Projects

          In my small shop, I use a shop vacuum to collect dust from several tools. To cut down on the need to swap hoses, I built this manifold with two blast gates. Now [...]

      Extension wings on the miter saw make cutting long stock a breeze. My shop-made wings install and knock down in seconds and they’re as light as feathers. My secret? The [...]

        Horsing my bandsaw out of the way was a real pain until I installed a pair of large casters (see Source, below). Now my saw has a built-in two-wheel cart. During use, [...]

  The back panels being cut in width and the beads being machined, the next step is cutting them to length.     Because of the size of these panels, my shopmade panel cutter is the [...]

The Magic of Cherry "No wood can rival the depth and complexity of cherry's color and figure." – Thos. Moser By Tom Caspar I’m sitting at a figured-cherry writing desk I [...]

Tablesaw Box Joints A shop-made jig with micro-adjust guarantees perfect joints. By Tim Johnson   Box joints are the savvy woodworker’s alternative to dovetails. Strong, great-looking and [...]

Coping with Inside Miters A time honored technique for applying molding to inside corners. By Dave Munkittrick The best technique for applying molding on an inside corner is called a coped joint. [...]

Cut manufactured materials and make fewer knife changes.   by Dave Munkittrick       The latest thing in jointers is the segmented carbide insert cutterhead. Instead of [...]

  While making the dry assembly, this is the best time to take measurements for the back panels. Then the back panels are cut to their final width and length.     As I did for the [...]

Tips & Techniques for Fantastic Oak Finishes By Dave Munkittrick Like a movie star, oak possesses natural good looks. Unlike a movie star, however, oak is easy to work with—even during [...]

3 Tips to Unlock its Beauty   by Tom Caspar   Boldly displaying spectacular quartersawn figure can turn an ordinary project inotoa blue-ribbon winner. Here are three ways a professional [...]

        I know I should unplug my tools before changing blades and bits, but sometimes I forget. So far I’ve been lucky, but I’d rather be safe, so I came up [...]