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When I was younger, I was involved in Shotokan karate. There are many things that I took away from the experience that relate to woodworking and being in the shop. Shotokan, like many other [...]

In our eMail newsletter, I wrote that I was finally taking home my pine “petite Roubo” (which is basically the same bench featured on Christopher Schwarz’s video “Build an [...]

This video is a short 4 minute overarching introduction to George Nakashima's furniture and the contemporary furniture makers that have been inspired by his "live edge" design. [...]

MADE FROM PALLETS WITH KNOTS TO BRING OUT EFFECT. 7 PALLETS WERE USED MAKING THIS.…

Cottage Bookcase Reclaimed Douglas fir gives rustic charm. By David Radtke Every board of this bookcase is full of character—nail holes, gouges and even hammer marks. That’s because each piece [...]

Shannon Rogers interviewed me a few weeks ago and in the interview I mentioned my disdain for certain chisel sizes. Specifically, I said that students who come to woodworking classes armed with [...]

Do not tell my wife this, but one of the best parts of teaching woodworking is getting to travel. Since I started teaching woodworking six years ago I have seen many places that I’ve always [...]

This weekend, our weather went from 100°  to 65° in two days. While we’re happy with the cooler weather, it also brings to mind the other things that Fall entails: leaves, rain and cold. [...]

During the past couple weeks I’ve taken a close look at a new Bosch sander while writing a review for our  November 2011 issue. It’s a random-orbit sander with two really significant [...]

The 2011 Woodworking in America conference starts in less than a month, and we’ve now secured all the fabulous prizes (and they are truly fabulous – I wish I were eligible to win!) for this [...]

One of the topics I touch on briefly in “The Anarchist’s Tool Chest” is something I have wanted to write a book about for many years: elemental furniture forms. “Elemental [...]

For the October 2011 issue, I built the simple bench pictured at left for our I Can Do That project. Our designer, Linda Watts, chose the cheerful red paint job (she also got her hands dirty by [...]