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Drying wood in a solar kiln
April 3, 2024

A step-by-step guide to drying your own lumber
A beginner walks into a lumberyard
March 18, 2024

Bonnie Elisabeth Hawk shares how to shop for lumber from her unique perspective as a woodworker who also sells lumber.
Predicting wood movement before resawing
March 15, 2024

Bruce Hoadley's 'Understanding Wood' provides another way to anticipate wood movement while resawing
Scrap wood panel clamps
March 13, 2024

Wedges and rope keep joints tight
Shopmade tansu hardware
February 29, 2024

Len Cullum demonstrates how to make tansu hardware, including all the plates and corner braces out of sheets of copper.
Carve an Acanthus Leaf
February 28, 2024

Mary May shares her pattern and her step-by-step technique for carving his classic furniture decoration.
Paint furniture like a pro
February 21, 2024

Done right, paint adds not just color, but textural and geometric interest to furniture. Evan Court shows you how to apply it skillfully to transform your designs from by-the-numbers to works of art.
How to draw a basic acanthus leaf
February 16, 2024

Drawing helps you practice the leaf before putting a gouge to wood
Finishing pine: 4 methods, 0 splotching
February 2, 2024

Tips, tricks, and techniques (and tea!) for applying an even finish to pine—including antiquing it!
Throwback: Making Ogee Bracket Feet Another Way
February 1, 2024

Glue up first, shape afterward.

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