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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LETTERS

Woodworker’s Journal

READER PROJECTS

SURVEY • SELECTING YOUR WOODWORKING STYLE

STUMPERS

TRICKS OF THE TRADE • Two More Handy Uses for Screws

Apex Bats Helps Kids Play Ball • Minnesota engineer turns custom game-quality wooden bats.

Solving Woodworking Problems • Developing helpful woodworking products has been a key part of Rockler Woodworking and Hardware’s success.

Build a Simple Step Stool • Practice making square cuts with a handsaw, boring mortises and joining parts to create this practical step stool.

The Still Indispensable Router Plane • Get acquainted with the predecessor of today’s electric routers. It continues to be a valuable hand plane in your shop for cutting grooves, dadoes, hinge mortises and string inlay recesses.

Precision Tool Cabinet • Store your delicate measuring, marking and cutting tools safely and within easy reach in this attractive double-door cabinet.

Modern Room Divider By Rob Johnstone • With so many of us working from home, room dividers can take on a new role as beautiful home office partitions.

Accented Cutting Board • A multi-colored lamination adds a custom touch to this practical, fun-to-make kitchen accessory.

Drawer Lock Bits • Two tongue-and-groove profiles cut with the same bit interconnect to form strong corner joints.

Expanding Your Router Table Operations • Table routing with templates, milling mortise-and-tenon joints and using your router table as a makeshift jointer are all ways to extend its versatility in your shop.

Click-Connect Convenience; Joinery Brushes

Oneida Supercell Turbo Dust Collector • Oneida once again raises the bar on dust collection with their new Supercell Turbo models.

Piano Hinges Spread the Load • When a lid or door needs to mount to narrow edges yet support a lot of weight, a continuous-length piano hinge can be a sturdy, easy-to-install solution.

Walrus Oil Cutting Board Oil • Here’s an easy-to-apply, easy-to-renew finish that’s food-safe and made from products you won’t need a chemistry degree to understand.