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Mitered Edge Banding Made Easy

Applying hardwood edge banding is a great way to finish the edges on a veneered piece. However, it can be difficult to get nice miter joints because the length of... View Content

A Super Simple Table

If you’re looking for a cool last minute gift, or just a great project, this table is for you. Incredibly, it can be made it about one hour! View Content

Upholster a Wrapped Seat Cushion

A customer came into my shop the other day and asked me to replace their uncomfortable and broken fiberglass kitchen stool seats. They wanted to reuse the adjustable chrome bases,... View Content

How to Downsize a Drawer

While building a media cabinet, I broke the wise rule of "Measure twice,cut once." I made a quick measurement for depth on a drawer that would extend to be flush... View Content

Creative Steam Bending

I see everything in curves and undulations. Most of my life has been spent in landscaping, tree farming and Bonsai. Everything is a reflection of the creative beauty of nature.... View Content

Routed Half-Blind Dovetail Drawers: Part 2

In part one of this article I showed you how a half-blind router dovetail jig works, and how to size your drawer parts for routing in the jig. In this... View Content

Routed Half-Blind Dovetail Drawers: Part 1

This is a two-part story. The focus is on drawers with mechanical slides. In this installment I will explain how a half-blind dovetail router jig works, calculating drawer parts sizes,... View Content

Drawer Joinery Using a Slot Cutter

Here's an easy way to create a rabbetted drawer lock joint, using only a 1/4" slot cutter. One set up will do all the joinery and allow you to cut... View Content

Replacing a Bent Lamination

CLASSIC THONET CHAIR NEEDS A REPAIR. A client contacted me with an interesting request. He had owned a classic Thonet brand laminated wood chair for a number of years, which... View Content

9 Steps to Sizing Rough Lumber

Hardwood lumber yards offer you wood either rough or surfaced. Rough is how it's cut from the log at the sawmill. There they use giant band saws and circular saws... View Content

Working with Large Pieces of Wood

Tips To Help You Prep And Handle Big SlabsI take advantage of the ample supply of hardwoods that surround my old farmstead here in western Wisconsin. I focus primarily on... View Content

Fix a Screwed-Up Table Top

Photo 1. I mistakenly put screws up through this tabletop four times! I thought I had the right length screw. Boy, was I wrong. Did you use too long a... View Content