Fine Woodworking

How-To

The subtleties of driving a screw

March 3, 2021

Strong, budget-friendly, and reversible, screws are useful in a number of furniture making applications.
The Finishing Environment

March 2, 2021

You'll need a space that is clean, well lighted, and ventilated...and, depending where you live, heated in winter.
2×4 Table with Concrete Top

February 26, 2021

Pocket-hole joinery is perfect for this outdoor table project.
Build a Slab-Top Table

February 26, 2021

Natural-edge slabs make great tabletops. Learn how to transform a slab into a beautiful top and discover two simple bases to support it.
Build a Bench Around a Tree

February 26, 2021

Make a tree a centerpiece in your yard with this shady seat.
How to Build a Window Box with Trim

February 26, 2021

Create a stunning accessory for your home in no time.
Three planes for cutting rabbets

February 24, 2021

Megan Fitzpatrick favors a straight rabbet plane, a shoulder plane, or a skew rabbet/moving fillister for this task.
Shopmade tablesaw tenoning jig

February 24, 2021

Bob Van Dyke's jig features a thick, laminated plywood bridge that straddles the tablesaw's rip fence, dampening any vibration that could lead to inaccuracy.
Gesso Highlights Carvings

February 22, 2021

Kristina Madsen embodies her carvings by scrubbing tinted gesso into the facets of naturally finished or painted surfaces to create contrast.
Gouges for green woodworking

February 20, 2021

Green woodworker David Fisher puts together a collection of his favorite gouges, suggesting which sizes are most useful and explaining what each is best used for.

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