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    Easy Arts and Crafts Finish
    Easy Arts and Crafts Finish

    By combining water-based dyes with oil-based stains, you can mimic the rich, warm look of antique Arts & Crafts furniture, without dangerous fuming techniques.

    StartWoodworking | Apr 25, 2012
    Box Joint Jig Handles Drawer Joinery with Ease
    Box Joint Jig Handles Drawer Joinery with Ease

    Learn how to build and use a clever tablesaw jig for perfect box joints.

    StartWoodworking | Apr 19, 2012
    Simple Trick for Filling Holes in Hardwood
    Simple Trick for Filling Holes in Hardwood

    epirnik | Apr 12, 2012

    Woodworking 101: Free Chapter Download
    Woodworking 101: Free Chapter Download

    In this free chapter download from Taunton's new book, Woodworking 101, learn how to bu

    StartWoodworking | Feb 29, 2012
    Woodworking Book Giveaway
    Woodworking Book Giveaway

    ***UPDATE, March 1, 2012***

    Congratulations to our lucky winner, Jim Crockett. His comment was chosen at random.

    Leave a comment for a chance to bring home a copy of "Routers and Router Tables."

    epirnik | Feb 23, 2012
    Book Giveaway: Woodworker's Guide to Joinery
    Book Giveaway: Woodworker's Guide to Joinery

    Leave a comment in this blog post and you could be the winner of a copy of the Woodworker's Guide to Joinery.

    epirnik | Dec 28, 2011
    How to Build a Simple Router Table
    How to Build a Simple Router Table

    Learn how to build a simple router table using a sheet of scrap plywood or MDF, a few screws, and a single piece of hardwood.

    epirnik | Dec 28, 2011
    Hardwood Edging for Small Boxes
    Hardwood Edging for Small Boxes

    Learn how to add hardwood edging of a contrasting color for more beautiful boxes.

    epirnik | Dec 14, 2011
    Drill Guide for Super-Straight Holes
    Drill Guide for Super-Straight Holes

    Recently, while building a Shaker writing table, I needed to drill dowel holes in the front faces of my table's legs, after the table

    epirnik | Nov 9, 2011
    How to Build a Router Jig for Perfect Dadoes
    How to Build a Router Jig for Perfect Dadoes

    A handheld router is an incredibly versatile tool, and when you're just starting out, it's among the four most useful handheld power tools you can have in your arsenal.

    epirnik | Nov 9, 2011
    Simple 3-Part Furniture Finish
    Simple 3-Part Furniture Finish

    Learn how to apply an easy three-part finish to your furniture projects.

    epirnik | Nov 2, 2011
    Tell Us What to Build Next!
    Tell Us What to Build Next!

    Following the wonderful response we received from the third season of our Getting Started in Woodworking series on building a Shaker nightstand, we got right to wo

    epirnik | Oct 27, 2011
    Woodworking without a Tablesaw
    Woodworking without a Tablesaw

    Learn how to build basic furniture projects without a tablesaw.

    epirnik | Oct 26, 2011
    Fixing Woodworking Mistakes
    Fixing Woodworking Mistakes

    Last week I wrote about covering unsightly face grain with beautiful quartersawn veneer.

    epirnik | Oct 20, 2011
    How to Hide Flat-Sawn Wood Grain
    How to Hide Flat-Sawn Wood Grain

    About a week ago I began construction of a Shaker-style writing desk in pine. For anyone just starting out in woodworking, I can't recommend pine and poplar enough.

    epirnik | Oct 12, 2011
    Screws and Plugs for Rock-Solid Joinery
    Screws and Plugs for Rock-Solid Joinery

    Using screws to reinforce dado joints in bookcase shelves is a great way to ensure your furniture lasts a liftime, but how do you hide those ugly screw heads?

    epirnik | Sep 27, 2011
    Video Project Series: Wedged Tenon Joinery
    Video Project Series: Wedged Tenon Joinery

     

    epirnik | Sep 23, 2011
    Shaker Cabinet Breaks the Rules
    Shaker Cabinet Breaks the Rules

    I often find that beginner woodworking books feature plans that while easy, are...shall we say..."less than stellar" in their appearance. OK, I'll say it: they're often ugly.

    epirnik | Aug 1, 2011
    The Vasa: Salvaging the World's Largest Woodworking Blunder
    The Vasa: Salvaging the World's Largest Woodworking Blunder

    If you visit the most popular tourist attraction in Sweden, you won’t find yourself in the midst of an amusement park, strolling through a 20 acre shopping mall or standing atop an 80 stor

    spikeradio | Jul 19, 2011
    Refinement to a simple jig
    Refinement to a simple jig

    I loved seeing my jig design for cutting miter spline slots used in making Ed Pirnik's Beaufiful Re

    DougStowe | Jul 8, 2011
    Getting Started: Build an Oak Bookcase
    Getting Started: Build an Oak Bookcase

    How to build an oak bookcaseNow that the third season of Getting Started in Woodworking has come to a close and I've got a nice little Shaker nightstand doubling as a side table in my living room, it's time for Asa and I to take a breath, come up with our next video series, and bring to your attention one of our previous projects. Actually, I shouldn't use the term "our," since Matt Berger, a former Fine Woodworking staffer, built this beautiful oak bookcase with Asa.

    epirnik | Jul 7, 2011
    "How did you learn all that?"
    "How did you learn all that?"

    After awhile, when you've been doing woodworking for some time and have learned a few things, people start to ask "How did you do that?

    DougStowe | Jul 7, 2011
    New Getting Started in Woodworking Video Series in the Works
    New Getting Started in Woodworking Video Series in the Works

    Cast your vote and let us know what our next video project series should be.

    epirnik | Jul 5, 2011
    The Mysterious Case of the Exploding Shellac Can
    The Mysterious Case of the Exploding Shellac Can

    Two reasons you should always check the date of manufacture when purchasing shellac.

    epirnik | Jun 27, 2011
    Complete Workshop in One $200 Tool?
    Complete Workshop in One $200 Tool?

    Rockwell's new Bladerunner can make all types of cuts, from curves to rips and crosscut, for under $180

    AsaC | May 26, 2011
    Basics of Dovetail Joinery
    Basics of Dovetail Joinery

    Dovetails are the classic way to join fine furniture.

    AsaC | Oct 23, 2010
    General Woodworking Safety
    General Woodworking Safety

    10 rules of thumb for avoiding injury in the woodshop

    AsaC | Oct 23, 2010
    How to Use Chisels
    How to Use Chisels

    All about chopping and paring with chisels

    AsaC | Oct 18, 2010
    Handplane Primer: What's the difference between bench and block planes?
    Handplane Primer: What's the difference between bench and block planes?

    Demystifying the differences between hand planes

    MKenney | Sep 15, 2010
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