Editor’s Blogs
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The Value of Roughing It
When I started woodworking, and my tool budget was really lean, I bought my boards from the home center. It…
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Skid Row
In a manner of speaking, I’ve hit the skids. Well, hit them, tripped over them, shoved them around the shop…
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Extensive Wood Library Just a Few Clicks Away
Become a quick study of virtually any wood species with this free database.
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A Trim Trick from Pete
Here’s a tip for removing moldings, courtesy of Pete, a trim carpenter.
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Got Rules for Your Tools?
Drawers help keep calamity at bay in this editor’s shop.
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Angling Without the Snags
About six years ago, I was building some outdoor furniture with lots of angles to them, and the closest thing I had to an angle-setting device was my speed square. No offense to you hard-core carpenters out there, but frankly, a speed square seems better suited to rafter tails than woodworking.
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What’s Your Style?
A thread from woodworking.com prompts the question, what furniture style spins your engine?
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Never Underestimate a Good Trim Job
Who says trim carpentry isn’t woodworking? Apparently, the guy who trimmed out my windows.
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Are You Scrap Savvy?
If you’re a regular eZine reader, I’m sure you’re familiar with our rather dubious but always proudly delivered “April Fool’s” edition.
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Yellowstone Hotel Shares Marquetry on Grand Scale
If Yellowstone National Park is on your short list of future vacation destinations, be sure to stop and see Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel on the park’s northwest corner. It’s a wonderful vintage building in its own right, but the hotel also contains a remarkable example of marquetry you won’t want to miss! I stumbled on it almost by accident while staying there for a night last summer.
