Reader Submitted
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Style Isn’t All There Is to Substance
(Most) readers may not like the Mid-Century Modern style, but they appreciate that they can still learn from a project in that style.
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Lacquer Thinner Rejuvenates Wood Putty
If you have solvent-based wood putty that has sat too long in the can and now is as hard as concrete, all is not lost! Don’t throw it away.
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Handy Quilter’s Tool Checks Dimensions
My mother-in-law was a quilter, and among her supplies I found this aluminum measuring tool.
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Country Style Pantry
The unique drawer joinery, two-tone wood and clever integration of the drawer pulls into the faces bring some clever touches to an already-impressive piece.
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Hand Planes: How and Why You Do (and Don’t) Use Them
eZine readers share why they love, hate or don’t know how to use their hand planes.
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Ash and Walnut Porch Swing
I have made two porch swings from your magazine. The second one I made is made from ash and walnut. I made a few changes to the plan.
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Using a Food Scale for Measuring Epoxy Ratios
The problem with epoxy is that if you don’t blend exactly the right amounts of resin and hardener, it stays tacky and never reaches full strength.
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Making Finishing Pyramids from Scrap
Here’s a cheap way to make all the finishing “pyramids” you need for supporting parts while they dry.
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Cherry Reface Kitchen
This is a reface kitchen I did for a customer of mine. I built all new cherry raised panel doors and covered the face frames in cherry veneer.
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What Tool Wouldn’t You Give Up?
eZine readers share which tool they would never choose to part with.