There are a number of ways you can stay on top of what's going on at About Woodworking. For starters, if you're not already a subscriber, consider signing up for the ... Read More

In the past few years, advances in battery technology have made cordless drills much more powerful, with longer life between charges. As such, cordless drills are becoming the tool ... Read More

Everyone has an inner voice, a kind of guide that, whether we know it or not, seems to get us out of a lot of messes when we might be ... Read More

Louvered doors and window shutters are an attractive and useful way of protecting windows, adding privacy to closets and dressing areas, acting as vents for heating & air conditioning units, ... Read More

The time to submit projects for the LumberJocks Woodworking Awards Winter 2008 contest is running out. All entries must be submitted by 3PM CST January 31st, 2008. The top overall ... Read More

I came across a pretty interesting article, and had to pass it along. It seems that 16-year-old Marco Facciola needed to complete woodworking project as part of his school ... Read More

After recently posting the article on How to Square-up Wood Stock, I was asked the following question: I have not understood the following part of the article on ‘Methods of ... Read More

Half-blind dovetails are a bit more difficult to perfect than standard through dovetails. They are also very attractive and perfectly used on drawers where the face board of the ... Read More

Are you looking for plans to build a woodworking project? Check out our newly-updated Free Woodworking Plans Gallery. We have plans for furniture, games, kitchen and office accessories, woodworking shop ... Read More

When ripping hardwoods (such as oak) on your table saw or radial-arm saw, you may notice that the saw blade has a tendency to leave burn marks on the stock. ... Read More

I recently was asked a question about our free woodworking plans for The Ultimate Wood Sawhorses. This person wanted to know why the braces are on the inside of ... Read More

Quite often, woodworking plans call for square pieces of stock for parts such as table legs. When the part must be cut from larger pieces of stock or a ... Read More

If you could use a new bathroom cabinet, you have a few choices. 1. You could go to one of the big box home centers and buy a pretty inexpensive ... Read More

When it comes to choosing a power sander to use on your woodworking projects, you have a few different types from which to choose. Belt sanders are perfect when you need ... Read More

Nearly every woodworking project requires holes of one sort or another. To drill these holes, you probably have a couple of cordless drills and a corded power drill. ... Read More

For some woodworking projects, you may need to cut a couple of circular shapes. While many projects require curved cuts that can be accomplished by hand with a jigsaw, ... Read More

If you still haven't made your reservations for the 2008 International Builders' Show in Orlando, Florida, you're running out of time. This year's show will be February 13-16 at ... Read More

Let's face it: woodworking tools, wood stock, fasteners, accessories and everything else associated with the craft can be somewhat expensive. The good news is, it doesn't have to be. For ... Read More

While most modern hammers have hardened steel or fiberglass handles, some are still available with hardwood handles. Wooden handles absorb some of the shock of using the hammer, but the ... Read More

As many regular readers of this column are well aware, I'm a big fan of dovetail joints. Personally, I think a well-crafted dovetail is about the most attractive part ... Read More

One of the most overlooked woodworking machines is the jointer. No other tool in the wood shop is as useful when working with rough-cut stock that needs to be ... Read More

A reader recently asked a couple of questions about biscuit placement, namely what size biscuits to use and where to position the biscuits for his particular project. The answers are relatively ... Read More

In the past couple of decades, there have been numerous styles of dovetail jigs to hit the market. Nearly all of them were variations on a couple of similar ... Read More

It may seem simplistic to say, but all saw blades are not created the same. There are numerous combinations of styles, sizes and cutting types to choose from. ... Read More

The Woodworking Shows will be in a number of locations in the coming weeks. Not only are there clinics, classes and seminars at each show, but you can check ... Read More

Like it or not, sanding is an integral part of woodworking. Some woodworkers really enjoy sanding. When I was younger, I always likened sanding to eating vegetables; it ... Read More

The basic butt joint is the simplest of all woodworking joinery. A butt joint is created where two pieces of wood are merely butted together at a right angle, ... Read More

In order to properly use your router bits, they need to be installed correctly into your router. To the novice, it may seem that all one needs to do ... Read More