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NOTE: Size runner to fit in lathe bed slot. Size turn button to fit through slot, then to turn and lock in place NOTE: The table is glued up from two sheets of ¾" plywood. The runner and turn button are ½" plywood In my shop, an extra work surf

The art of inlaying decorative wooden details into a piece of furniture has been a hallmark of fine craftsmanship for centuries. Traditionally, those inlays were painstakingly crafted to fit into hand-carved and chiseled recesses. But today you have

You’d never know it from the final result, but eye-catching inlay work begins with a surprisingly ordinary set of tools. This means you can save money on tools and spend it where it has the biggest impact: on high-quality veneer. Over the years, I’ve

There are few joints I use as regularly as grooves and dadoes. They may lack the flair of a dovetail or the outright strength of a mortise and tenon, but, for a functional and efficient joint, it’s hard to ask for more. Grooves and dadoes are an inte

Fortunately, there’s never an end to the parade of tools and accessories to make life better in the shop. This time around we’ll take a look at a versatile bench vise and a slick jig for drilling holes in cabinets, along with a couple of well-made sa

If you found the kitchen table we built a while back a tempting project, but shied away because of the lack of a complementary chair, your wait is over. As you see in the main photo, the chair’s construction and finish echoes the kitchen table that w

It’s fascinating to find how, throughout history, different concepts and ideas have converged and married to create new waves of fashion. One such interesting confluence is the work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh, a Scottish architect and designer popu

Book boxes evoke mystery. The same kind of mystery that lurks in those special bookcases — the ones where you tilt out a certain book and part of the bookcase opens to a hidden passage. As you see in the photos above, the two books bear all the anato

Raise your hand if you have a stash of wood that consists of pieces that are, in fact, too small to be of much use. They’re also usually too pretty to go in the burn box. Guilty here, as well. Design Editor Dillon Baker offers you some justification

There are certain woodworking skills that unlock new possibilities once you know about them. It’s like jumping through a pipe and starting a side quest in a video game. Template routing is one of those skills. Template routing comes up in the torpedo

There are two laws of nature when you have children: first, the toys will spread to every corner of the home. Second, you will find the missing Lego brick in the middle of the night — by stepping on it. The midnight discovery I can’t help you with. H