Fine Woodworking

Lumber/Materials

Workshop Tip: Leather holds small screws for safe grinding

July 13, 2022

Folded leather is an easier option than pliers for holding screws that need grinding.
For the Love of Pine

June 16, 2022

The wood that makes you feel superhuman
Quartersawn and animated

April 21, 2022

This video illustrates the work that goes into turning a log into perfectly quartersawn lumber.
Finding and sawing wood slabs

March 7, 2022

Keep one eye open for found wood, and the other on your wallet.
Plywood and sheet goods for the woodworker

February 25, 2022

Veterans of a professional cabinetry shop give a rundown of 11 different sheet-good products, from plywood to MDF and everything in between.
Eco-friendly composite materials

February 14, 2022

You don't have to sacrifice craftsmanship for sustainability with these environmentally friendly products.
What is a board foot?

May 12, 2021

A measure of volume, a board-foot calculation is really only pertinent when you sidle up to the lumer yard cash register.
Problem with a product? Contact the manufacturer

March 29, 2021

No one is immune to mistakes, so give them an opportunity to make it right.
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Selecting lumber for an invisible glued-up panel

December 18, 2020

In this master class episode, Tom McLaughlin demonstrates how he selects lumber and mills it to prepare for an almost invisible slip-matched panel joint.
Wood hoarding

December 16, 2020

If, like Vic Tesolin, you can't help keeping all those scraps around, it helps to have a system.

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