Recent How-To Stories

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  Get Started with Japanese Joinery

  September 26, 2019

  Andrew Hunter demonstrates how to cut a scarf joint using hand tools

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  Tom McLaughlin’s Arts and Crafts Finish

  September 25, 2019

  Thin layers of dye, glazes, and sealers create an aged Arts and Crafts look

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  How to Create Curves with Bent Lamination

  September 24, 2019

  Brian Boggs, a virtuoso of bending wood, explains the basics and far beyond

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  Clamping tricks for mitered frames

  September 10, 2019

  To help clamp miters, Craig Thibodeau uses small triangular offcuts from the mitering process as clamping cauls

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  Side-Hung Drawers the Smart Way

  September 4, 2019

  Chris Gochnour explains how he installs side-hung drawers, from routing the dadoes in the case sides to making the runners to using spacers for a perfect fit

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  How to Use a Branding Iron

  August 30, 2019

  Craftspeople have been branding their work for ages, and it can be an important part of identifying a piece. Here are some tips for how to brand your work.

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  How To Flatten and Sand a Chest of Drawers

  August 28, 2019

  For Chris Becksvoort, the belt sander is a workhorse for smoothing drawer sides and for flattening the fronts of drawers to cases

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  Great Results With A Belt Sander

  August 14, 2019

  It may be noisy. It may be dusty. But in a pro shop like Chris Becksvoort's, where time is money, it's hard to beat the belt sander for producing great results quickly.

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  How To Make One Curve Match The Other

  August 12, 2019

  Craig Thibodeau’s technique uses each curve to refine the other in a back-and-forth sanding process that matches them perfectly.

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  Michael Fortune’s Drawing Tricks

  August 7, 2019

  Michael Fortune demonstrates how to modify your drafting tools to bridge the gap between precise and artistic