Great stuff, Steve. The show will take place on Friday night at 10 p.m. after the “How to [...]