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I’m excited to share that my traveling tool case is featured on the cover of the December issue of the magazine. If you are a subscriber, you should receive your copy…

YouTube is a fascinating world to inhabit. You can visit for a while and see an amazing kaleidoscope of entertainment. Sort of like Vegas, but with fewer cactus (cacti?) and…

Make a big splash with a small piece of rare wood. By Tom Caspar and Jon Stumbras This story originally appeared in American Woodworker March 2005, issue #113. I’ll bet somewhere…

If you make wooden chairs (I make a lot) you might be missing an important accessory: a sheepskin. During a recent trip to Wales to study the country’s chairs I…

Use vital hand tool techniques to build storage for your saw collection. Gazing into my Anarchist’s Tool Chest and realizing my saw till was bursting at the seams, I had…

Traditional joinery and stave construction make these doors stable and durable. by Brad Holden Let that sunlight in, enjoy the view, and make a grand entrance! French doors are simply…

Your assignment: Make the wood on the left look like that on the right. My current kitchen job involves a bit of mission creep. Not that that’s unusual; I often…