It's true of many woodworkers that they feel most at home in the shop.

Tools, sawdust, stacks of wood...these are truly "the comforts of home." With the projects and techniques from this Woodworker's Journal publication, your shop will also become your classroom, as you learn to successfully veneer -- and your showcase, as you build projects like an Arts and Crafts workbench.

You'll learn much more from this issue as well. Want the grain on your projects to really pop? You'll learn how here. You'll also revisit resawing basics -- and maybe learn something new as well. Get a grasp on the four basic methods of casework joinery, and how to apply them to your own constructions.

Or maybe you just want to jump right into building from your shop. You'll have a hard time choosing from all the jigs you'll find in this issue -- a dovetail key jig, a miter gauge clamping jig, a circle-cutting band saw jig...and more. You'll also find other projects you can build for your shop, like a drum sanding station or a handcrafted joiner's mallet.

What else will you find in this special issue? Here's a preview:

• Using a Shaper
• Heavy-Duty Drawer Slides
• Simple Veneer Press
• Machine Cutting Mortise and Tenons
• Quick Jig-Made Joints

Are you feeling at home yet? If so, you're not alone -- you'll also find that this issue contains many insightful shop tricks from woodworkers who, just like you, consider their shop their true home.