Kenney

In Search of the Perfect Workbench
October 28, 2015

A trip to the Hancock Shaker Village provides some fascinating background on Shaker machinery and workbenches.
Building the Base for the Ultimate Shaker Workbench
October 28, 2015

Drawbored mortise-and-tenon joinery ensures a rock-solid base.
Make Beaded Panels for Your Workbench
October 28, 2015

Three-board panels dress up the base of this Shaker workbench.
Prepping the Base for Glue-Up
October 28, 2015

Apply milk paint to the panels, fashion some drawbore pegs, and you're ready to glue up the base of the bench.
How to Install the Benchtop and Vise
October 28, 2015

Learn how to glue up the 3-in. maple top and install a twin-screw vise.
Building a Web-Frame Drawer Box for the Base of the Bench
October 28, 2015

The joinery is stress-free, and so is the assembly.
Assembling the Bench Drawers
October 28, 2015

Through-dovetails and false fronts speed up the process.
How to Install a Sliding Deadman on a Workbench
October 28, 2015

Install this versatile jig to support your workpieces, apply a finish coat of Danish oil, and your bench is complete.
Episode 2: Build the Cabinet Part I of II
June 21, 2013

Learn how to cut and fit the Bowfront Cabinet's primary dovetail joinery. Episode 3 will be available on Friday, July 12th.
Shop Talk Live 9: Four Finger Swipe
June 23, 2012

This week on Shop Talk Live, senior editor Matt Kenney reveals his sordid past as a philosophy professor. Plus, we answer your woodworking questions.

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