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How to build hanging shelves with integrated lighting, Part 2: Installation

September 9, 2020

Shelves like these require careful planning and measuring, then measuring again, then testing your measurements, then testing again.
Running electrics in my dream shop

September 8, 2020

Every woodworker has different needs, but Vic Tesolin knew that 100-amp service would be enough to power his dream shop.
Basic SketchUp exercise – Designing a handy miter box

September 2, 2020

Tim Killen creates a beginner-friendly SketchUp model with only two components. Nevertheless, it is surprising how many basic SketchUp skills and tools are practiced in making this simple piece.
Essential hand-tool jigs for woodworkers

September 2, 2020

From shooting boards to work holding fixtures, check out this collection of jigs that make handwork easier and more accurate for any woodworker.
Poetic Reproduction

September 1, 2020

Every piece that Don Miller builds gives him an opportunity to experiment with woodworking history and traditional forms and techniques, and to make them his own.
Drawing on a tablet

August 31, 2020

It's not the same as pencil and paper—yet. But as Vic Tesolin says, sketching on a tablet is pretty fun and it saves the trees for woodworking
STL223: Mike Mascelli knows more about finishing than you do

August 28, 2020

Mike Mascelli wows Bob Van Dyke and Mike Pekovich answering listener questions in this (mostly) finishing-centric episode.
Michael Pekovich named editor and creative director of Fine Woodworking

August 21, 2020

Tom McKenna advances to group editorial director for Taunton Press.
A couple of Follow Me tricks for SketchUp

August 19, 2020

Dave Richards demonstrates some functions of the follow-me tool that many SketchUp users might not be aware of.
Modern cabinet hardware: Good, bad, or fine?

August 18, 2020

Soft close and other features of modern hardware are really convenient. But do they belong on 'fine' furniture?

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