Finishing

Clamps hold work together while glue dries, joints are cut, and assemblies are squared. The right clamps make woodworking easier; the wrong ones—or too few—create...

As someone who has been cutting mortises for going on fifteen years — first by hand, then with machines — I learned everything there is...

Today, I will share it all with you. Let me be straight with you — adding a cyclone separator to my dust collection system was...

Today, I will share it all with you. Here’s the thing — most of us don’t have unlimited space. My shop is about 400 square...

Today, I will share it all with you. Laguna bandsaws have a serious following in the woodworking world, and for good reason. They cut curves,...

As someone who has worked with dozens of different wood species over the years — from cheap construction lumber to exotic imports — I learned...

Today, I will share it all with you. There’s something deeply satisfying about fitting a tenon into a mortise and feeling it slide home with...

As someone who has spent over 15 years building furniture, decks, and just about everything in between, I learned everything there is to know about...

Today, I will share it all with you. I’ve wasted money on tools I didn’t need and skimped on ones I should have bought sooner....

Today, I will share it all with you. I still cringe thinking about the first bookshelf I finished. Slathered on way too much polyurethane, got...