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Hand-Cut Dovetails: Pins First
February 7, 2017

Discover the pins-first approach to dovetails that the North Bennet Street School is known for.
Handwork: Cutting the mitered bridle joint
February 6, 2017

Synopsis: This joint combines the beauty of a miter with the strength of a bridle joint. Chris Gochnour demonstrates how to lay out and cut the mitered bridle joint, which…
Handplane Fundamentals: Flat and Smooth
December 13, 2016

Learn to add delicate chamfers to parts and to prep surfaces for a finish.
Handplane Fundamentals: Prepping Furniture Parts
December 6, 2016

How to use a variety of hand tools to fit joinery, refine furniture parts, and smooth surfaces.
Truing Up a Combination Square
December 2, 2016

If your combo square isn't as accurate as you'd like, don't buy a new one. It's relatively simple to square it up!
Custom Scrapers for Custom Work
December 2, 2016

Shopmade scrapers smooth tough-to-reach surfaces without dulling sharp details
Combo Squares: The Basics and Beyond
December 2, 2016

Tim Rousseau gives tips and tricks for getting better joinery from the combination square, a must-have layout tool.
Securing Work on the Bench
November 29, 2016

Mike Pekovich shows you the features he looks for in his workbenches and reviews some work-holding accessories that help him get the most out of his planes.
Handplane Fundamentals: The Card Scraper
November 15, 2016

The card scraper is your first tool to grab to clean up any plane tracks or minor tearout left behind by your planes.
A Great Mistake
November 10, 2016

Late one evening, Rollie Johnson accidentally punched "Stanley 82" into eBay instead of "Stanley 62". He’d never seen an 82 before so he immediately decided that he needed it.

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