Dust Collection
Joel Tille, a woodworker from Humboldt, Iowa is in the market for a cyclone dust collector. Joel has spent a lot of time researching the subject, attending seminars and exploring all the options. He...
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Truth In Advertising
No Ads — 100% Woodworking Sort of. Woodsmith does not include advertising in their magazine. And they’ve never accepted promotional considerations for using a certain product (like stain). But that...
View ArticleCustomer Relations
A few interesting links sent to me by Randy Maxey, an assistant editor with Woodsmith and ShopNotes magazines: Creating Customer Trust Ryobi Radial Arm Saw Recall Porter-Cable Cordless Nailer Recall...
View ArticleInside Woodsmith
Knock-down furniture doesn’t have to be cheap, throw-away furniture made from particleboard. In the August/September 2006 Issue of Woodsmith magazine, there are two projects featuring sturdy,...
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Bent Laminated Side Table, Part 5
Doug has created a really enjoyable series of articles for building a project to fit a specific need. In this last installment, Doug completes the table top and attaches it to the base. THE TABLE TOP...
View ArticleWhich Saw Works Best for You?
Whether you learn from the “experts,” or you learn from personal experience, there is almost always two sides to every story. For example, several weeks ago, I posted a link to an article about...
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Woodworkers’ Swap Meet at the Woodsmith Store!
Got tools you want to get rid of? Got tools you’d like to buy at bargain prices? Then you need to come to the Woodworkers’ Swap Meet on Saturday, September 9 from 8:00am to 1:00pm sponsored by the...
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Woodworking Seminars Starting September 28!
Every Thursday night this fall you can learn from the experts at the Woodsmith Store and Woodsmith, ShopNotes, and Workbench magazines. We’ll walk you through the basics of woodworking, tool...
View ArticleWhat’s Your Favorite Online Woodworking Channel?
Our friends at The Woodworking Channel are running a poll on their website. It asks what woodworking magazine you read the most. The choices are listed as follows: American Router American Woodturner...
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Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
I had an interesting day last week visiting on-site during construction and filming of the ABC-TV show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. This is the first home they have built in Iowa, so my wife,...
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See What’s Coming in the Next Issue of Woodsmith Magazine!
Some homes have dining rooms large enough to hold 8-foot tables, a mammoth sideboard, and a floor-to-ceiling china cabinet — and still have room to spare. Other homes, townhouses, and apartments might...
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Building a Woodsmith Hand Plane
In a previous post, I talked about building the Woodsmith Chisel Plane. Now I want to talk about my experience building the Woodsmith Hand Plane. It’s a kit that you can order from the Woodsmith...
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Jewelry Box Repair
Now that I’m back in the shop for at least one hour per day, I’m starting to get some things done. An hour is just enough time to get small projects completed. I haven’t started building anything new...
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In the Current Issue of Woodsmith 168
The reaction is the same every time. Everyone’s jaw drops when they come into the shop and spot the Craftsman’s Tool Chest. It’s a beautiful piece. Then they have to walk over and run their fingers...
View ArticlePodcasting & iTunes
A couple of weeks ago we uploaded our first podcast to the internet. The hour-long video explains in detail how to cut dadoes, grooves, rabbets, and laps on your table saw. Ever since then, otherwise...
View ArticleThe Day Woodsmith Almost Died!
Yesterday, Joel posted his Top 10 Woodworking Tips to WoodworkingSeminars.com. His first tip had to do with fire hazards, so I told him a story from the “good old days” of Woodsmith magazine, and he...
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Readers’ Gallery
Bill Hendrick of Ankeny, IA has sent more great photos of his work for our gallery. This is his first furniture project and it turned out great. I’d love to post more photos of your projects to our...
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Choosing and Using Glues
I received an email this morning asking a very basic, open-ended question: “What is the best adhesive to bond hardboard to plywood?” My quick answer was to use a yellow woodworkers glue. I also...
View ArticleTop 5 Most Influential Woodworkers
Garrett French is at it again over at the ToolCrib.com blog. He’s compiled a list of the “5 Most Influential Woodworkers” based on input from folks at a couple of forums, including the WoodNet forum....
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One Reader’s Interpretation of the Woodsmith Kitchen Table
As an assistant editor of Woodsmith and ShopNotes magazines, I always enjoy seeing how our readers go about building the projects we write about. In Woodsmith No. 167, we featured a Tall Kitchen Table...
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Woodworkers Forums Are a Huge Resource
Any day of the week, and at almost any time of the day, you can find a couple of hundred people comparing notes, exchanging ideas, swapping tall-tales and generally sharing their love of woodworking...
View ArticleFall 2007 Woodworking Seminars
Every fall for the last 15 years or so, the Woodsmith Store has ended the month of September with two events — the annual Fall Fair and the start of the woodworking seminar season. This year is no...
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Going Nationwide: The Woodsmith Shop TV Show
If you’re a subscriber to Woodsmith or ShopNotes magazine, or live in the state of Iowa, you probably already know that we’ve been busy around here. We’ve been working hard on a new TV show that has...
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Finishing Shelves
You can sharpen your woodworking skills with helpful tips and techniques from the editors of Woodsmith and ShopNotes magazines. Get a FREE tip sent to your email address each week! Go to...
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Magnetic Stop Block
You can sharpen your woodworking skills with helpful tips and techniques from the editors of Woodsmith and ShopNotes magazines. Get a FREE tip sent to your email address each week! Go to...
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Sanding Disc Alignment Tool
You can sharpen your woodworking skills with helpful tips and techniques from the editors of Woodsmith and ShopNotes magazines. Get a FREE tips sent to your email address each week! Got to Woodworking...
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A Lipped Box Lid
You can sharpen your woodworking skills with helpful tips and techniques from the editors of Woodsmith and ShopNotes magazines. Get a FREE tips sent to your email address each week! Got to Woodworking...
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Flush Cut Shield
You can sharpen your woodworking skills with helpful tips and techniques from the editors of Woodsmith and ShopNotes magazines. Get a FREE tips sent to your email address each week! Got to Woodworking...
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Invisible Finish Repair
You can sharpen your woodworking skills with helpful tips and techniques from the editors of Woodsmith and ShopNotes magazines. Get a FREE tips sent to your email address each week! Got to Woodworking...
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Band Clamp Corner Protection
You can sharpen your woodworking skills with helpful tips and techniques from the editors of Woodsmith and ShopNotes magazines. Get a FREE tips sent to your email address each week! Got to Woodworking...
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New Media Center in Woodsmith 180
We’ve offered several TV cabinet projects to our readers over the years. They’re handsome, sturdy, and… obsolete. The new flat screen TV’s don’t fit in the openings of the old projects. So this time,...
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Classic Cherry Bed Mod
Regular Woodsmith readers will recognize the Classic Cherry Bed in the photo. It complements several bedroom furniture projects that have been published by Woodsmith. But wait, something is not quite...
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The Spray Booth
The woodworking shop here at at August Home Publishing can be a very busy place. It’s where all of the projects for Woodsmith, Workbench, and ShopNotes are built as well as the props for the Woodsmith...
View ArticleWoodsmith Woodworking Seminar Podcasts
It’s time I finally addressed this topic. The seminar podcasts are NOT being discontinued. As you know, August Home Publishing has branched out into television. The Woodsmith Shop just started its...
View ArticlePodcast #40: Three Hand Planes Every Shop Should Have
I asked associate editor Randy Maxey why hand planes are an important part of a modern woodworking shop? Here is what he told me: “I know a lot of people think I use hand planes just because I’m...
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