Mortises by Router 3 Ways
Machined mortises are quick to cut and accurate. My old friend from college is a physicist who launches rockets into the sky for a living; let me just say that…
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Woodworking Posts
Take Your Home to Work
A lunchtime woodworking break yields more than a nice saw handle. In 2013, I took Matt Cianci’s Build a Backsaw weekend class through my local woodworking guild. There is never…
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The Splinter Report: May 29th
Welcome to The Splinter Report, where I gather the assorted interesting and amusing things I’ve seen in the woodworking world. This week we’re looking at the origin of woodworking magazines,…
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Old Growth, Modern Treasure
At St. Albans Cathedral, the old Norman construction is incredible, but the woodworking is out of this world. I’m always impressed by old-growth wood and things made with it. Creating something…
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STL367: Mike Didn’t Get the Memo
Mike and accidental twins Vic and Ben discuss woodworking techniques they won’t show, thinking about grain direction on drawer parts, prefinishing problems, Barry Manilow’s lesser-known banger—and Vic and Ben fanboy over luthier Ted Woodford.
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The Automaton Branch: Part II – The Heart of the Movement
In the first installment of this series, we covered the physical geometry of the vessel—taking a raw, rustic tree branch and hollowing it out to create a vaulted pedestal box….
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