Find the tips, tricks, and techniques for your woodworking shop from wood preparation to finished cabinetry with doors and drawers. You'll also learn about joinery, measuring, and wood finishes.

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In this section you'll find free woodworking plans and other downloadable plans for furniture, gifts & decorations, outdoor projects, and toys & kids furniture. You'll also find plans for holiday projects, …

Apr 3, 2024 · FREE Woodworking Charts Download these great charts for use in your shop.

Dec 18, 2024 · Power your way to a polished finish Some woodworkers brush on a few coats of varnish and wonder why their finish doesn't look gallery-smooth.

Feb 27, 2025 · What Finish Is That Anyway? You've discovered a great piece of furniture, but the once-shiny finish has seen better days. If you knew what the finish was, it would be easier to remedy its …

Dec 17, 2024 · Think of a bench vise as a tool that's as essential to your success as a hand plane, router, or tablesaw. Although clamps might substitute in some situations, they tend to get in the way, …

Mar 4, 2025 · Today we often rely on a portable power drill—probably a cordless one—for making holes. Not too long ago, though, home woodworkers didn't have it quite so easy. Back then, drilling a hole 1 …

Dec 19, 2024 · What's the difference between files, rasps, and rifflers? Can you describe the best applications for each of these hand tools, and how to use them? Do I need all three in my shop?

Jan 15, 2025 · Wood Identification Butternut (Juglans cinerea), alsoknown as white walnut and oil nut, grows in a northern range from southern New Brunswick in Canada to the North Carolina mountains …