Small Projects

Small projects are fertile breeding grounds for learning

January 13, 2020

If you are a woodworker looking to improve your skills, Mike Farrington suggests that you intersperse some small projects into your work.
Cutting Off a Box Top on the Tablesaw

October 16, 2019

There are many techniques for removing a box lid, but Bob Van Dyke likes to cut through each wall completely in one pass using the tablesaw.
Build a Shaker Berry Box

October 4, 2019

Chris Becksvoort builds a Shaker classic with minimal materials
Spooning Up Woodworking Lessons

September 16, 2019

Vic Tesolin argues that even if you're not into spoon carving, there are many lessons that carving a spoon can teach any woodworker
Make a Box, Part Two – Start Woodworking S1:Ep6

July 8, 2019

In the second part of this video on making an elegant small box with basic woodworking tools, we jump right in to the task of cutting a rabbet joint with…
Make a Box, Part One – Start Woodworking S1:Ep5

July 8, 2019

Learn the basics of hand-tool woodworking in this two-part project video where we guide you through building a small elegant box. We begin by laying out the joinery with a combination…
Make a Cutting Board – Start Woodworking S1:Ep3

July 1, 2019

Cutting boards are a great first project for the novice woodworker because the process will introduce you to a number of basic woodworking tools and techniques and you end up…
The ABCs of Letter Carving

April 2, 2019

A few key techniques handle every letter in the alphabet
Workshop Tips: Router-Table Jig Makes Perfect Rabbets for Banding

April 1, 2019

I created this jig to rout ledges for edge-banding (called “binding”) on the curved sides of a ukulele, but it will cut perfect rabbets for banding or inlay on all…
Make A Contemporary Swing-Arm Lamp

January 30, 2019

Christian Becksvoort's wall lamp swivels on a wooden bracket and can be made to hold different types of shades

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