- How-To
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- Drilling
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How-To
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Dovetail Jigs: Handy Options to Handwork
With a quality router jig, a little patience and some diligent practice, you can add a variety of half-blind or through dovetails to your projects. Some dovetail jigs also cut box joints and more.
Woodworking Skills
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Style Adjustment, Thanks to Paint
Would a true woodworker paint a table and then dare to tell about it?
Project Design
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PROJECT: Modern Adirondack Chair
Here’s one of the the simplest designs you’ll find for a sturdy, comfortable Adirondack chair. Start it on a Saturday, and you’ll be sitting pretty before the weekend is out.
Milling
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Portable Sawmills: Lumber from Local Trees
Tired of paying high prices for lumber at the lumberyard? A portable sawmill could be your ticket to getting quality wood for your next project at a more affordable price.
Cutting
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Which Saw Blade Should I Buy?
How many teeth? Thin kerf or regular kerf? Blade coatings? When to sharpen? How to clean? We answer the most common questions about saw blades.
Drilling
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Drilling Holes: Five Fast Facts
Drilling holes is a task that every woodworker must do. But boring a hole and getting a good result can be two entirely different things.
Shaping
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What is a CNC Router?
Today’s desktop CNC routers can accurately cut multiple parts and can cut decorative carving. The new smaller machines are also much more affordable than their industrial big brothers.
Clamping
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Veneering with a Vacuum Pump
A vacuum pump and veneer bag is a fully portable system that can be used anywhere. Here, learn some simple veneering techniques.
Finishing
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PROJECT: Slab “Pond” Table
A huge slab of spalted maple found its way into our shop. It had one big problem: a hole surrounded by punky wood. So we decided to find out what pouring epoxy resin was all about.
Installing Hardware
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How to Install and Adjust Euro-Style Cabinet Hinges
Hanging and adjusting cabinet doors is a breeze with Euro-style hinges.
Gluing
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How to Use Glue with Pre-Finished Parts
Coloring wood with dye rather than a typical pigment stain can be a great choice in certain finishing situations.
Tips and Techniques
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Cutting Circles on the Band Saw
A simple shop-made jig for your band saw will have you cutting perfect circles in no time.
Woodturning
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Accessories for Excavating Tall Hollow Forms
Deep hollowing is made safer and easier with boring bars and turner’s gates.
Tricks of the Trade
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VIDEO: How to Enlarge Gridded Drawings
Don’t want to blow up a smaller drawing to full-size? Chris Marshall shows you how to plot out a gridded template onto a large piece.
Workshop Organization and Storage
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PROJECT: Mobile Storage Cabinet
The Mobile Storage Cabinet is an introduction to cabinet construction and builds foundational skills that can be used for future projects.
Jigs and Tools
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CNC Routing: Five Fast Facts
Why would CNC routing be a benefit to a home shop woodworker? We explain some of the benefits of adding technology into the workshop.
Safety
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VIDEO: How to Tune Up and Maintain Your Band Saw
You’ll learn how to change a band saw blade, clean a band saw, tension a band saw blade, adjust the band saw blade tracking, adjust the band saw upper and lower blades guides, and test the band saw cutting.
Tools & Supplies
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Video: Overview of the Sugatsune Aileron Lid-Lift Hinge System
Chris Marshall and Rockler’s Wes Klug take a closer look at the Sugastune Aileron Lid-Lift hinge system and explain how it works.
What's In Store
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March/April 2020 What’s in Store Roundup
Take a closer look at the tools featured in the March/April 2020 What’s in Store, including offerings from Wood-Mizer, Milwaukee and Leigh.
Tool Reviews
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Tool Tutorial: Power Jointers
Straight, flat and squared stock won’t guarantee a perfect outcome, but it’s an excellent place to start any project. A trusty mid-size jointer can help get you there.
Industry Interviews
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Lake Erie Toolworks: Better Clamping Products
Son and father team create traditional maple workbench vises and clamping products.
Blogs
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Gift Ideas for Woodworkers
What tools are woodworkers dreaming of finding in their stocking on Christmas morning? The folks at Rockler caught a certain…
Q & A
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How to Cut Accurate Circles in Plywood?
This reader wants to cut accurate circles in a top grade of plywood to be made into Lazy Susans. Our experts weigh in on the best jigs and methods to help ease the task.
