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  • How to Build Your Own Front DoorHow to Build Your Own Front Door

    by Josh Finn

    You're a woodworker. So do you really want a front door that looks like it came from a home store? Especially when there's nothing too difficult about making your ...

  • Finest Way to Expand a TableFinest Way to Expand a Table

    by Michael C. Fortune

    The butterfly table is without doubt the coolest of expanding table designs. Its hinged leaf lies under the tabletop and swings up and open, coming to rest fully ...

  • Garry Bennett’s Un-Trestle TableGarry Bennett’s Un-Trestle Table

    by Asa Christiana

    Garry Bennett has built many versions of his trestle table in materials ranging from wood to steel and aluminum, and together they offer a window into the furniture ...

  • Windsor Rocker Without Special Tools: Part 2Windsor Rocker Without Special Tools: Part 2

    by Peter Galbert

    In this second in a two-part series on making a Windsor rocking chair, most of the hard work is done. What remains is the fun stuff. In part one (FWW #218), we ...

  • Dining Table with Two-Way DrawersDining Table with Two-Way Drawers

    by Stephen Hammer

    Double-fronted drawers, accessible from either side, make this dining table a storage powerhouse. Upper and lower drawer stretchers with drawer dividers solidly ...

  • Sleek Console Built for Today’s TVsSleek Console Built for Today’s TVs

    by Anatole Burkin

    This sleek entertainment credenza has clean, crisp lines. It offers plenty of storage, with easy access to electronic components from both the front and rear, and ...

  • Making WavesMaking Waves

    by Jonathan Binzen

    Learn how the ship "sails" in Adrian Potter's Endeavour cabinet, featured on the back cover

  • Fine Drawers Without DovetailsFine Drawers Without Dovetails

    by Hendrik Varju

    Pinned rabbet joints are a strong and beautiful alternative to the traditional favorite of woodworkers--the hand-cut dovetail. This method of building a drawer ...

  • Shaker Chest of DrawersShaker Chest of Drawers

    by Christian Becksvoort

    This low chest is a twist on the traditional Shaker blanket chest. While its size and appearance are similar to that of a blanket chest and it can fit at the foot ...

  • End Grain UpEnd Grain Up

    by Mark Koons

    Mark Koons takes butcher's block construction out of the kitchen and into the realm of fine furniture, opening up new design horizons in the process. But before ...

  • Free Plan: Spanish Cedar HumidorFree Plan: Spanish Cedar Humidor

    by Rick Allyn

    A professional humidor maker teaches you how to make the ideal place to store cigars

  • Illustrated Guide to DoorsIllustrated Guide to Doors

    by Andy Rae

    A lot goes into choosing the right door for a project: style, proportion, joinery, hardware, and more. This illustrated guide by Andy Rae will help. It covers frame-and-panel ...

  • Frame-and-Panel Doors Made EasyFrame-and-Panel Doors Made Easy

    by Michael Pekovich

    Cope-and-stick router bits are quick but tricky. Here's how to get perfect results

  • Behind the Scenes at Trading Spaces: Day 1Video: Behind the Scenes at Trading Spaces: Day 1

    with Asa Christiana

    The families trade keys, the designers make plans, and the crew gets very, very busy

  • Behind the Scenes at Trading Spaces: Day 2Video: Behind the Scenes at Trading Spaces: Day 2

    with Asa Christiana

    It's time for the reveal. See what the crew accomplished in a day.

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