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I’ve told this story to many woodworkers, but I have yet to post it in a blog. One day before Dad passed, he called me to complain that he was having to fit every tenon to it’s mortise by [...]

Cherry Pie Safe This versatile classic goes together fast with biscuits. By Dave Munkittrick and Bruce Kieffer Pie safes like this one were once commonplace. The pierced-tin panels kept insects [...]

Aged Cherry Finish Wipe on years of age in a few easy steps. By Tim Johnson If you want to make a woodworker gnash his teeth, ask him to make new cherry look like cherry that has aged naturally [...]

Sometimes a piece of paper or computer won’t do when it comes to fleshing out a design idea. I was revisiting a design sketch from years ago and I was having a tough time getting all the [...]

Figured Cherry Spectacular wood and where to get it. By Dave Munkittrick Nature truly is the greatest artist and figured cherry is living proof. If you’ve ever admired the fluid motion of a [...]

A few years ago, after my grandfather’s death, I inherited a couple boxes of his tools (he’d trained in high school as a cabinetmaker). His jointer plane is in my tool chest at work, [...]

My diligent student Canaan, AKA Shibo, finished his boat. We added a cannon (or a water gun for my pacifist friends) and installed a water jet engine. The water jets are a great addition and were [...]

I don’t know if there were ever guinea pigs in Europe, but now there are 11 of them. This week I am teaching a class in building the traditional tool chest from my book “The [...]

“The Joinery Challenge,” a new DVD from Ron Herman, is now available for pre-order at ShopWoodworking.com (and on sale for $5 off the regular price through the end of June). This [...]

THESE WERE AT A BUILDERS MERCHANTS AND WAS ALLOWED TO TAKE THEM…THIS WAS 2 MONTHS AGO…WITHIN 2 MONTHS IN MY OWN TIME I PRODUCED A BASIC TABLE..PEOPLE DO LAUGH WHEN YOU SHOW THEM RAW [...]

Popular Woodworking Magazine has had a Byrd cutterhead in our 20” planer since late 2010. (Click here to watch an installation video.) Up until now, we have had no problems, but while milling [...]

I am married to a very smart woman. This has its advantages – life is never boring. It also has its disadvantages – she does not suffer fools (such as myself) lightly. What the heck does this [...]