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Recent Woodworking Videos

How to Make a Japanese Toolbox

How to Make a Japanese Toolbox

Woodworker Andrew Strome shows you how to make a Japanese-style toolbox while teaching you fundamental woodworking skills along the way.
How to Cut a Dado Joint

How to Cut a Dado Joint

In the second video of our series on how to cut joints by hand, woodworker Andrew Strome shows you the tools needed and the technique behind cutting a dado joint.
How to Cut a Rabbet Joint

How to Cut a Rabbet Joint

In the first of our series on how to cut joints by hand, woodworker Andrew Strome shows you the tools needed and the technique behind cutting a rabbet joint.
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Recent Gardening Videos

Hedge Shears

Hedge Shears

In this video, we give you a quick introduction to the features and benefits of the hedge shear. View more...
How to Make a Raised Bed Planter

How to Make a Raised Bed Planter

Anne of All Trades shows you how to build a planter that features a solar-powered, self-watering system that relies on collected rain water. View more...
The Difference Between an Anvil and Bypass Pruner

The Difference Between and Anvil and Bypass Pruner

In this video, we show you the differences between an anvil and a bypass pruner and explain each one’s suitable uses. View more...
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Woodworking Articles

How to Make a Wooden Bicycle

Building a Wooden Bike

To fulfill the requirements of a class project, a 16-year-old high school student took on the challenge of building a functional wooden bicycle using only wood, glue and his passion for woodworking and design. Learn about the frustrations and triumphs of this young yet accomplished woodworker. Read more…
Router Template Guides

How to Use Router Template Guides

The router is arguably one of the most versatile tools in the workshop. You can make it even more so by adding template guides. Learn more about how they function and what they can do. Read more…
Collecting Molding Planes

Collecting Molding Planes

Whether or not molding planes are the most eye-catching of antique tools can be argued. However, for those who are drawn to them, there’s no disputing their intrigue and utility. Read more…
Mastering Handsaw Cuts

Mastering Handsaw Cuts

Sawing could be considered a fundamental aspect of being a woodworker, yet not everyone has an intuitive knack for it. Here are some easy tips on mastering three types of saw cuts – from a quick, rough cut, to a fine cut where accuracy and aesthetics are paramount. Even if you consider yourself a master sawyer, you may learn a trick or two. Read more…
How to Mill Rough Lumber

How to Mill Rough Lumber

Fine woodworking starts with stock that is properly milled true and flat. Woodworker Charles Mak has developed a milling process that is simple and efficient, using two machines commonly found in a typical shop. Read more…
Clamping Techniques for Oddball Glue-Ups

Clamping Techniques for Oddball Glue-Ups

Woodworker Charles Mak shows how he tackles some challenging glue-ups using common tools and supplies found in a typical shop. Read more…
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Gardening Articles

Rewilding the Garden

Rewilding the Garden

Rewilding is a gardening (and environmental) approach that focusses on returning cultivated spaces to those where biodiversity thrives. Gardener Julianne Labreche explains how she did so in her urban garden. Read more…

How to Store your Vegetable Harvest

How to Store Your Vegetable Harvest

By properly curing and storing your harvested vegetables, you can potentially enjoy them for months to come. Read more…

Cherries for Northern Climates

Cherries for Northern Climates

Romance series cherry bushes are disease-resistant and hardy to zone 2. For any northern gardener, they’re worth getting to know. Read more…
How to Save Tomato Seeds

How to Save Tomato Seeds

There are just a few steps involved in saving the seeds of an heirloom tomato. Here’s how to do it. Read more…
The Essential Tools for Canning

The Essential Tools for Canning

Find out what equipment avid canners can’t live without. Read more…
How to Enhance Your Garden With Recycled Objects

How to Enhance Your Garden With Recycled Objects

More and more gardeners are salvaging discarded objects to use as innovative garden accessories. Traditional ornaments such as statues, gazing balls and obelisks now vie for garden turf with recycled doors, Gothic-arch windows and even old bicycles. Read more…
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Inspired to Make

Matt Wallace

After working as a graphic designer for 15 years, Matt Wallace found he had lost his passion for working behind a desk. So, he decided to channel his talents as a designer into furniture making instead.

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Russ Zeitz

From building log homes to making his own furniture to carving pieces of art, Russ Zietz has found his sanctuary and true passion in working with wood.

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