In this collection we've gathered tips and techniques for prepping for finish and selecting and applying the right finish for a project. You'll get 4 easy steps for a perfect surface prep 7 simple tricks for oil stains the details in water-based dyes and oil finishes...
Tips & Techniques
Find the best woodworking plans, essential tools, and high-quality hardware to bring your projects to life. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced woodworker, we offer carefully selected resources to help you build with confidence.
Fitting Inset Doors
Achieving a good fit with consistent gaps is a hallmark of craftsmanship. The key to achieving an even reveal is preparation. Make good parts and the gaps will fall perfectly in place (with just a little handwork). What you get: Step-by-step photos Advice on building...
Four Good Ways to Build Drawers
Our staff offers simple strong and fast ways to make this important furniture component. Our staff offers simple strong and fast ways to make this important furniture component. Includes detailed instruction and step photos for building sliding dovetail drawers hand...
Four Ways to Make Tapered Legs
We explore methods to help you find the one that works best. Sit four woodworkers down at the same table and you'll get four different opinions (or more) on how to do things – such as how to make tapered legs. Here each of the four authors chooses his tapered-leg...
Gluing and Assembly
In this article we show you an easy way to avoid all the stress of project assembly and gluing and guarantee success! Glueups can get fast and furious. Once the glue goes on you don’t have much time to think about what to do next and how to handle glitches that might...
Gluing up Flat Panels
Three easy steps - joint glue and clamp - help you create perfect panels. Most projects have at least one panel. Stop the slippery sliding madness and learn the best way to create flat ones perfectly every time. What you get: Step-by-step photos Advice on building...
Hammer Veneering
This veneering technique is historic unique interesting and still appropriate to be used in today's world. Learn all about hammer veneering from Don Williams and get inspired to try it yourself. Discover how and why this historic veneer technique is still an excellent...
Layout & Measuring
With a small collection of the right tools you can handle just about any layout task — efficiently and accurately. Often the first tools you pick up when starting a project are the ones used to lay out the parts and joinery. So having a complete set of these essential...
Locking Rabbet Joints
Looking for a strong simple drawer joint? We show you how to make two types of locking rabbet joints. Locking rabbet joints are strong simple joints that work well for drawer construction. Depending on the type of guide system that supports the drawers we use two...
Mortise & Tenon
There are several good ways to make a mortise and tenon joint. The trick is determining which one is best for the task at hand. Mortise and tenons are often the backbone of a woodworking project. And with the power tools available today there are several ways of...
Premium Wood Chisel Set
For novice or experienced woodworkers – a set of high-quality chisels is a must in woodworking. This REXBETI set includes 6 chisels, a honing guide, a sharpening stone, 2 carpenter pencils, and a storage case. And, it doesn’t break the bank!
