Clamps for Woodworking: 7 Tips for Stress-Free Glue Ups

Clamps for Woodworking: 7 Tips for Stress-Free Glue Ups

Like a David Bowie-Freddie Mercury duet, clamps are all about pressure (with Vanilla Ice as the Harbor Freight knock off). They’re like an extra ...
How to Chisel: 10 Tips Any Woodworker Can Use for Excellent Results

How to Chisel: 10 Tips Any Woodworker Can Use for Excellent Results

When it comes down to it, every woodworking tool is a version of a chisel. Table saws are a bunch of tiny, spinning chisels. Han...
Table Saw Tune Up: 5 Steps for Optimal Performance on New and Used Saws

Table Saw Tune Up: 5 Steps for Optimal Performance on New and Used Saws

Every table saw owner should know how to tune up their saw — whether it’s a brand new beauty or a Craigslist bargain. New models...
10 Creative Uses for Magnets in Woodworking

10 Creative Uses for Magnets in Woodworking

Magnets are the woodworking tool you didn’t know you needed. Tool organization, shop jigs, furniture — the applications you can find for magnets ...
Which Compact Router to Buy: Unsponsored Tool Review of 7 Brands

Which Compact Router to Buy: Unsponsored Tool Review of 7 Brands

Palm routers, trim routers, laminate routers — compact routers go by a lot of names. And like the names, there’s a lot of buying option...
How to Cut Half-Blind Dovetails: Easier than You Think

How to Cut Half-Blind Dovetails: Easier than You Think

Half-blind dovetails are more than just pretty — and not because love is blind (lies, lies I tell you). They’re actually a super...
Make Your Own Cutting Board Finish: Simple Recipe and Bonus Uses

Make Your Own Cutting Board Finish: Simple Recipe and Bonus Uses

Cutting boards are maybe the most popular woodworking project — after firewood, of course. But whether it’s a single block of wood or a complex e...
Build a Moxon Vise Mini Workbench (Easy and Inexpensive DIY)

Build a Moxon Vise Mini Workbench (Easy and Inexpensive DIY)

Ever feel like your back is screaming while you lean over your rickety workbench to cut joinery? Well, this build won’t fix your rickety bench. B...
How to Build and Use a Shooting Board (Free Plans): The Hand Plane Super-Jig

How to Build and Use a Shooting Board (Free Plans): The Hand Plane Super-Jig

Shooting boards can cut so square, you’ll have to buy your boards pocket protectors. If you own a hand plane, this is a must-have jig — b...