Editor's Blogs
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60,000 Toys from St. Louis Woodworker’s Guild
St. Louis Woodworkers Guild hosts Toy Build for charity at Rockler store befittingToys for Tots and Bring Me A Book St. Louis.
Contributing Bloggers
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A Table from Internationally Traveled Wood
From the Alps to Ohio: Ernie Conover and friend build a table.
Today's Woodworker
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Paul Schurch: Marquetry Plus Wood Fashions
Paul Schurch has focused his woodworking on marquetry. Recently, he’s also adding wooden apparel.
Reader's Project Gallery
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Reader Dan Martin’s Shop-made Blade Guard/Hold-down
Reader Dan Martin made his own table saw blade guard for a Powermatic 66 saw. The guard includes a dust collection system and doubles as a great hold-down as well. See it in action in this reader submitted video.
Plan Library
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Easy-To-Make Holiday Ornament
Sandor Nagyszalanczy gives an overview on how to turn one “yule log” into several fun ornaments for your friends and family.
Weekly Latest Issue
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Just Gotta Have Them
This week, Rob discusses the “gotta have it” jig in his shop, plus we take a close look at dust collection with two videos.
Magazine Latest Issue
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Modern Adirondack Chair Gridded Drawings
Here are the gridded drawings and cutting diagrams for the Modern Adirondack Chair project featured in the March/April issue of Woodworker’s Journal.
Feedback
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Hunkering Down, More Strange Projects
Readers respond to the social distancing editorial and share more “strange” projects they’ve built.
Issue Information
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March/April 2020 Issue Preview
The March/April 2020 issue of Woodworker’s Journal magazine includes plans for a Modern Adirondack Chair, Slab “Pond” Table and an Entry Bench.
Weekly Editorial
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We Can Do This
This week, Rob updates on his virus preparedness, plus tips on setting up a workshop and how to choose the best saw blade for the job.
More on the Web
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Video: Band Saw Tips for Woodturners
Ernie Conover discusses the improvements made to modern bandsaws and how they can be used to help in a woodturning shop.
Trade Shows
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Chris Marshall: A WJ Editor, Builder and More
You’ve seen Chris Marshall in Woodworker’s Journal’s print and digital pages, plus videos. In this interview, go behind the scenes and into his shop(s).
Issue Preview
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January/February 2020 Issue Preview
The January/February 2020 issue of Woodworker’s Journal magazine includes plans for a Folding Shop Desk, Tool Chest and a Raised Panel Cabinet.
Readers' Projects
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VIDEO: How to Install a Drop Leaf Hinge
Learn how to install drop leaf table hinges. This step-by-step instruction video demonstrates how to properly position drop leaf hinges on your table joint.
Not yet categorized
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Video: Advancing Your Skills, Ep10 – Cutting Through Dovetails
In this episode of Advancing Your Skills, Ian Kirby demonstrates how to mark and cut through dovetails with hand tools.
AWFS 2015
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American Fabric Filter – AWFS 2015
Get the best performance from your dust collector by upgrading to a custom filter bag.
Premium Content
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PROJECT: Entry Bench
This practical and stylish organizer and bench combo will make going out and coming home more convenient.
Woodworker's Journal Back Issue Archive
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Woodworker’s Journal – March/April 2020
The March/April 2020 issue of Woodworker’s Journal magazine includes plans for a Modern Adirondack Chair, Slab “Pond” Table and an Entry Bench.
Premium Plans
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PROJECT: Simple Corner Cabinet
This easy-to-build corner cabinet adds a bit of storage to a small space with a touch of style!
IWF 2016
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Three Innovative New Products from Titebond
Titebond introduces three new products at IWF 2016 in Atlanta. Learn more about Titebond Quick & Thick Glue, TiteWrap, and Titebrush.
AWFS 2017
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Titebond Expert Discusses Chemistry of, Uses for Quick and Thick Glue
Bob Behnke, technical service manager for Titebond, shares the chemistry and best uses for Titebond’s newest PVA wood glue option, Quick and Thick.
Gift Project Plans
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PROJECT: Classy Espresso Tamper
Pack your coffee grounds in style with this simple but attractive espresso tamper from Joe Larese of the American Association of Woodturners.
Outdoor Project Plans
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PROJECT: Little Book Lending Library
Share your love of printed books by building a repository that the whole neighborhood can enjoy.
