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And Along Came Hunter By Joe Johns Twisted Knot Woodshop, “There’s never been a classier joint” I have a certain affection for people who are interested in learning and it [...]

I was lucky enough to be Bob Flexner’s editor for ‘Wood Finishing 101’. Throughout the process he and I both came back to the value of the images that would be in the book. [...]

Boatbuilders often say: If it looks fair, it is fair. I think that’s tremendous advice. Making perfect circular components in wood is tough. If the piece of wood needs to roll, such as on a [...]

Compact Humidor A pull-apart box with a silky-smooth fit. By Suwat Phruksawan I've had a lot of fun over the years building boxes of all shapes and sizes.This one was made as a travel humidor [...]

ALL YOU NEED IS A MIRROR AND SOME RECLAIMED TIMBER SLATS A BIT OF DOOR FURNITURE … PLUS A BIT OF MATHAMATICS. ALSO A BIT OF DESIGN AND FLARE. AND YOU TOO CAN HAVE A DOORWAY TO YOUR SECRET [...]

A dedicated shooting plane is a luxury item, much like a European table saw with a beautiful sliding table or a full keg of beer by your bedside. For many years, I’ve used my jointer plane to [...]

The drawers in the coffee table I built for the August issue (which starts mailing later this week to print and digital subscribers) are a just a bit different than my usual approach, as I had a [...]

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SUNDAY AGAIN JUST MESSING ABOUT WITH IDEAS ,!! ,GLASS MIRROR- MEET PALLET SLATS.!! CUT TO SIZE REBATE THE BACK TO FIT MIRROR HARDBOARDED BACK. ROUGHED UP FRAME FOR OLDE LOOK.TREATED WITH MIXTURE [...]

Out of Aromatic Red Cedar.   I started with several rough sawn  8/4 by 6" wide boards.  milled down into something my small shop could work with.  "Plan" [...]

I started by drilling holes with forstner bits, trying to match the correct drill diameter to the right location on the designated mortise. Next I used bench chisels of different widths to clean [...]

In this sketch you can notice a bow-tie or a butterfly shaped object that is placed in the middle of the top's crack. This object acts as a locking or securing agent, preventing the crack [...]