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In “Taming of the Shrew,” Petruchio asks Katherine, “Why, what’s a moveable?” Her answer: “A join’d-stool” (2.1). (And then there’s some [...]

Like Amanda, Thomas is a veteran student. Last year he built an outdoor table. This year it was a two-drawer unit. He built all of the parts by himself. To cut the wood he used a Japanese rip [...]

DeWALT’s 24 Inch Tote with Power Tool Case The two-in-one storage solution allows contractors to easily store power tools, hand tools and accessories—like drill bits, nails and screws—in [...]

In addition to designing the Morris Mini, Alec Issigonis is credited with coining the phrase “A camel looks like a horse that was planned by a committee”. I can’t think of a [...]

Fiendish Knot Puzzle By John Cauley Here’s a puzzle that’s devilishly difficult to solve but quite easy to make. You only need some 3/4" hardwood dowel rods, a 3/4" Forstner [...]

There are woodworking projects and then there are amazing woodworking projects. A couple weeks back a friend pointed me to a video and basically said “Just watch it. You won’t be [...]

Aside from Bender, Zapp Brannigan and Hypnotoad, my favorite character on the show “Futurama” is Nibbler – a cute little alien that can swallow an entire elephant in one bite and then poop [...]

I’m going to have a lot of fun on August 27 and 28. I’ll be at Marc Adams School of Woodworking in Indiana, teaching a class on building the infamous Chinese stool, the cover project [...]

MORE THINGS TO MAKE FROM SCAFFOLD PLANKS THAT ARE DAMAGED. THIS IS UNFINISHED.READY FOR CUSTOMER TO STAIN OR VARNISH.…

Today was my first official day of vacation. I was attacked by voracious mosquitoes, got a fairly nasty sunburn, sweated my tuckus off, and will require analgesics in order to so much as roll out [...]

There are a couple of techniques I use to sort out thorny and complicated issues; follow the money and check the math. I also try to remember that my little corner of the world is just that, it [...]

At only 11 years old Caleb set out on a task to built a kinetic toy. No I am not talking about a high-tech remote control plane or car. I am talking about a good old wooden toy that has …