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Felling a Tree the Old-Fashioned Way

I had a lot of fun working on a Portable Sawmills article for the forthcoming July/August issue of Woodworker’s Journal. To do the research (I didn’t really know anything about small sawmills), I visited a pair of local sawyers who demonstrated how their marvelous machines work: Just set a log on the mill’s bed, start [...]
Shop Cabinets, Production Style

Whoever first said that if you enjoy what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life, must have been a woodworker. Or maybe a magazine editor. In any case, it sure sums up how I feel about my job, which is equal parts of both vocations. I’m pretty sure a coal miner would [...]
This may be the most complicated woodworking project we’ve ever seen — but man, is it cool. (Just make sure you’re standing back when some of those secret compartments open!)   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKikHxKeodA&list=PL_N0bnprvOhApU2MSZv2NCTmKeU87nUx
May/June 2013 Issue Preview

  Summertime is a chance to get out of the shop now and then, and the new June 2013 print issue of Woodworker’s Journal will give you several good reasons to get out and explore — whether it’s a new lumberyard or your back yard. Here’s a sneak peek at what you’ll find in the [...]
WJ Reader Ideas Needed: Raise the Bar (By Adding Some Wood!)

Among woodworkers, there are some projects that are “classics” — whether the woodworker in question has built them or just has them on a mental “someday” list. Sometimes, it seems as if nearly everyone has built, or wants to build, a guitar, a wooden boat … or a bar for the basement. If that woodworker [...]
Rethinking the Simple 2x4

Author uses unusually clear 2x4s to make outfeed table behind his table saw. Reflects on their worth as project wood.
Exercising Your Joints

I got an email from a friend this morning asking me what I thought about Festool’s Domino joinery system. I told him I thought it was an incredibly ingenious solution for rapidly cutting mortises and that the machine itself is a marvelous (albeit expensive) tool. When I reread his email before sending my reply, it [...]
Dreams of Springtime and Shop Improvement

When it comes to weather, we’ve had a true embarrassment of riches here in California this winter. Although the beginning of this year has been the driest in recent memory, it’s hard to argue with sunny days and shirtsleeve weather at a time when folks in other parts of the country are freezing and getting [...]
Have you ever wondered how hardwood veneer is made? Yeah, me, too! One of my woodworking friends sent this link to me — and it does a really great job of showing the process. Even though I’ve been around the industry for a long time, and have even seen veneer being made firsthand, I thought [...]
Grizzly Adds New Tool Comparison Feature to Website

If 2013 is your year to buy a new stationary tool, and Grizzly is one of the companies you’re considering for that purchase, they’ve just added a slick new search feature that could make the process quite easy. It’s a machinery comparison chart widget that generates an instant side-by-side cross-reference for up to four Grizzly [...]
From Our Woodworking Colleagues

Our colleagues at The Taunton Press recently sent out a message regarding the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, and we at the Woodworker’s Journal feel moved to pass it along to our readers. Click through to read more.
January/February 2013 Issue Preview

The January/February 2013 issue of Woodworker’s Journal magazine contains plenty of content to keep you busy in the shop during winter months and beyond. Here’s a sneak peek at what you’ll find in the issue.
Skill Builder: Finishing Flow Chart
 
I'll expand on the finishing flow chart first published in the July 2005 issue of Woodworker's Journal by adding full descriptions of each step in the process. The end result, if you keep them all, will be a complete finishing primer.
Skill Builder: Basic Butt Joints
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Butt joints can be used in a lot of different ways to join two boards or panels: edge to edge, end to side, end to edge, etc. To make a simple square or rectangular frame, cabinet, box or drawer using butt joints is very easy.
Skill Builder: Box and Finger Joints
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One of the easiest ways to cut clean and tight-fitting box joints is with a table saw, using a dado blade and a sliding jig. You can build your own box joint jig by adapting your saw's miter gauge, or you can buy one ready-made jig, like the Rockler box joint jig.
Skill Builder: Hand Cut Mortise and Tenons
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If you're doing woodworking on a shoestring budget, you'll be happy to know that the only tools you need to cut tight-fitting mortise and tenon joints are a square, knife and marking gauge, a fine-toothed saw, and couple of sharp chisels and mallet.
Skill Builder: Rabbets, Dadoes and Grooves
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Not the showiest or most complex of woodworking joints, rabbets, dadoes and grooves are, nonetheless, three of the most practical and versatile joints you’ll ever cut. Best suited to cabinet and furniture carcass construction using plywood, MDF and similar sheet goods, all three joints are also good for some solid-wood applications, such as building simple boxes and drawers.
Wipe-on Finishes and More

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Most coatings are formulated to work best with a particular type of applicator, but some work nicely with more than one. Knowing which coatings favor which application techniques can help you get better results. To that end, here's a rundown of the various common finishes and some of the best application strategies for each.
Skill Builder: Miter Joints

