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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 new benchtop tools, sweet coasters,...

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Tool: Edge 20V Loose Tenon Joiner Shop Now (Preorders officially begin on September 8th) Manufacturer: Kreg Tool MSRP: $449.99 (bare tool) $499.99 (tool with 4Ah battery and charger) If there’s a...

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The Ol’ 1–2 I volunteered to drill the holes for the halogen light fixtures in the 6′ tall display cabinet that my cohorts and I were building at the architectural...

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This utilitarian box is made of red oak and is a great exercise in practical woodworking Some of the best kinds of objects made in wood are the ordinary ones....

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A few simple tools and basic technique will result in a great-looking carving. Relief carving as a form of ornamentation is as old as woodworking itself and while at first...

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This finger-joint cabinet is versatile enough to be utilized in any room in the house, and packs in a lot of great woodworking techniques. It’s not often that I get...

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Once the glue on your three-layer leather sandwich has fully cured and solidified, there is one quick refinement to make before moving on to hardware: trimming the perimeter. Using a...

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Phil Huber and John Doyle are back for a special back-to-school edition of the ShopNotes Podcast! This week, they dig into listener comments on radial arm saws, cabinet joinery, woodworking...

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The Lost Art Press storefront will be closed this Friday (Sept. 4) because we’ll be in Iowa at Handworks, and the following Monday (Sept. 7) so we can a) recover from Handworks (here’s hoping Chris and I don’t once again bring home a bad case of Covid…or a not-bad case of Covid, for that matter)...

Tool: M18 FUEL NEXUS 6 Gallon Wet/Dry Vacuum Shop Now Manufacturer: Milwaukee MSRP: $349+ Milwaukee has given their Nexus line of modular vacuums a huge upgrade with the addition of Packout...

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Jamie Gale is one of the most influential and forward-thinking voices in the guitar world. He is the founder of the Boutique Guitar Showcase, but his perspective goes far beyond guitars. His work has taken him into areas like artificial intelligence and robotics.

For episode 117, we talk about the changing cycles of the guitar industry, the rise of the Boutique Guitar Showcase, and some hard-earned lessons in business. Most importantly, Jamie shares his thoughts on what it takes for an independent guitar maker to build a distinctive identity.

Link: https://www.jamiegale.net

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.

Welcome to The Splinter Report, where I gather the assorted interesting and amusing things I’ve seen in the woodworking world. This week I went to IWF and saw all sorts...

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While I wouldn’t use poplar as a primary wood unless it was to be painted, it’s my absolute favorite secondary wood. Its tight grain and stable characteristics make it outstanding for drawer...

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K Schubeck, Monroe Robinson’s wife, recently released a short YouTube production about their time at Dick Proenneke’s cabin. Dick spent 31 years living alone in the Alaska wilderness, building his cabin and nearly everything he needed to survive. His adventures were documented on the program “Alone in the Wilderness” on PBS. After Dick left his...

Build your own kitchen cabinets with this step-by-step guide covering cabinet construction for a custom kitchen that fits your space. Ask ten woodworkers how to build kitchen cabinets and you’ll...

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Hands down, the best way to finish cabinet interiors. Using factory-made prefinished plywood makes cabinet building quicker, easier and cleaner, so it’s unfortunate that most home centers and lumberyards don’t...

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Undermount slides show off the joinery. Once you’ve taken the time to build dovetailed drawers for your kitchen cabinets, it’s a crime to cover them up with side-mount drawer slides....

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A dovetail jig enables anyone to make a classy drawer. As a woodworker, what’s the first thing you notice when you open a cabinet’s drawer? The way it’s put together,...

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We just released an entirely revised video on how to build a comb-back stick chair. But before you consider purchasing it, check your email. If you bought the original video sometime during the last four years, you should’ve received an email giving you free access to the new video. If you didn’t get the email,...

We have all the Lost Art Press books, Crucible tools (including 150 of our new lump hammers!) and apparel ready to ship out to Handworks in Amana, Iowa for the Sept. 4-5 show, and we’re hauling ourselves out there on Sept. 3. The show runs from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and features...

Dial in a perfect fit with even gaps all around. If you’ve ever installed a cabinet door using traditional butt hinges, you know what a pain in the butt they...

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A tongue-and-groove router bit set gets the job done fast. When you learn how to make cabinet doors, you will have mastered one of the basic skills in woodworking. Doors...

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Ready to take on one of the biggest projects in the shop? This week, we’re sharing a six-part series on building kitchen cabinets from start to finish. We’ll be showing...

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The last word! The Nava New Model mandolin and its happy owner!

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 rock bench. I was...

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John Spaziani beat cancer some 15 years ago and wanted a way to help other cancer patients. An article in a woodturning magazine gave him just the idea he needed....

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Your saw can work better by adding washers or by changing the way you saw. When I was a kid, the first saw I bought was a Craftsman coping saw...

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After ruining four $90 sheets of plywood by storing them on a damp floor, I came up with a simple fix: PVC feet. Cut several 12″ sections of 2″ dia....

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Build a replica of an Arts and Crafts classic. Twenty-five years ago I fell in love with an old oak stool. Since then, I’ve used it as a computer desk,...

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Last week I attended the 2026 Milwaukee Pipeline event to get the lowdown on everything they’ve been working on recently. It was my first time attending the event in person,...

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Why I am not designing my own plans A craftsperson can intuitively build a chair, solving problems like comfort or build technique in their design. However, they then quickly become...

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Every woodworker knows the importance of keeping edge tools sharp, but protecting those razor-sharp edges when tools are tucked into a drawer or tossed into a travel bag is just...

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In this week’s episode of the ShopNotes podcast, Phil, Logan, and John revisit the versatility – and occasional sketchiness – of radial arm saws before weighing the pros and cons...

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I started teaching chairmaking one year ago, fresh off a week assisting Christopher Schwarz’s Chairmaker’s Toolbox class. I had just a few chairs under my belt and probably wasn’t quite ready to teach anyone else how to make them, but I had a willing co-teacher and enough reckless abandon to try. We set off on...

This is the final post in a three-post series featuring images from a carousel of Don Weber’s slides, which he found while working with us on a profile for The Stick Chair Journal No. 4. This post features images of chairs and a wonderful series of photos from a Country Workshops chairmaking class, taught by...

This is the second post in a three-post series featuring images from a carousel of Don Weber’s slides, which he found while working with us on a profile for The Stick Chair Journal No. 4. These images show chairmakers, Don’s journey to the Wycombe woodlands, Don’s pole lathe and his Welsh left-handed writing chair. Captions...

Had a great day! John and his wife (a delightful couple) came over to pick up his new Nava mandolin.

So, for me, happiness is seeing the delight that a client has with their new mandolin and also, hearing it played properly!

And for John, well he is clearly very happy with his new mandolin. I’ve never bothered with customer endorsements but have a read of his wonderful comment on the last YouTube video.

Thank you John!

While working on Don Weber’s profile for The Stick Chair Journal No. 4, Don told me that he had a carousel of slides that might of  interest. These were images he used during a talk he gave with Michael Dunbar, and, he believes, Jennie Alexander, at a chair symposium at Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library....