The Woodwright’s Guide: Working Wood with Wedge and Edge traces wood from tree to finished furniture — all using hand tools. More than 25 years ago, Roy Underhill adopted the word “woodwright” when he ...

While not technically a tool, a sturdy workbench with flat work surface is key to woodworking. One with two vises, like the 58-inch Nordic Plus workbench from Northern Tool, is even better! Planks can ...

PARKERSBURG, W. VA - Renowned Canadian hand-tool expert Rob Cosman’s heritage includes carpentry, furnituremaking and teaching. Now he is sharing his woodworking passion with his son, Jake. “Woodcraft ...

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Whether you are shaving out the edges of a door or smoothing the side of a bookshelf, hand planers are vital tools to keep closeby for any woodworking project. Hand planers shape up slight ...

A chisel is one of the most utilitarian and oldest hand tools for woodworking. And a good wood chisel, in particular, has sharp beveled cutting edges, holds those edges well, sharpens easily, and ...

PORTLAND, Ore. – Bridge City Tool Works, a respected manufacturer of heirloom-quality woodworking hand tools, is being acquired by Harvey Industries Co. Ltd., a woodworking machinery manufacturer ...

Want to get better at woodworking? Master the basics.

Woodworking can be an expensive hobby. The cost of lumber is already bad enough, but the price tags on new tools can be downright harrowing. This is why many new and veteran carpenters are always on ...