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Thirty years of teaching woodworking has convinced me that woodworkers will use a push stick consistently—if it’s convenient. If not, they’ll often go without, finishing cuts by squeezing a few…

From the humble card scraper to a pair of handy folding horses and a shopmade router table, here's a list of items in Charles Durfee's shop that he swears by

My favorite way to raise wood projects for finishing or to let a finish dry is a set of jacks (yes, the childhood toy). Throw down a handful on any…

Good lighting is an integral part of any workspace, and it gets even more important as we grow older. When I purchased my bandsaw I was offered an optional plug-in…

While these dark stains look bad, they’re easy to remove using a common household cleaner, and without removing any material

To sign my work in a distinctive, repeatable way, I ordered a custom brand. Available at major online woodworking retailers, these come in electric and torch-heated versions. but it always…

A lot of woodworkers cut the lids off their boxes on the tablesaw. The problem is that the box becomes very unstable when you are making the final cut that frees the lid. Here’s a simple workshop tip for doing it safely.

There have been some very good hinge jigs in Fine Woodworking, but I think mine is a little less error-prone and just as quick to make. Like Craig Thibodeau did…

A roundup of our top articles and videos on power tools from Mark Edmundson, Michael Fortune, Marc Adams, and more

A roundup of our top articles and videos on routers from Jeff Miller, Gregory Paolini, Gary Rogowski, and more