Woodworker's Journal

Woodworker’s Journal is the magazine for people who love to work with wood. Woodworkers of any skill level will find top-tier plans to build great projects, expert reviews of woodworking tools, and a ton of woodworking tips and techniques. Get Woodworker's Journal digital magazine subscription today and get inspired and motivated.

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READER PROJECTS

Ashley Harwood, Chris Salomone and Zachary Herberholz • Get inspired by new methods, materials and projects these online makers share!

Hardboard Adds Safety, Smoothes Surfaces

Pilot Hole Smackdown!

Drips of Tool Info • Mystery solution leaks out

Power Carving: More Power to You • Shaping wood is at the heart of nearly any type of woodworking, but power carving takes that concept to a whole new level.

“As Complex as Possible” • This Sawhorse was a 450-Hour Build

Re-Turning a Rough Turned Bowl Blank • You’ve done the first turning and left your green wood bowl to dry. Now it’s time to re-turn it to final shape.

GluBoost Adhesive Products • This flexible CA glue adds new finishing options with a long open time plus instant solidification when sprayed with an accelerator.

Elegant Curved-handle Serving Tray • Dovetail joints and a “hot pipe” bending technique to make its handles combine to lift this tray’s distinctiveness to the next level.

Classic Cherry Chest • This project’s hand-cut dovetails aren’t as challenging as you may fear, thanks to an ingenious aluminum sawing guide.

Choosing, Tuning and Using a Band Saw • Woodworking expert Sandor Nagyszalanczy takes you through the need-to-know for the band saw, a multitasking shop basic.

Table Saw Outfeed Table

Shop Space Savers

Your Questions… Answered • Our expert takes on some of the questions that have arisen in response to previous finishing article topics.

HEY DID YOU KNOW? • Woodworking trivia: aww, nuts!