Make your furniture stand out by combining different grain, figure, and colors. Just don’t overdo it
Built around the hinge, this routing template is fast and flawless
Doors are dominant on most cabinet designs, so dressing up door panels is an easy way to make furniture stand out.
Why bother? Because this one works better than anything on the market
New products have changed the game
The Internet has made it easier to find exceptional wood, but you need to be an educated shopper
Make classic fluted columns of any length, without a big lathe
Zero-clearance trick applies to almost every tool in the shop
Since its introduction in the early 1980s, Forrest’s Woodworker II blade (model WW 10407125) has become something of a gold standard for general-purpose blades. So when the company announced a…
Delta has recently introduced a range of full-kerf (0.125 in.) sawblades designed to be used on tablesaws with at least 3 hp motors. I tested the 10 in. 50 tooth…
Q: I like the chamfered screw slots found on the bottoms of many drawers. What’s a good way to make them? Carl Engel, Pawtucket, RI A: A slotted screw hole…
Q: I found Mark Schofield’s wipe-on gel varnish (“One Editor’s Foolproof Finish,” FWW #196) very useful, as I always have trouble getting a smooth surface with a brushed finish. Would…
Q: I’m over 6 ft. tall and have a bad back. Bending over to use my tablesaw and jointer just isn’t comfortable anymore. What can I do to make them…
Q: I’m making Garrett Hack’s bench (“A Workbench 30 Years in the Making,” FWW #209) and would like more information about his benchdogs. In particular, what type of spring does…
Q: I have a large walnut slab that I’d like to cut into bowl blanks and turn on my lathe. What’s the best way to store the blanks so that…
The leaded-glass for these doors are simple to make and they really help to finish out the Stickley style for this piece.
Hank Gilpin’s designs are driven more by the wood than by a preconceived notion of how the form should look. In another shop, the wood for these pieces might have…
