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Readers' Projects
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Your National Woodworking Month Projects – Part Five
Part five of our celebration of our readers’ National Woodworking Month project submissions!
Today's Woodworker
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Crossing the Finish Line
What’s the hurry? Rick Weil advises that you always focus on quality rather than speed.
Reader's Project Gallery
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Your National Woodworking Month Projects – Part Four
Part four of our celebration of our readers’ National Woodworking Month project submissions!
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.
Woodworking Newsletter Latest Issue
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Handling the Heat
Readers share their tips, trials and tribulations about woodworking during hot summers.
Magazine Latest Issue
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VIDEO: Best Jigs for Flattening Slabs and Cutting Boards
Simplify the process of flattening and making cuts on slabs of wood, large or smal, with these two jigs from Rockler.
Feedback
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Giving Projects Away, Using Offcuts
Readers offer feedback about giving woodworking projects away and using offcuts.
Issue Information
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July/August 2024 Issue Preview
Issue includes plans for a porch swing, coffee table and stool and tips on working with track saws and flattening wood slabs.
Weekly Editorial
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The Heat is On!
In this issue, Chris works through the heat, a look at new products, a flag restoration, plus projects for making a historic table and an outdoor chair.
More on the Web
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July/August 2024 What’s in Store
Take a closer look at the latest tools from the July/August 2024 issue, including tools from Bessey, Rockler and Bench Dog.
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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May/June 2024 Issue Preview
The May/June 2024 Issue contains plans for a rocking chair, plant stand and shutters as well as tips on power sanding and a preview of a new Laguna band saw.
Contributing Bloggers
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Huy Huynh: Cut from the Same Cloth
Industrious influences fuel this rocket scientist’s passion for woodworking.
Not yet categorized
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Vise in a Vise
This reader found a handy storage solution for one of his shop’s lesser used vises that keeps it handy and ready for use whenever it’s needed.
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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Woodworker’s Journal – May/June 2024
The May/June 2024 Issue of Woodworker’s Journal includes plans for an Adirondack Rockler, Pedestal Plant Stand and Translucent Screen Shutters.
Woodworker's Journal Back Issue Archive
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Woodworker’s Journal – March/April 2024
The March/April issue of Woodworker’s Journal includes plans for a Printer Stand, Bookcase and Kitchen Drawer Organizers.
Premium Plans
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PROJECT: Tall Dresser
This unique dresser could be ideal for a narrow wall space, and its knife hinges will hone your hardware installation skills.
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: Utensil Tray
Store your collection of kitchen knives, silverware and other utensils neatly in these easy-to-build custom drawer inserts.
Gluing
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VIDEO: Choose the Best Glue for Your Woodworking Project
Which glue would be best for a particular application? Here are some popular options.
Outdoor Project Plans
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PROJECT: Adirondack Upgrade
Most of us love the notion of outdoor chairs but not the struggle to get up and out of them. That’s why our art director set out to design a better Adirondack — and we think he’s got a winner!
Tricks of the Trade
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Hanging Shop Can Organizers
These vinyl storage sheets may have been designed to hold shoes, but as this reader points out they are plenty handy in your workshop as well.
Woodworking Skills
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Making Tenon Stock
Once you’ve cut your mortises, you need to join them together, while there are many pre-cut options, A.J. Hamler explains options for making your own.
Project Design
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Working with Loose Tenons: Router Table
A.J. Hamler rounds out the discussion of mortise cutting by making them quickly and easily at a router table.
Milling
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Hickory: Growing in Popularity
While hickory has earned a reputation for being hard to work with, modern tools and cutters have made it a new favorite.
Cutting
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Working with Loose Tenons: Drill Press
A.J. Hamler examines one of the most common and simple methods for cutting mortises by cutting them out with a drill press.
Drilling
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VIDEO: Making a Modular Shoe Rack
Rob Johnstone demonstrates how to use Forstner bits to drill holes to create a handy three-tiered modular shoe rack.
Shaping
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Edge V-Groove Bits
Form solid-wood edging for plywood that’s tougher than veneer tape and as subtle or bold as you wish.
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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General Finishes Dead Flat
General Finishes’ water-based polyurethane topcoat adds protection to bare or painted wood without imparting color or altering sheen.
Installing Hardware
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Installing European Hinges
These rugged, easy-to-use hinges are ideal for most shop-built cabinet projects.
Tips and Techniques
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Extend Your Router’s Repertoire
A handheld router can cut perfect circles or ellipses, trim various protrusions flush and mill signs handily when paired with a selection of jigs, bases and templates.
Woodturning
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An Introduction to Sharpening
Dennis Belcher of the American Association of Woodturners takes you through the basics of sharpening your turning tools and what you need to know before you get started.
How-To
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Working with Loose Tenons: Beadlock
A.J. Hamler continues this mortise-and-tenon joinery cutting series, this time taking look at Rockler’s Beadlock system.
Workshop Organization and Storage
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Rare-earth Magnet Bit Holders
This simple shop storage tip will help you keep your screw driver bits handy.
Jigs and Tools
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Rockler Thin Rip Tablesaw Jig
Rockler’s handy jig helps you cut thin strips of wood for a variety of uses safely and accurately.
Safety
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Stationary Tool Plug Storage is a Snap
Keep your electrical cords out of the way from underfoot, but still ready at hand around your tools with this helpful reader tip.
Tools & Supplies
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J-Weight Cloth-Backed Sandpaper Rolls
Rockler’s J-Weight Cloth-Backed Sandpaper Rolls are tough abrasives for many smoothing tasks.
What's In Store
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Rockler’s New Benchtop Lathes
These budget-conscious but well-equipped lathes offer great gateways into woodturning!
Tool Reviews
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Festool TSV 60 KEB-F-Plus Plunge-cut Saw
New corded track saw has a diamond-tooth scoring blade that delivers splinter-free cuts.
Industry Interviews
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Storm Trees Business is Cleaning Up
Minnesota woodworker’s venture converts discarded trees into lumber.
Blogs
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Restoring Forests for the Future
The United States to plant one billion trees over the next ten years.
Q & A
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Biscuits or Mortise and Tenons
Can you use biscuits instead of mortise and tenon joints?
Editor's Blogs
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“Design in Wood” is Back!
San Diego Fine Woodworkers Association’s Design in Wood competition returned to the San Diego Fair in 2022 with a focus on heroes.
