10 Tips for Drilling
10 Tips for Drilling: Anyone can drill a hole – but there are right ways and wrong ways to do…
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Gluing without Clamps: Miter Rub Joint
Gluing without Clamps: Miter Rub Joint: We don’t give modern wood glues enough credit. They are stronger than you might…
Demystifying the Skew Chisel
Demystifying the Skew Chisel: Kurt Hertzog talks about the skew chisel. Of the many tools in a woodturner’s kit, the…
Workshop Geometry: Draw a Perpendicular Line to an Endpoint
Workshop Geometry: Draw a Perpendicular Line to an Endpoint: Part of our “Workshop Geometry” series for solving geometry problems in…
#@*&!%?! Happens!
#@*&!%?! Happens! A hammer can be an offensive weapon – especially with wood! Here’s a quick guide to undoing the…
Making the Most of It
Making the Most of It: Maurice Tebbutt and Keith Drew talk us through the maths and making of a segmented…
Workshop Geometry: Find the Center of a Circle (Method 3)
Workshop Geometry: Find the Center of a Circle (Method 3) Part of our “Workshop Geometry” series for solving geometry problems…
The Modified Gottshall Joinery Exercise
The Modified Gottshall Joinery Exercise: Charles Mak teaches a class on chisel skills, using the Gottshall exercise. Never heard of…
The Router Mortise Box
The Router Mortise Box: If you want good strong joints the traditional mortise and tenon is the way to go.…
How to Fit a Wedge into a Mortise
How to Fit a Wedge into a Mortise: A special mortise-and-tenon joint sometimes called a tusk tenon, requires a wedge…