Recent How-To Stories

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  Breadboard ends: 4 ways

  February 5, 2020

  Gary Rogowski demonstrates, step by step, four methods for keeping tabletops and wide panels flat.

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  How to cut coves on the tablesaw

  February 3, 2020

  Instead of turning to a router or a shaper, Will Neptune produces various deep, wide coves using the tablesaw.

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  Use interlocking grooves for precise reveals

  January 30, 2020

  Amy Costello's beautiful boxes feature a stepped-in bottom, which she is able to quickly make with a single setup on the tablesaw.

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  How to flatten boards without a jointer

  January 2, 2020

  While you are waiting to buy an 8- or 12-in.-wide jointer that can keep up with your planer, Asa Christiana gives you a few great ways to get flat, straight boards without owning a wide jointer.

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  Tapering at the Jointer

  December 23, 2019

  Mike Pekovich demonstrates how you can accurately and consistently taper parts on the jointer.

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  Make Your Own Spokeshave

  December 19, 2019

  Former Krenov School instructor David Welter demonstrates how to make a wooden spokeshave that will quickly become one of your favorite hand tools.

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  From The Bench: Lessons from Shop Class

  December 9, 2019

  Most of the lessons learned in shop class years ago are still shaping Walter Sivigny's work habits today.

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  French Polishing: Carved Details

  December 4, 2019

  In the conclusion of this series, John Coffey gives a brief overview of the different methods he uses when French polishing carved elements.

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  Bandsawn Bridle Joints

  December 2, 2019

  Step away from the tablesaw. Brian Boggs argues that his bandsawn bridle joints are simpler, more efficient, and can be cut entirely without layout.

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  A simpler way to offset drawbore joinery

  November 25, 2019

  Mike Pekovich has simplified the task of offsetting drawbore holes by using an undersize center punch. In this video, he shows his one-step process.