Over the next few weeks I'll be spending most of my blog writing time either filming or editing videos for use in my upcoming Workbench...

If you don't have a planing stop in your bench, you should get one. And if you have a stop, but it doesn't have teeth, you should get...

...can lead to a cascade of changes. I'm always amazed at how this phenomenon comes into play in the shop. Last week, when I was drilling...

Join us for this week's MWA Podcast as we hear the history of Hamilton Toolworks as only Jeff can tell it.

Other than trimming off the bottom of the arm post tenons, all that remained to complete the Continuous Arm Rocker for Christmas, was...

I hope you and your family are having a wonderful holiday season. I'm happy to report that the two big projects I was working on were...

I'm not sure why I agreed to such a crazy plan, but I guess that's how chair makers indulge their children.

I'm beginning to wonder how much mental energy is being wasted on little projects that I have begun, but haven't made time to finish.

The hardest part about sunk costs is learning to ignore them. This is not one of my strongest skills.

He attempts to dodge the favorite tool question, but Sean and Kyle manage to pin him down.

Now I have to do four. My first mistake was going for the third coat. For some reason I had it locked in my mind that I had to put three...

This episode covers the lay out and shaping of the rear legs. There are also some helpful tips on using a card scraper to remove bandsaw...

There are woodworkers among us who enjoy finishing. I am not one of them.

I couldn't help being proud of myself. Surely this lesson would save my student hours of work over the years.

I've known Jason for several years. He and his wife, Sarah, are the driving force behind a small business with big plans.

In this episode I show you how to prepare the Spacer Blocks, Front Leg and Rails for Glue-up. I also show you my strategy for using...

A few years back, Christopher Schwarz Introduced North American woodworkers to the "The Most Tenacious Nails Ever". These reproduction...

Gary manages to pull from his own personal experience both in and out of the shop to get his message across.

Sturdy dovetails aren’t that hard to cut. But making them pretty and sturdy is a different challenge.

My goal in making these joints was speed. That's it. That was the most important part of the job.