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Build a small workbench with full-sized features for a budding woodworker. “The bench is probably the most important item in the workshop.” Those are Charles H. Hayward’s first words in...

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Tool: R-240 Ryoba Shop Now Manufacturer: Temple Tool Co MSRP: $45 The R-240 Ryoba from Temple Tool Co. is a modern interpretation of one of Japan’s most versatile hand saws. Featuring...

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As you might know, I’ve been renovating my kitchen since the day after Thanksgiving 2025, when I began tearing out the old cabinets and vinyl flooring. And just in time for Thanksgiving 2026, my kitchen is once again functional, with upper and lower cabinets done and installed (well, they still need doors and drawer fronts,...

I provide support for my vacuum hose and hold its business end exactly where I want it, as shown in the illustration at right. This setup makes arranging dust collection...

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Nothing is more poetic and comforting than a roaring wood stove in the shop. There are plenty of ways to heat a woodworking shop these days. Push a button, flip...

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Welcome to Open Wire, our bi-monthly Woodworking Q&A session. Until 5 p.m. today, you can post your questions in the comment section below, then Chris and I, along with your fellow readers if they wish, will answer. I’m writing this post about a week ahead of time, but it’s fairly safe to assume that as...

This week we have two pieces we are selling to readers: a Welsh-style stick chair I made last month, plus a gorgeous walnut shelving unit that journeyer Kale Vogt made for a pottery show. These items are being sold separately via a random drawing. Complete information on buying the items is below. First, a little...

Welcome to The Splinter Report, where I gather the assorted interesting and amusing things I’ve seen in the woodworking world. This week we’re looking at a sunken ship and Woodworking...

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Evidently, even the washing machine isn’t the final stop on woodworking debris’ migratory journey. No, that’s the dryer lint trap, a woodworking household’s final-stage dust collector. There are plenty of ways...

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Forget the stockpile of wood; what about the stock of partial projects? When building furniture, some woodworkers keep a stockpile of lumber on hand and draw from their stacks as...

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Hoisting heavy sheets of plywood and MDF onto my tablesaw is not my idea of workshop fun. That’s why I devised this pivoting rack— and began storing my sheet stock...

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Long before premium makers like Lie-Nielsen and Lee Valley entered the scene, Stanley essentially governed the block plane market. For decades, the standard was set by a classic triad of...

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Woodworking in America 2026 (tickets still available!) is just a few days away, so we’ve put together a little visitor’s guide on where to eat and drink while you’re in...

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Tool: Logger’s Hand Salve Shop Now and Logger’s Bug Repellent Shop Now Manufacturer: Walrus Oil MSRP: $10.99+ For years, I’ve relied on Walrus Oil for anything that comes into contact with food—cutting boards,...

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A project with a bite. How do three carpenters feed an abandoned baby squirrel? Glass dropper in hand, huddled around a kitchen table in the historic district of downtown Alexandria,...

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Viewer comments, fixing up old tools, and a Denmark-Sweden Tour recap. Head to the Woodsmith website for more info about the projects they talk about in this episode. Find all...

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Welcome to The Splinter Report, where I gather the assorted interesting and amusing things I’ve seen in the woodworking world. This week we’re looking at a cool build, a tool...

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The Sauter OFL3.0 Pivoting Router Lift takes a shaper’s tilting feature and puts it into a table-based router lift. Shapers are fantastic tools. Like router tables on steroids, there’s almost nothing...

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It’s been years since my last needlepoint project (a belt for a boyfriend … who was an ex-boyfriend before the belt was done), and I wasn’t very good then. I’m worse now – but just competent enough to sew a patch onto a hat. In the video below, I tacked the corners down…but I recommend,...

Here we go!!! The Workshop Covington website is live!  Check out WorkshopCovington.com and see the assortment of classes we have lined up for the first half of 2027. We are excited to offer both a range of class types and experience levels. There will be chair making and tool chests, marquetry and design classes, even...

Check out these 11 methods to make layout easier. Write With Chalk Lay out “cut here” marks on rough lumber with chalk. Chalk marks are easy to read, even on...

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Common wood from a common source creates an uncommon beauty.

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Who says you can’t put a square peg in a round hole?  My scrap bin is made from round cardboard tubes made for concrete forms. These tubes are available at...

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A haunch strengthens a standard mortise and tenon joint in two ways: it helps prevent the rail from twisting and increases the joint’s glue surface area. Of all the variations...

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Tool: FitFinder Wave Reversible Glue Joint Bit Shop Now Manufacturer: Microjig MSRP: $99.99 Glue-line router bits aren’t new. Look at almost any manufactured butcher-block countertop and you’ll find standard finger-joint...

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Chris Holcomb specializes in making world-class resonator guitars in Santa Cruz, California.

Chris built a guitar in his teens and has pursued the craft ever since. In episode 118, Chris tells us this wasn't a straightforward path, but one of persistence and dedication that ultimately paid off as he achieved his goal of making a life and living through his hands.

Link:  https://www.cfholcombguitars.com/ / https://www.instagram.com/c.f.holcombguitars/

Luthier on Luthier is hosted by Michael Bashkin of Bashkin Guitars and brought to you by the Fretboard Journal. This episode is sponsored by the Looth Group, Dream Guitars and StewMac.

I don’t typically receive—or accept—unsolicited requests for product reviews. So when an email landed in my inbox from Edward Hu at Tallahassee Tung Oil, I was initially skeptical. But when...

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This week, Logan is joined by Bridgid from Fine Woodworking and SawStop CEO Matt Howard to discuss their new band saw. Head to the Woodsmith website for more info about...

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The following is excerpted from Chapter 11 of “Shaker Inspiration,” in which author Christian Becksvoort presents six of the many Shaker reproductions he’s made in his long career. Other design chapters include measured drawings for his own designs and a baker’s dozen of Shaker classics. Plus he shares his construction methods, thoughts on design and...

I’ve just started building my next mandolin. In this video, I look at making its rosette in quite some detail. Hope that you find it interesting.

Cheers Gary

Welcome to The Splinter Report, where I gather the assorted interesting and amusing things I’ve seen in the woodworking world. This week we’re looking at a heartfelt story, upgrading your...

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I’ve spoken here often about the tragedy of woodworking businesses disappearing after being destroyed by fire, but I don’t often get to talk about the ones who come back. Many...

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A simple table saw technique levels four legs in no time flat. Rock-n-roll. That’s what four-legged pieces have a habit of doing – even with perfect joinery and a careful...

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Bullet-Catch Bench Dogs When I built my workbench, I drilled round bench-dog holes in the top so I didn’t have to cut square mortises. Being a thrifty sort, I didn’t...

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