Woodworking Blogs
Check out two of the best woodworking blogs on the internet. (More to come soon!)
Woodworker's Journal
Cleaning up the surface of his workbench with a scraper was a good chance for Chris Marshall to get back to basics with one of woodworking's simplest tools.
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This reader-submitted coffee table features hand-made joinery and a clever use of tile for the tabletop. I wanted to share this project that I'm so proud of: a custom built coffee table with marble stone tiles on top. To use stone tiles for the top of a table is a great way to give furniture [...]
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Most woodworkers think they are buying what they need and have never used a proper workbench. Ernie Conover explains why.
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This reader's project incorporates some clever "interactive" functionality and plenty of storage.
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Recently, a reader wrote in to get some advice about building a chair. Our answers took decidedly different approaches to a larger and broader topic of building chairs.
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Rockler Woodworking & Hardware
In the previous Shop Mobility blog post, we discussed adding casters to your existing tool stands. Now let’s look at adding wheels to the shop carts, tools and cabinets you build in house. In my shop I have an older drill press that...
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Maybe you need to store your tools away when not working, or maybe being able to shift things around to suit the project at hand would be helpful. Whatever the reason, shop mobility is an option that most of us have given some thought. Whether yo...
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So far in this series we have looked at simple wood bending in thin stock or with kerf cuts, and forming bent wood parts through laminating thin strips together on a form. In this final installment, we will discuss steam bending wood. St...
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We started this wood bending series exploring simple and kerf bending. In this edition, we look at forming wood parts using thin laminates. As we all know, the thinner the part, the easier it will conform to a curve. Lamination is the pro...
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Nature hates straight lines, and as woodworkers we spend a huge amount of time and effort in making things straight. But curves can and should be a large part of your woodworking. There are several methods for forming wood into curves, and the ne... |