Weekly Editorial

  • Let Freedom Turn

    Just in time for the Fourth of July, we have a great story to share. Don’t get confused, but this issue’s Tool Preview has nothing to do with tools (well, maybe it’s a little bit about lathes).

    by Reader Submitted • Jun 28, 2004

  • A Glance at Woodworking Futures

    I know that many of you see your woodworking hobby – and, by extension, the eZine – as a welcome relief and escape from the world at large and the pressures of your workaday life.

    by Rob Johnstone • Jun 16, 2004

  • Your FREE PLANS Are Here!

    I encourage everyone to check out the free plans and all the other regular departments and stories. And, if you want more woodworking plans, just click over to the Woodworker’s Journal home page.

    by Rob Johnstone • Jun 15, 2004

  • Summertime and the Woodworking’s Easy

    I know, since I’ve heard it from a lot of you, that many of our 260,000 plus eZine readers live in different climes. But, here in Minnesota, this week marks the beginning of what we’ve traditionally thought of as “summer.”

    by Rob Johnstone • Jun 1, 2004

  • Woodworker’s Journal Readers, Lend Us Your Opinions!

    One of the great things about the eZine is how easy it is to get feedback from our readers. This issue I am looking for the opinions of a particular set of eZine readers

    by Rob Johnstone • May 18, 2004

  • Tool Shopping on a Deadline

    Last Saturday I found myself wandering the tool section of my local big box store, my old biscuit joiner had given up the ghost, and I needed a replacement.

    by Rob Johnstone • May 4, 2004

  • Someday I’m Gonna Build It!

    One aspect of woodworking that I really find satisfying is that there actually is something substantial at the end of my efforts. Something to hold, something that did not exist before my inspiration

    by Matt Hocking • Apr 23, 2004

  • Back in the Saddle

    The arrival of spring – and a few great projects featured in Woodworker’s Journal – is finding Rob itching to get back out into the shop.

    by Rob Johnstone • Apr 22, 2004

  • Garage Shop Season

    Here in Minnesota (home to “God’s frozen people” as Garrison Keillor has dubbed us), things are just starting to green up and Prozac® sales are dropping.

    by Rob Johnstone • Apr 20, 2004

  • If You Build It, They will Come: (and Perhaps Take You Away!)

    I am always impressed with the variety of interests demonstrated by your woodworking projects.

    by Rob Johnstone • Apr 6, 2004