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Whenever I was sanding by hand, the sandpaper would roll or slide in my hands, eventually tearing and turning into small, useless scraps. I tried folding it every which way... Source...
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Avoid Unworkable Workbenches
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In the summer of 2002 I got to visit Sam Maloof’s new workshop and home in Southern California and was floored by three things: the tactile perfection of his...
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Walnut Coffee Table with Curved Legs
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I’ve been hoarding some huge, air-dried walnut boards for over twenty years, waiting for the right projects to come around. This small coffee table was the perfect opportunity...
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Sometimes the Log Gods Smile on You
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American Elm “Ulmus Americana” Ulmus Americana was once a prominent icon of the American forest. However, after the arrival of Dutch Elm disease in 1930, the species declined...
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Holy Swedish Burls Batman
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Editor’s note: This article was originally written in December 2025, for the April 2026 issue, which went to print in January 2026. As we wrap up this issue of the...
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AI in the Shop, Part 3: The Expert Researcher and Materials Consultant
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In the first two parts of this series, we saw AI struggle with the spatial logic of shop layouts and the structural “nitty-gritty” of furniture design. However, it’s important...
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Thrown for a Loop
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Every once in a while, somebody creates a series that, for reasons unknown, really strikes something inside me. That’s the case with the furniture of bent-lamination wizard...
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The Splinter Report: March 27th
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Welcome to The Splinter Report, where I gather the assorted interesting and amusing things I’ve seen in the woodworking world. This week we’re looking at gaps, old furniture,...
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Grain Painting
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Grain painting with beer, earth pigments and flaming shellac. When most people think of period furniture, they think of high-style carving or inlay. This hyper-focus on...
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Monticello’s Stacking Bookcases
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Thomas Jefferson’s book boxes became the foundation of the Library of Congress. I like to think of Thomas Jefferson’s personal library as America’s first “bookmobile.” When the...
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More is Not Always Better
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I’ve been low-key looking for a new tablesaw for about a year. We had a 14” Rockwell saw that for most of its life was a main saw in a...
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Guide clamps make it easy to position a straightedge for sawing or routing, because they clamp to both ends of a workpiece. I made my own, using a 5“ wide...
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