Tricks of the Trade – Belt Sander Platens
Tricks of the Trade – Belt Sander Platens: Ramon Valdez upgrades his belt sander to tackle concave curves with ease…
Browsing: Techniques
How to Fold Sandpaper
How to Fold Sandpaper: Folding a sheet of sandpaper is trickier than you think. You don’t want the grit rubbing…
Adding a Mortise Bench Stop to a Bench
Adding a Mortise Bench Stop to a Bench: Michael T Collins explains how to incorporate a bench stop in a…
Ornamental Turning Made Easy – more
Ornamental Turning Made Easy – more: Chris Hart focuses on setting up the system and prepares a couple of box…
How to Apply a Food-safe Finish to a Bowl
How to Apply a Food-safe Finish to a Bowl: After a visit to Colombia to visit her family, a friend…
Edge-to-Edge Joinery – more
Edge-to-Edge Joinery – more: Rob Porcaro covers shop-proven techniques for producing accurate joint surfaces and aligning them for glue-up. The…
How to Get the Best Results with a Hand Plane (Hint: Read the Grain)
How to Get the Best Results with a Hand Plane (Hint: Read the Grain) A hand plane is one of…
Paul Johnston – Winged Bowl
Paul Johnston – Winged Bowl: I was heavily inspired after seeing a fellow turner’s work. I don’t see myself as an…
What Shall I Carve?
What Shall I Carve? Peter Benson looks at choosing a subject for carving. One of the most common difficulties hobby…
A New Twist on Dovetails
A New Twist on Dovetails: The secret to clean, crisp joinery is maintaining accuracy at every stage of the process.…