I’ve always been a power tool guy.  When I was a 10-year-old in 4-H, making simple things like toolboxes and napkin holders, I wondered why I had to saw stuff by hand and make crooked, ragged-looking cuts when there was a radial arm...

Like many woodworkers, I had a shameful secret stashed away in my shop for years:  a commercial dovetail jig, purchased and then never used.  I’d bought it cheap at a wood show, intending to dovetail my drawers by default as a sign...

With my main dresser case assembled, I was ready to make and fit the walnut base and top. Base The base for this piece is pretty simple:  four legs, 1-3/4 x 1-3/4 x 7, and four stretchers connecting them.  I bought a 2 x 2 x 30-inch...

When I was gluing up the top panel for my nine-drawer dresser, I noticed early on that I had a problem:  both ends of the boards I was using had small splits near the ends.  I didn’t have enough excess length to be able to cut them...

I and about 219 other middle-aged and older guys gathered in Des Moines, IA recently for Weekend with WOOD, an annual event put on by the staff at Meredith Corporation, publishers of WOOD Magazine and a bunch of other lifestyle and hobby...