Matthew Kenney

I’m a passionate woodworker and special projects editor at Fine Woodworking.

52 boxes, 52 weeks: Boxes 46-52

May 2, 2016

I did it. I made 52 boxes in 52 weeks. Check out the last six.
52 boxes in 52 weeks: Boxes 43, 44, and 45

March 15, 2016

Here's the latest box I've made in my attempt to make 52 boxes in 52 weeks. It was the most challenging one yet.
52 boxes, 52 weeks: Boxes 35-42

February 8, 2016

It's been a few months since I last posted any of my boxes, but I've been working away in the shop. Here's the eight most recent. I've made 42, so…
A jig for planing super thin parts

December 17, 2015

In need of box sides that are 3/16 in. thick, I turned to my smoothing plane to thickness them. A jig that has a built in depth stop guarantees parts…
52 boxes, 52 weeks: 3 more boxes done

November 23, 2015

Since I last posted about my efforts to make 52 boxes in 52 weeks, I've made three more. That's 34 boxes made and 18 to go.
52 boxes, 52 weeks: Another 2 boxes made

November 4, 2015

Check out boxes 30 and 31. I spoke about box 30 on a recent Shop Talk Live podcast.
Get inspired by guitar maker Dan Krugman

November 4, 2015

Get inspired by a guitar maker who started his luthiery career because he wanted a guitar that he couldn't afford to buy. He made it instead.
52 Boxes, 52 Weeks: I’ve passed the half way point

September 28, 2015

It's been a while since I posted any boxes at finewoodworking.com, but I've been cranking them out nonetheless. I'm up to 29 now.
52 boxes, 52 weeks: Boxes 9, 10, and 11

June 29, 2015

Although I've missed a few weeks of posting about the boxes I've been making, I'm stilling making them! This post gets me caught up.
52 boxes, 52 weeks: Boxes 7 and 8

June 12, 2015

This week I've added two boxes to my total. That puts me at 8, and two closer to my goal of making 52 boxes in 52 weeks.