Woodworking Posts

Sometimes you can get a joint together no problem. But getting it apart is another matter. With the joints for a heavy French workbench, disassembling a test-fit gives many beginning woodworkers a fit. Many times they end up slamming hammers or mallets on places that are easily bruised (including their hands). The easiest way to knock out a leg that I’ve found is shown here. Prop up one end of […]

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Wiping is the efficient way to apply stain. By Bob Flexner The purpose of this article is to emphasize what I’ve said in passing many times: It’s much more efficient to wipe stain onto wood with a rag than to brush it. Wiping is fast, almost as fast as spraying (without the downside of having to clean the spray gun). Wiping is also every bit as effective in all situations […]

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The sliding dovetail joint on the heavy French workbench is one of its most distinctive features. And if you mess it up, everyone will notice. So today I took an hour to pare the female part of the joint with some care to get a tight fit with the male part on the leg. I cut in the dovetail walls for this bench with a circular saw. I usually do […]

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My school is throwing its annual Fall Fair this Saturday (Nov. 21). It’s a one-day open-house extravaganza where we open our doors to all to show our students’ achievements both in academics and the arts. At the Fair we offer artisan workshops in fabric, clay and candle making, and we sell handmade craft work that students’ parents volunteered to make (and of course there will be great food). The parents […]

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One of the first things you see as you enter the terminal at Portland International Jetport in Portland, Maine, is a showcase of work from Thos. Moser Cabinetmakers – because along with lobster, L.L. Bean and maple syrup, the work of Thomas Moser is synonymous with the Pine Tree State. For more than four decades – after a stint in the Air Force and a few years as a college […]

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