Sharpening Woodworking Tools: Why Jigs Are a Bad Idea
One of the fundamental skills of woodworking is sharpening, and the often seen recommendation to use a jig plays to […]
One of the fundamental skills of woodworking is sharpening, and the often seen recommendation to use a jig plays to […]
Jigs and templates are common in professional woodworking shops, as well as common topics in woodworking books, magazines and blogs.
When the “Great Book of Shop Drawings for Craftsman Furniture” was published, I hoped to include all of the material
SketchUp is a great tool to quickly draw parts for furniture and cabinet projects. Even better is the fact that
I think of a SketchUp model as a resource for building the real thing. Making the model is like a
This chair, the Gustav Stickley No. 369 Morris chair is one of the most iconic of his designs. I like
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When I was a self employed furniture maker and cabinetmaker I didn’t have much choice about what I would build,
One of the things I like most about building reproductions is that it takes me out of familiar territory and
Are you better off making doors and drawers the size of the openings, or should you include the gaps in