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It’s the oldest power tool I have, and after many years of good service it’s earned a rest at last.

I just had a scary, but not injurious, table saw kickback.

We all know about the myriad safety warnings associated with woodworking tools. But what about warnings for other things that impact using woodworking tools?

Although I know better, I would have been a lot happier with a recent lumber purchase if I had looked a little closer at both sides of the issue.

In my decades as a woodworking writer, I’ve never knowingly said anything false or misleading. But a bit of photographic trickery is sometimes OK.

I pulled out a tool I haven’t used in a while, only to find that while stored it caught some kind disfiguring disease.

“There’s always a first time” is one of those old sayings that applies to everything, especially woodworking.

If there’s any constant about this time of year, it’s that I’m in my woodshop making gifts. Until this year, that is.

Despite what it may actually know, the brain has a tendency to draw its own conclusions.

Hey, I can’t think of everything. That’s why I steal great woodworking ideas wherever I can.

My daughter got rid of the desk I made her nearly 30 years ago, and was almost afraid to tell me.

Unexpected commissions are the best kind, especially when they come out of nowhere when you have extra time on your hands.

What’s the opposite of ambidextrous? Spoiler alert: It’s me.

I love new tools, but two that I’ve gotten in recent months have proven to be real keepers.

Lumber prices are falling, and that’s good. But availability is still spotty for the “good stuff.”

It’s that time of the year again when the seasons change. Before, though, they never changed in my shop.

I had quite a surprise when I started putting together a “sample set” of wood species.

Milesi Wood Coatings is a brand of IVM Chemicals SRL, which is one of the largest and most influential wood coatings manufacturers in the world.