Contributing Bloggers
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The Cheap, Good Wood
The words cheap and good usually aren’t used together when the subject is wood for woodworking. But in the case of the Southern yellow pines, this wording is well-suited.
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Tile-Topped Coffee Table
This reader-submitted coffee table features hand-made joinery and a clever use of tile for the tabletop. I wanted to share…
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Airplane Bed
This reader’s project incorporates some clever “interactive” functionality and plenty of storage.
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Gifts from the Woodworker’s Journal Staff
Woodworker’s Journal staff members turn to a certain favorite hobby when the holidays come around. Here are some of our projects given as gifts this year.
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Christmas Wood and the “Poor Man’s Ebony”
Tim Knight shares how American holly came to be known as the Christmas Wood and Poor Man’s Ebony
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Hardboard and Masonite: Uniform Wood Products
A couple of years ago, a question arose within the pages of Woodworker’s Journal concerning the origination of “Masonite®.”
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Oak Lumber – White or Red?
As promised many moons ago, here are the sure ways to tell the difference between red and white oak after they are sawn into lumber.
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Hardboard: the All-Natural Wood Product
Tim Knight looks at the two basic processes used to manufacture hardboard (sometimes known as Masonite): the wet method and the dry method.
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Changing Table and Dresser – All in One!
Furniture for babies & children may lose some of its usefulness after time. This reader found a great way to extend the functionality of his work.
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Woodworking Lessons, Learned Firsthand
I’m not a woodworker. Actually, I WASN’T a woodworker. That all changed a couple months ago. I decided that it was time to join the party.