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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: 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.
Rubbing Out: The Final Step to a Great Finish
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You can rub out all types of film forming finishes, including shellac, lacquer, oil based varnish and polyurethane, waterbased coatings and catalyzed or conversion coatings. There are three strong reasons for doing so.
Sealers and Pore Fillers

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Strictly speaking, any finish that forms a film on wood can be used as a sealer. Some coatings are so good at this task by themselves that they are called "self-sealing" finishes. Other finishes are not, and they benefit from special sealers.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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: 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: 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.
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: 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.
Two Kreg Products Speed Shelf Pin Drilling, Panel Clamping
Brad Lilienthal previews Kreg Tool's new shelf pin hole-drilling jig and workbench clamping system to Woodworker's Journal Magazine at the 2011 AWFS Fair.
Oneida Offers Smarter Dust Collection
Oneida Offers Smarter Dust Collection
Field Editor Chris Marshall learns some of the features of the new Oneida dust collection system.
Kreg's Precision Beaded Face Frame System
Kreg's Precision Beaded Face Frame System
Field Editor Chris Marshall learns how a new system from Kreg Tools makes precise beaded face frames easier.
Rockler Introduces Bench Cookies & Tapering Jig
Rockler Introduces Bench Cookies & Tapering Jig
LiLi Jackson talks with Rockler Woodworking & Hardware about some of their innovative new products at AWFS Fair in Las Vegas.
Festool Improves CT Dust Extractors
Festool Improves CT Dust Extractors
Field Editor Chris Marshall got a chance to look at the improved line of Festool Dust Extractors at IWF 2010.
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.
June 2011 Issue Preview
June 2011 Issue Preview
For a quick preview of what's in our June 2011 issue, here's a short video that covers the highlights.
Fein's MultiMasters Go Cordless
Fein Tools expands their multi-tool line with two new lithium-ion cordless versions. Woodworker's Journal Magazine was offered a sneak peak of both models at the 2011 AWFS Fair.
Chatter Tool Techniques for Woodturning
Chatter Tool Techniques for Woodturning
George Vondriska shows how a chatter tool can be used to improve your woodturning.
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