Rough Cut: Tilt-Top Maple Table (811)

This week on Rough Cut with Fine Woodworking, host Tom McLaughlin shares his design for a Shaker-inspired tilt-top table made of curly maple. The table has a pedestal base with…

Rough Cut: End Table with Carved Accents (810)

This week on Rough Cut with Fine Woodworking, host Tom McLaughlin welcomes his friend and neighbor David Lamb to his shop. David, a long-standing member of the New Hampshire Furniture Masters,…

Rough Cut: Craftsman Dining Chair (809)

In this episode host Tom McLaughlin builds a Craftsman-style dining chair out of white oak. He’ll share traditional chairmaking techniques, such as mortise and tenon joinery reinforced with wood pegs.…

Dovetailed Tea Box Plan

Host Tom McLaughlin is joined by Fine Woodworking’s Mike Pekovich to make a beautiful tea box out of the dark and exotic wenge wood. He then contrasts that with a spectacular figured…

Shaker-Inspired Hall Table Plans

Build this classic Shaker-inspired hall table featured in episode one. Made of cherry, the piece features iconic Shaker details, such as mortise-and-tenon joinery with wooden pegs for strength and looks,…

Bow-Front Cabinet Plans

Use American ash to build a hanging bow front cabinet featuring hand-crafted proud dovetails and a hidden magnet close. This plan shows you how to use lamination to create the…

Tilt-Top Tabletop Profile

Tom uses two different router bits to profile the edge of the round tabletop

How to Fit Hinges on a Shaker Blanket Chest

In this video, Tom McLaughlin shows you how he installs hinges and his method for dialing them in for a perfect fit

Handplane a Taper to Perfection

Tom McLaughlin's tapering jig makes quick work of any taper, whether it is used on the tablesaw or bandsaw. Tom always leaves himself a little room to clean things up…

Tom McLaughlin

Terry Moore

Michael Pekovich