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Designed to hold an ordinary steel scraper, this shop-built plane makes it easy to get a smooth, uniform surface.
Here's a simple technique that adds lots of strength to your miter joints. Just rout a slot and glue in a spline.
With splined miters and a "shortcut" version of a mortise and tenon, this good-looking picnic table is built to last.
A collection of our best tips for working with plywood.
Cut wide glued-up panels or pieces of plywood safely and accurately with this sliding cutoff table. And an adjustable fence allows you to make angled cuts as well.
There's more to drilling holes for screws than meets the eye. The key is the size and sequence you drill the holes.
Lots of storage in a compact space. That's the idea behind the unique design of this pegboard storage system.
We test three different "quick clamps" and offer practical suggestions on which one to choose.
Our readers offer their own shop-tested solutions to some of the most common woodworking problems.
Building a project out of redwood? Understanding the different grades can affect both its cost and durability.
A look at three finishes that resist the extremes of weather.
