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Make a Bar Stool with Loose Tenon Joinery

While this stool might look a bit complicated at first glance, when you break it down to its components, this is a pretty basic bit of woodworking.

How to Turn a Bowl Using a Four-Jaw Scroll Chuck

A scroll chuck can simplify the process of mounting bowl blanks by eliminating the need for a faceplate. In this video, expert woodturner Ernie Conover demonstrates the process of using a scroll chuck to turn a bowl from start to finish.

How to Make a Stickley-inspired Bookcase in a Small Shop

With a few benchtop power tools and about 20 board feet of lumber, you can make this handsome Arts & Crafts inspired Bookcase. We'll show you a brief overview of the construction process in this Small Shops Journal video.

July/August 2012 Issue Preview

Summer may bring dog days & busy vacation schedules, but it's still a great time for woodworking. Here's a sneak peek at the July/August 2012 issue.

System Three Clear Coat Finish

Woodturning expert Ernie Conover has found a fine finish for his turnings: epoxy-based System Three Clear Coat adds protection, structural strength and sandability from a long-lasting container (mix only what's needed).

May/June 2012 Issue Preview

Field Editor Chris Marshall takes you on a quick tour of summertime projects and tool news in our May/June 2012 print issue.

Turning a Carver's Mallet and a Wooden Assembly Hammer

This is a nice beginning spindle exercise that is good for beginning turners. While the carver’s mallet is straight spindle turning, the assembly hammer includes some unique lathe drilling techniques that are not easily accomplished on a drill press.

Skill Builder: Loose Tenon Joinery with a Router

Woodworkers have come up with many ways of cutting both the mortise and the tenon, ranging from chisels, mallets and handsaws to single-purpose machines costing thousands of dollars. Bill Hylton has used a number of different methods over the years, but the one he comes back to again and again is router-oriented.

March/April 2012 Issue Preview

Rob Johnstone gives a sneak peek at the March/April 2012 issue

Carving Texture & Patterns into Turned Bowls

Woodturner Ernie Conover shows options for adding decorative carving to turned bowls, including fluted carving and the use of a veining chisel.

Skill Builder: Routing Sliding Dovetail Joints

Accent your woodworking with a "French" dovetail: a sliding dovetail joint that's made completely on the router table, with essentially one setup. Bill Hylton takes you step-by-step through the cuts for a drawer assembly.

January/February 2012 Issue Preview

If you don’t have your copy of the January/February 2012 issue and you’d like to know what we’ve packed into it, this video from Field Editor Chris Marshall and Editor in Chief Rob Johnstone will bring you up to speed.

Sanding Your Turned Work

While you might be able to avoid sanding a cleanly cut spindle turning, a certain amount of sanding is inevitable with most turning projects. Expert woodturner Ernie Conover shares some of his time-honored strategies for smoothing spindles, vessels and bowls with abrasives.

Skill Builder: Dado Joinery on the Router

The dado joint has a centuries-long history of use in cabinetmaking, furniture making, just in woodworking in general.

Turning a Three Leg Stool

Noted turning expert and teacher Ernie Conover demonstrates the process for creating a three leg stool using standard turning techniques. Faceplate and spindle work with a multi-axis turned stretcher create a cool footrest.

Dust Collector Maintenance - Skill Builder Power Tool Tune-Up Series

In his continuing Woodworker's Journal Skill Builder series for 2011, Sandor Nagyszalanczy shows how to keep your shop's dust collector in tip-top working condition with a careful tune-up regimen.

September/October 2011 Issue Preview

Field Editor Chris Marshall and Editor in Chief Rob Johnstone will bring you up to speed on what you'll find in the September/October issue.

Turning Salad Forks

Noted turning expert and teacher Ernie Conover demonstrates the process for creating a simple but elegant set of salad forks on the lathe and band saw.

Benchtop Planer Maintenance - Skill Builder Power Tool Tune-Up Series

In his continuing Skill Builder series for 2011, Sandor Nagyszalanczy shows how to return a benchtop planer to tip-top working condition with a careful tune-up regimen.

Using Cutting Diagrams

Ever wondered how to figure out how much material you need to buy for a project? A board foot estimate is a start, but consider laying out your parts on cutting diagrams as well for greater estimating accuracy. Here’s what to keep in mind.

Dadoing Undersized Plywood

We may call it 3/4 in., but plywood thickness always comes up shy of that number. How do you cut dadoes to fit it correctly? Look for that 3/32 in. chipper in your dado set, or reach for some shims. Either approach will help you achieve snug-fitting, gap free dado joints.

Multi-Axis Woodturning with Mark Sfirri

Jeff Day talks with Mark Sfirri about his unique style of woodturning. Mark's work has been featured at the Smithsonian Institute's Renwick Gallery.

Drill Press Maintenance - Skill Builder Power Tool Tune-Up Series

Woodworker's Journal Contributing Editor Sandor Nagyszalanczy shows some key steps for maintaining your drill press to keep it running well for many years.

June 2011 Issue Preview

For a quick preview of what's in our June 2011 issue, here's a short video that covers the highlights.

Jointer Maintenance - Skill Builder Power Tool Tune-Up Series

Since a jointer performs a fairly simple task, it isn't that difficult to keep this machine in top form, but there are a few regular maintenance tasks that you need to stay on top of.

Tips on Lumber Thickness

The best way to kick off your projects on the right foot is to start with stock that's flat, square and of consistent thickness. Our field editor discusses how to buy smart the next time you’re stocking the lumber rack for an upcoming project.

Making Tambour

Sandor Nagyszalanczy talks you through - and shows you, too - the detailed how-to's of building tambour like the kind used in the Tambour-Topped Box from the April 2011 issue of Woodworker's Journal.

Band Saw Maintenance - Skill Builder Power Tool Tune-Up Series

To keep this versatile tool performing well, it requires both occasional maintenance and regular adjustments and tune ups.

April 2011 Issue Preview

Here’s a quick video rundown of what’s coming your way in the April 2011 issue of Woodworker's Journal magazine.

Table Saw Maintenance - Skill Builder Power Tool Tune-Up Series

Keeping a table saw in top-notch condition isn't difficult, it just takes a bit of attention in the form of regular maintenance including cleaning, inspection, replacement of worn parts, alignment and fine tuning.

"No-Measure", Evenly Spaced Dadoes

Chris Marshall shows a trick for perfectly spaced dados without time-consuming measurements. This trick applies to a table saw blade organizer featured in the September/October 2010 issue, but can be easily adapted for many other projects.

Mortising Machine Setup & Use

Field Editor Chris Marshall reviewed Benchtop Mortisers in the August 2010 issue of Woodworker's Journal - in this video, he shows you to set up and use one of those machines -- plus a trick you won't find in the owner's manual!

Table Saw Dovetail Jig

Wondering how Sandor Nagyszalanczy's Table Saw Dovetail Jig from the August 2010 issue of Woodworker's Journal performs in the shop? Check it out in action in this video.

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