#268–May/June 2018

How to Make a Simple Leg-Tapering Jig

Dedicated sled is dead-simple to build and use.

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How to Sharpen and Use a Drawknife

Learn how to master the drawknife, a brilliantly simple shaping tool that’s versatile, fast, and a pleasure to use.
Designer's Notebook: The Dynamics of Designing

As a teacher of three-dimensional design, Aaron Levine has learned there is a wide spectrum of pathways for creating something from nothing
Contemporary Arts and Crafts Bed

Updated design combines solid walnut with veneered panels
A Hidden Magnetic Door Catch

This subtle, magnetic method remains unseen
Workbench Tips and Tricks

Here are eight ideas to make your bench work harder.
How to Make a Simple Leg-Tapering Jig

Dedicated sled is dead-simple to build and use.
Stylish Serving Trays

Strong, light, and graceful, they deliver breakfast beautifully
How to Add Splines for Stronger Box Miters

A quick-to-make spline jig produces clean joints with hidden power.
Creating Curved Furniture

Learn when it's best to saw, steam-bend, or laminate parts for chairs and other projects.
Woodworking Wisdom

In this article, Jerry Forshee talks about the pieces of wisdom he's learned from others over a 25-year woodworking career
German-style hand tools: Try them!

If you pick up a Primus plane and give it the run of your bench for a while, you’ll soon be compelled to discover what else you’ve been missing

Two DIY Woodworking Vises

Turn your kitchen table into a workbench with these homemade work-holding wonders
How to handplane a taper to perfection

Tom McLaughlin’s tapering jig makes quick work of any taper, but some work with a handplane makes it sing
Rock-Solid Miters with L-tenons

For Duncan Gowdy, the L-tenon miter joint allows for more straightforward assembly than typical splined miter joints
7 Questions with Joe Morgan

Simple really, we ask Joe questions, and he answers them
An interview with chairmaker Brian Boggs

Brian Boggs has been building chairs since 1982, when he was a student of French and philosophy at Berea College in Kentucky. Before that, he aspired to be a fine art…
How to Get a New Handplane Ready for Work

From Fine Woodworking Live 2017: A new, high-quality handplane is a great addition to your shop, but no matter how much you pay, it won’t be ready to work right out of the box.

Workshop Tip: Angle Bars Tame Big Panel Glue-ups

The simplest, most effective solution for gluing multiple boards edge to edge
Workshop Tip: Increase Your Miter Saw's Capacity

My chopsaw has a limited crosscut capacity compared to sliding models, so I often use an old carpenter’s trick to add 1-1⁄2 in. of crosscut width. By adding two layers…
Workshop Tip: Use Dowel Jig to Mark True Center on any Board

Most boards end up at nonstandard thicknesses, making it a challenge to find and mark their true center for various tasks. I found the perfect solution in my dowel jig,…
Thin-Strip Ripping Jig has a Bonus Feature

I’m not the first to place a stop on the other side of the blade, opposite the fence, when ripping thin strips, so they can fall away freely. But my…