Wood Craft Now

If your Mom is a woodworker, then this is the perfect Mother’s Day gift guide to help you shop. She’ll love anything yo…

A few months ago, I praised the new silicone glue bottles we introduced to our student workshop. They were comfortable,…

Gerrit Rietveld’s simple design for a lounge chair is a great platform for exploring ergonomics. PROJECT #2005 • Skill …

Batching Out Seats I recently completed a batch of 10 walnut Hearth Stools. When making a single stool, I still make it…

Discover how (and when) to give old, deteriorated finishes new life. As finishes age, they deteriorate. First they dull…

Welcome to The Splinter Report, where we gather the assorted interesting and amusing things we’ve seen in the woodworki…

These notched sticks simplify your workholding at the bench. Workbenches didn’t always have vises. In fact, for most of…

Learn how to carve this classic detail – follow a few rules, and it’s simple. The beauty and elegance of the acanthus l…

The cost of value added parts When Jeff Lefkowitz was teaching me to build berea ladder back chairs he would make me id…

In my woodworking classes, our tool rack is a bit like a stress-test laboratory. From fourth grade through high school,…

In this episode, we’re finding a woodworking fix for invasive Callery pear trees and catching up with the Woodsmith Sho…

Welcome to The Splinter Report, where I gather the assorted interesting and amusing things I’ve seen in the woodworking…

Milwaukee has added more offerings in its ever-growing category of vacuum tool accessories, with a couple of them great…

Easy to make, easy to store. While many woodworkers spend weekends making stationary router tables, mine have always be…

While sawing dovetails for a jewelry box, I found my back was hurting from hunching over my bench vise. In order to wor…

This mitered case and veneered top make this project an interesting challenge. This floating top entry table was a proj…

Tool: Y-2 Chisels Shop Now Manufacturer: Zen-Wu Toolworks MSRP: $69+ If there’s one hand-tool company that’s finally ge…

We have a choice to be a Lindon When I was 16, my dad met a random stranger in his 30s who ran a cabinet shop with his …

While making Shaker boxes, I built a jig to accurately rip 1/16″ thick strips without getting my hands too close to the…

In the final chapter of this experiment, the technology has finally found its permanent place in my shop—not at the wor…

Welcome to The Splinter Report, where I gather the assorted interesting and amusing things I’ve seen in the woodworking…

A national nonprofit, Sleep in Heavenly Peace, organizes “build days” where volunteers construct beds for children in n…

Fire and wax together produce a rich black surface. Fire might not be the first finishing technique that most woodworke…

Scientific Name: Quercus macrocarpa Other Common Names: Blue oak, Cucharillo, Encino, Mamecillo, Mossy overcup oak, Rob…

This piece is inspired by period spice chests and offers a great way to practice traditional hand tool techniques. Part…

Raising the next generation of crafts person As an adult, I’m often asked what my parents did that all their 6 children…

Whenever I was sanding by hand, the sandpaper would roll or slide in my hands, eventually tearing and turning into smal…

In a few weeks, I’ll be flying halfway around the world to attend Wood Taiwan, a leading trade show for woodworking mac…

The crew is back from spring break with stories and shop talk – from Logan’s trip to the Northeastern Woodworkers Showc…

Welcome to The Splinter Report, where I gather the assorted interesting and amusing things I’ve seen in the woodworking…

In Pennsylvania, a state representative is proposing a tax holiday for tool purchases. You’ve probably heard of “tax ho…

In the summer of 2002 I got to visit Sam Maloof’s new workshop and home in Southern California and was floored by thr…

I’ve been hoarding some huge, air-dried walnut boards for over twenty years, waiting for the right projects to come aro…