For less than $100 and about 30 minutes of your time, you can increase your bandsaw’s resawing capacity by 6". WOOD Magazine Design Editor Jeff Mertz shows you how.
We love to build with plywood because it's dimensionally stable and available anywhere. WOOD Magazine Senior Design Editor Kevin Boyle shows you how to apply iron-on edge banding to hide plywood's ugly edges.
With a framing square and simple shop-made trammel, Senior Design Editor Kevin Boyle shows you how to lay out a flawless ellipse, such as the one that defines the curve of the bow-front table project in WOOD magazine issue 172…
In the second part of this useful woodturning project, WOOD Magazine turning expert Brian Simmons, shows how to turn the handle to final shape, apply finish, and install the hardware (Part 2 of 2)
Here's a turned project you'll use everyday. WOOD Magazine woodturning expert Brian Simmons shows you how to rough out the handle shape, bore the hardware hole, and install the ferrule. (Part 1 of 2)
WOOD Magazine Design Editor Jeff Mertz shows you how to use a Fibonacci Gauge to proportion projects that are pleasing to the eye. Visit http://woodstore.net/figaandhowto.html to find plans for making your own Fibonacci gauge along with instructions on how to…
WOOD Magazine Design Editor Jeff Mertz shows you how to put a razor-sharp edge on your chisels and plane irons using self-stick sandpaper, and a grinder equipped with a stone and buffing wheel. You'll be amazed at the speed and…
You don't need a slide rule, an eagle eye, or a compound mitersaw to make dead-on cuts in crown molding. WOOD Magazine Tools Editor Bob Hunter demonstrates an intuitive technique that lets anyone cut crown molding easily and accurately.
WOOD Magazine Tools Editor Bob Hunter shows you the different kinds of mitersaws you can buy, as well as some safety tips, and tricks for super-accurate cutting.