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There are lots of different ways to cut parts for a basic miter-joined frame: with a handsaw and miter box , with a table saw and miter gauge or special miter jig, or using a dedicated crosscut saw, such as a radial-arm saw, compound-miter saw or sliding compound miter saw.
Skill Builder: Dovetail Joints

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Although it's an involved process, few woodworking tasks will bring you the sense of pride you'll get from hand cutting a dovetail joint. Like most operations, there are lots of different ways to cut these joints.
Staining and Dyeing


Although color change is its primary function, stain can also intensify or diminish the grain of the wood, depending on the type of wood and the type of stain you use. Therefore, it is important to understand how different types of stains work.
Making the Most of Your Router Bits: Not Just a Door Bit
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I used to teach router table classes and the most popular part was, hands down, making cabinet doors. Virtually every bit manufacturer offers door making bits in several profiles. These come in a set, where the mating profiles are two separate bits, and a single bit form, where both cuts are contained in one bit. The bit I'm using is the single cutter type.
Making the Most of Your Router Bits: Multi Profile Bit

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The Multi Profile Bit is the first in a series that will cover router bits made to help you perform difficult router tasks more easily, the proper ways to set up & use them, and tips for getting the best results.
Making the Most of Your Router Bits: The Butterfly Spline Bit
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At first glance, the Butterfly Spline Bit seems like a very simple and limited use tool. But look closer and you can find a lot of useful applications for these splines. The bit cuts a butterfly profile, essentially two dovetail keys joined at the smaller width.
Making the Most of Your Router Bits: Sash Bit

Many manufacturers make sash bits, but most are designed as 'stub' tenon bits, working more like a stile and rail door set. The Freud set is designed to make long tenons in the joint connections, making a vastly stronger window. Because of this, the bits require a bit more work, but the extra effort is well worth it.
Making the Most of Your Router Bits: Glue Joint Bit

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Gluing boards together to form larger panels is something of a mystery to novice woodworkers. Boards don't line up properly, and clamps can tend to force the edges out of alignment. Boards may have a slight bow along their length and just try to get a clamp into the middle of your panel to fix it. There is a wide array of joining systems out there to help, but my personal favorite is still the Glue Joint router bit.
Making the Most of Your Router Bits: Dish Carving Bit

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There are many projects that require the milling of pockets. Antique game tables nearly always had dished-out areas for candles and game chips. Signmakers often raise letters by removing the background around them, and all sorts of serving trays, bowls and stands are dished out to provide a rim for keeping things in.
Grex Adds Rapid-Fire Feature to Upholstery Nailer
Grex Adds Rapid-Fire Feature to Upholstery Nailer
LiLi Jackson talks with Grex about some of their new products at AWFS Fair in Las Vegas.
How to Turn a Bowl Using a Four-Jaw Scroll Chuck
How to Turn a Bowl Using a Four-Jaw Scroll Chuck
A scroll chuck can simplify the process of mounting bowl blanks by eliminating the need for a faceplate. In this video, expert woodturner Ernie Conover demonstrates the process of using a scroll chuck to turn a bowl from start to finish.
"No-Measure", Evenly Spaced Dadoes
"No-Measure", Evenly Spaced Dadoes
Chris Marshall shows a trick for perfectly spaced dados without time-consuming measurements. This trick applies to a table saw blade organizer featured in the September/October 2010 issue, but can be easily adapted for many other projects.
Band Saw Maintenance - Skill Builder Power Tool Tune-Up Series
Band Saw Maintenance - Skill Builder Power Tool Tune-Up Series
To keep this versatile tool performing well, it requires both occasional maintenance and regular adjustments and tune ups.
Powermatic Heavy Duty 18" Bandsaw
Powermatic Heavy Duty 18" Bandsaw
Field Editor Chris Marshall looks at Powermatic's 18" Bandsaw at AWFS Fair in Las Vegas.
March/April 2012 Issue Preview
March/April 2012 Issue Preview
Rob Johnstone gives a sneak peek at the March/April 2012 issue
Delta Expands Unisaw Offerings with Accessories, Rolling Base
Delta Expands Unisaw Offerings with Accessories, Rolling Base
Chris Marshall talks with Scott Phillips about some new accessories for the new Unisaw at AWFS Fair in Las Vegas.
January/February 2012 Issue Preview
January/February 2012 Issue Preview
If you don’t have your copy of the January/February 2012 issue and you’d like to know what we’ve packed into it, this video from Field Editor Chris Marshall and Editor in Chief Rob Johnstone will bring you up to speed.
Turning a Three Leg Stool
Turning a Three Leg Stool
Noted turning expert and teacher Ernie Conover demonstrates the process for creating a three leg stool using standard turning techniques. Faceplate and spindle work with a multi-axis turned stretcher create a cool footrest.
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