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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/embed/MKikHxKeodA?feature=player_embedded
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.
November/December 2012 Issue Preview

As we head into this holiday season, the new December 2012 print issue offers four unique projects tailored for filling your gift list or for trimming the tree, along with much more.
Strange Projects We Have Made

One of the things I love about my wife Amy is that she shares my appreciation for beauty in what some might see as macabre. But it can lead to strange souvenirs that present opportunities for unusual projects. And here’s a good example for you. A couple of months ago, Amy took our daughters on [...]
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.
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.
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.
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: 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: 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.
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: 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: 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: 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.
A Sneak Peek of Festool's Prototype Rotex
A Sneak Peek of Festool's Prototype Rotex
Field Editor Chris Marshall got a very early sneak peek of a new Festool Rotex sander prototype.
Carving Texture & Patterns into Turned Bowls
Carving Texture & Patterns into Turned Bowls
Woodturner Ernie Conover shows options for adding decorative carving to turned bowls, including fluted carving and the use of a veining chisel.
Furniture Society Conference 2010
Furniture Society Conference 2010
LiLi Jackson takes a look around the Furniture Society Conference that took place June 16-19, 2010 in Cambridge, Massachussetts
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.
Mortising Machine Setup & Use
Mortising Machine Setup & Use
Field Editor Chris Marshall reviewed Benchtop Mortisers in the August 2010 issue of Woodworker's Journal - in this video, he shows you to set up and use one of those machines -- plus a trick you won't find in the owner's manual!
November/December 2011 Issue Preview
November/December 2011 Issue Preview
If you don’t have your copy of the November/December 2011 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.
Powermatic Fades to Black for 90th Anniversary
Barry Schwaiger introduces seven classic Powermatic machines with novel gold-on-black paint scheme to celebrate company's 90th anniversary year at the 2011 AWFS Fair. He discusses other anniversary benefits as well to Woodworker's Journal Magazine.
Rev A Shelf Showcases New Options for Cabinet Makers
Rev A Shelf Showcases New Options for Cabinet Makers
LiLi Jackson talks with Rev A Shelf about their variety of options for cabinets at AWFS Fair in Las Vegas.
Eureka Provides Business Opportunities in Tough Economy
Eureka Provides Business Opportunities in Tough Economy
Rob Johnstone gets the rundown on Eureka Woodworks and the business opportunities it provides to woodworkers at AWFS Fair in Las Vegas.
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