Recent How-To Stories

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  Storing Green Wood for Carving

  August 28, 2018

  A reader asks, "What’s the best way to store the log before working it, and how long do I have to wait for it to be ready for carving?"

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  Rust Removal with Lemon Juice and Salt

  August 2, 2018

  Sometimes a great tool is hiding under a film of rust, and with a little elbow grease and a couple of household ingredients, it’s not too hard to get that old tool shining again

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  Design: Is it a learnable skill?

  July 26, 2018

  Designing vs. building, the creative vs. the practical—there are two distinct aspects to building furniture, and simply because you have technical skill doesn’t mean you naturally have a talent for design

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  Composing: A Flexible Design Process

  July 26, 2018

  Keep options open from the initial idea to the finished piece

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  Router table basics

  July 26, 2018

  Get the most from this workshop workhorse

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  One Cabriole Leg, Three Different Feet

  July 26, 2018

  A step-by-step guide to creating three distinct period feet for the cabriole leg

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  How to: Precise Bandsawn Dovetails

  July 26, 2018

  Four simple jigs create beautiful joints quickly

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  Bandsaw Tips: How to eliminate drift from your cuts

  July 16, 2018

  A sharp blade isn't the only answer to bandsaw drift. In this video Michael Fortune shows you two fixes to make your saw run true.

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  How to Break Down Plywood With a Track Saw

  July 13, 2018

  Follow this step-by-step sequence for cutting sheet goods to accurate sizes, all without a tablesaw.

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  Furniture Construction: Our Favorite Articles

  July 13, 2018

  A roundup of our top articles from Will Neptune, Jeff Miller, Mike Korsak, and Christian Becksvoort on constructing and engineering furniture