A project can sound and look great in your head, and may even continue looking great once drawn up on paper. But sometimes your whole opinion changes when you actually build it. (Read More…)

How do you accurately re-create a 150+ year-old piece of furniture when no originals exist to look at? If you’re like me, you cross your fingers and take your best guess. (Read More…)

I’m a frugal shopper when it comes to shop supplies. But sometimes cost isn’t the issue, but plain old availability: If you need it, you get it wherever you can. (Read More…)

Good, bad or in between, using a new wood species for the first time is always an interesting experience. Last weekend, I used mulberry for the first time. (Read More…)

A major shop redo can be fun in spite of the scope of the project. But sometimes it’s the small adjustments that are the biggest chores. (Read More…)

I’ve put it off long enough: As soon as I finish writing this, I’m starting my taxes. If I don’t wrap it up today, it’ll be a weekend project. Oh, joy. (Read More…)

In a turnabout I find welcoming, U.S. manufacturer Lie-Nielsen Toolworks is sending tools to China instead of the other way around. (Read More…)

Since I don’t travel with a portable shop, woodworking away from home is difficult at best. But there are always compromises you can make. (Read More…)

Tool companies are always coming out with gimmicks and add-ons. The dumb ones are obvious, but some that seem dumb at first sometimes prove quite useful. (Read More…)

A tool I’ve used for ages turns 50 years old this year. Swell. Something else I thought had been around forever that turns out to be younger than I am. (Read More…)