elizabeth healy

I have been the copy/production editor at Fine Woodworking for about four years, which means if you find a typo in an article in the print magazine, its my fault! Shortly after I started at the magazine, I took a basic woodworking course and then a weeklong class in turning. I loved turning so much I bought a minilathe, though I havent had much time to use it. Hopefully this winter …

Beethoven would love this music stand. And so do we

May 31, 2016

Roger Myers's federal music stand is a testimony to the value of trying new techniques, not being intimidated by challenges, and not being so serious that you're afraid to add…
Shopmade Tools: You have ’em, we want ’em

August 17, 2012

Send us photos of your shopmade tools and you may be featured in the next Tools & Shops
Furniture makers pay tribute to Wharton Esherick

July 25, 2012

Watch a video showing how a group of 42 furniture makers paid tribute to Esherick using wood from a tree felled on his property.
An unexpected family reunion

April 4, 2012

What are the odds? When these woodworkers looked at the magazine's most recent Readers Gallery, they got quite a shock.
Just Plane Trivia: Why Do They Call It a Frog?

June 2, 2011

Sometimes the simplest answer is the best.
Who said that? Test your knowledge of FWW history

May 17, 2011

Match the quote to the famous woodworker ... if you dare
George Washington Sat Here

April 19, 2011

Even my vacations are furniture-centric these days.
Fancy Footwork

April 7, 2010

This wood turner has to be seen to be believed.
Free Plan: Workbench Clamping Jig Secures Drawers for Planing

September 3, 2009

Keep your completed drawers secure for hand planing and other workbench tasks with this ingenious clamping jig.
Big-time green woodworking

March 23, 2009

Here's an interesting link to a big Massachusetts woodworking firm that is going green in a big way. Mark Richey Woodworking of Newburyport, Mass., already had a Biomass furnace to…