fundamentals

3 tips for beginner woodworking projects
November 28, 2023

Getting started in woodworking? Kate Swann has plenty of resources to help you out.
Open-grain vs. closed-grain wood
May 31, 2023

Understanding wood properties can help elevate your furniture making experience.
Tune up an all-purpose hatchet into a carving axe
May 17, 2023

Andrea Cortés provides an accessible tooling alternative to start spoon carving.
Easy to build router table
February 23, 2023

Larissa Huff's router table features a versatile and effective design that won't rob you of time or materials
Greenwood: Carving a wooden cup
April 11, 2022

This cup, with design roots in Scandinavia and Japan, offers a quiet lesson in carving a small object.
Plywood and sheet goods for the woodworker
February 25, 2022

Veterans of a professional cabinetry shop give a rundown of 11 different sheet-good products, from plywood to MDF and everything in between.
What is a board foot?
May 12, 2021

A measure of volume, a board-foot calculation is really only pertinent when you sidle up to the lumer yard cash register.
Choosing Tools: How to Do More with Less
February 26, 2021

This basic set of tools is enough to get you started building projects right away.
Where to Build
February 26, 2021

Woodworking all starts with setting up shop, which is nothing more than creating some space and storage (and buying a few key tools).
17th-century relief carving
December 17, 2020

Peter Follansbee demonstrates how to carve his 17th-century box using two common motifs: S-scrolls and lunettes.

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