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How to build a solar kiln

Drying Lumber, Lumber, Lumber/Materials, solar kiln, Woodworking Posts / Enthusiast

Brenon Plourde built his solar kiln in a weekend, using about $2,500 worth of materials.

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Made You Look: Larger than life

Woodworking Posts / Enthusiast

Michael Gill’s Sydney Harbour cocktail cabinet is a sight to behold.

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Blade-Flattening Block

AW149, Sandpaper, Sharpening, Spokeshave, Techniques, Tricks of the Trade, Woodworking Posts, Workshop Tips / Enthusiast

Flattening the back of a spokeshave’s blade on sandpaper is a pain. The blade is so small that it’s hard to get a grip on it. A 1-1/2″ thick MDF block sized to fit my hand makes the job easy.…
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Craftsman Bookcase

August 2008, Bookshelves, Craftsman, Craftsman Bookcase, Featured Article, Furniture Projects, Projects, Woodworking Posts / Enthusiast

If something is worth doing, it’s worth doing excessively. There are many bookcases in my house, but they’re a motley collection – poor cousins to the rest of the furniture. The really nice bookcases I’ve made have gone to …
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Editor’s Letter: Kick-start your woodworking

Editor's Letter, Woodworking Posts / Enthusiast

Don’t let the urge to build something “important” keep you from making anything at all