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A Catapult – A School Science Project
December 20, 2015

My granddaughter is in Middle School and it is that time of year for science projects. One popular engineering project is a Catapult. So we've been working together to create…
STL 100: Matt is out of control, plus a mystery guest
December 18, 2015

It’s our 100th episode, with a special guest to celebrate. Plus we interview new contributing editor Chris Gochnour. Also, we chat up our favorite dovetail methods, and Matt gets a…
A jig for planing super thin parts
December 17, 2015

In need of box sides that are 3/16 in. thick, I turned to my smoothing plane to thickness them. A jig that has a built in depth stop guarantees parts…
Draw a Dodecahedron
December 10, 2015

A friend of mine periodically sends me e-mails asking how to draw this, that or the other thing. He often surprises me with some sort of off the wall request.…
STL 99: Waterstone Detectives
December 3, 2015

Woodworking sleuths solve the case of the unmarked waterstones. Plus a planing sled for small parts, tips for wheeled workbenches, fixes for resaw wrongs, and more boneheaded smooth moves.
UPDATE: End Grain Table Tops and Cutting Boards by Hendrik Varju
December 3, 2015

See who won a copy of End Grain Table Tops and Cutting Boards
Metamorphosis: Ron Layport’s Carved Vessels
December 2, 2015

Ron Layport transforms trees bound for the chipper into remarkable vessels composed of animal imagery. In this audio slide show Layport describes turning and carving his pieces and explains how…
The Carcase Dovetail – Another Beginning Exercise
December 1, 2015

Sideboards, cupboards, desks, lowboys, highboys, and chests of drawers have legs or posts that continue up to the top, and a special lapped dovetail joint is needed (the carcase dovetail).…
Methods of Work
November 29, 2015

Recently I was doing an online SketchUp tutoring session with a woodworker. It started as a tutorial on drawing frame and panel doors but very quickly changed course and we…
52 boxes, 52 weeks: 3 more boxes done
November 23, 2015

Since I last posted about my efforts to make 52 boxes in 52 weeks, I've made three more. That's 34 boxes made and 18 to go.

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