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Self-Centering Mortising Base for the Router
16 commentsLearn how to build a custom router base for simple, centered mortises. This simple base, used with a plunge router, makes it easy to center a mortise on a leg or post. The base has...
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Maloof Exhibit Mounted in California
10 commentsMaloof fans won't want to miss this extensive exhibit in southern California
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Building a Cherry TV Cabinet with Hand Tools - Part I
5 commentsLearn what's involved in building a Cherry entertainment center using Japanese handplanes for super-smooth stock preparation in part one of a three-part blog series
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Crafters Create Lasting Legacies in Wood
Woodworkers aren’t merely a group of tradesman toiling with wood. Woodworkers are historians, naturalists, conservators, environmentalists, foresters, businessmen and artists. Just like the life-cycle of a forest, woodworkers bring together the past and present while simultaneously creating the opportunity of new life for the future.
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Speaking of Wood
Author, musician and custom furniture maker, Tom Fidgen shares his thoughts on working wood at the Unplugged Woodshop.
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Opposing Arches
Our reader, noman1, asked about drawing a pair of opposing arches. The video shows one way to draw them. The method is slightly more involved than it might be but it isn't at all difficult. These...
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When Good Glue Goes Bad
10 commentsSelecting the right color of glue is sometimes just as important as selecting the right "type" of glue.
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Building wooden bikes
7 commentsVideo-profile of bicycle builders who specialize in using reclaimed trees
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Carving Book by Nora Hall
The late Nora Hall's final work is part biography and part instructional and a fitting epitaph to a distinguished career in wood carving.
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Replacement Batteries Recalled
1 commentCPSC and BatteriesPlus issue recall of replacement batteries for cordless tools
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Enter to win a wooden kayak kit from Pygmy Boats
3 commentsTo celebrate their 2011 Reader's Choice Award, Pygmy Boats is giving away a Coho kayak kit
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UPDATE: DVD Giveaway: Fine Woodworking 2011 Annual Collection
237 commentsSee who won a copy of the Fine Woodworking 2011 Annual Collection
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Fixing my miscut, dovetailed rail
7 commentsWorking through a mistake while building the Shaker side table from FWW 210.
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Candle holder makes a quick but elegant gift
6 commentsIf you need a quick project for a late but welcome holiday gift, this simple candle holder will fit the bill.
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Troubleshooting a Model
2 commentsAlmost everyday I receive a SketchUp model from somewhere in the world. It is usually an attachment to an email describing a problem performing an action described in one of the many steps outlined...
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Drool-Worthy Workshop Videos for 2012
7 commentsFeed your woodworking addiction with a triple-dose of some of our favorite shops and sawmills.
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Portable music player makes a nice shop accessory
2 commentsInexpensive portable music player works well in the shop.
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Your Marketing Clean-Up Checklist
Doug shares insightful and useful marketing tools for woodworkers looking to showcase themselves and their work in order to educate consumers about custom and increase productivity. The following article is written by CustomMade guest blogger Doug Turner of Turner Custom Furniture. Doug shares insightful and useful marketing tools for woodworkers...
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"Made by Hand": Celebrating the local maker
Celebrating the people who make sustainable things by hand.
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