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German-style hand tools: Try them!

April 12, 2018

If you pick up a Primus plane and give it the run of your bench for a while, you’ll soon be compelled to discover what else you’ve been missing
An interesting dovetailed saw till

April 11, 2018

Bill Pavlak looks to the past to find a unique method to house his favorite handsaws
Meet scholarship winner Chris Jacobs

April 9, 2018

This Army veteran and Illinois woodworker is one of three awarded scholarships to Fine Woodworking Live 2018
Using SketchUp to Turn a Tapered Sheraton Leg

April 5, 2018

John and Thomas Seymour could have never dreamed that Tim Killen would turn one of their legs in SketchUp
STL 160: Beginner Mistakes

March 30, 2018

Plus, dealing with a warped panel, keeping tabletops from moving, the safety of spalted wood, and a snippet from our interview with Brian Boggs
An interview with chairmaker Brian Boggs

March 23, 2018

Brian Boggs has been building chairs since 1982, when he was a student of French and philosophy at Berea College in Kentucky. Before that, he aspired to be a fine art…
The Power of SketchUp Components – A Wooden Chain

March 22, 2018

A friend of mine is using SketchUp to make models of the automata and other wooden mechanical devices he builds. Many of his projects include wooden roller chain and sprockets.…
STL 159: Puttin’ On Airs with Pocket Screws

March 16, 2018

Handplanes that don't hold adjustments, dull bandsaw blades, 6-in. vs. 8-in. jointers, favorite tools, and the reign of Ben begins
See what you missed at FWW Live 2017

March 12, 2018

Join us April 20-22 for a weekend of woodworking instruction, inspiration, and camaraderie
Marquetry in Williamsburg

March 7, 2018

Tim Killen tries his hand at marquetry, of course with an assist from SketchUp