Cherry and Other Favorites

Well, I led you astray last week…I built the cherry blanket chest six years ago for Woodworker’s Journal and not eight, as I mistakenly thought. As a journalist, I really should have done a better job of checking my source first — especially considering that I was the author!

Many of you have shared your favorite wood species over the past week, and you can find that mail in our Feedback section in this issue. It’s always wonderful to see reader projects and hear your stories about all things woodworking. A couple of you also asked to see the blanket chest I was waxing on about but didn’t show. So, scroll down to the bottom of Feedback for a gander at that, if you’re curious.

There’s an irony to this cherry blanket chest: It ran in our October 2018 issue, and we’re reprising it six years later in the October 2024 magazine. It’s a fun project to build and well worth a second go-around. Every woodworker should make a nice blanket chest at some point, I think! Jeff Jacobson, our art director at that time, designed the project. He did a fine job of it, indeed.

Chris Marshall, Woodworker’s Journal

Choosing a Handheld Sander

A.J. Hamler talks about the most common types of handheld sanders and offers sensible advice for choosing one.

Router Bit Storage Inserts

These small, space-saving helpers will give you options for keeping router bits held securely on just about any surface in your workshop.

Slab “Pond” Table

A huge slab of spalted maple found its way into our shop. It had one big problem: a hole surrounded by punky wood. So we decided to find out what pouring epoxy resin was all about.

Weathered Wood Shelf

A weathered wood look and industrial “hardware” accents help this project hit the sweet spot of furniture design trends.

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