I’ve recently been working on building a copy of a Les Paul solid-body electric guitar. During the build, there were a number of holes to drill, and some required a fairly high level of precision. Specifically, the two holes for the tailpiece and the two holes for the bridge. Both the tailpiece and the bridge directly handle the […]
Christopher Schwarz is often asked to recommend books for the woodworker interested in working with hand tools. Back in 2007 he created such a list, and at the top was Robert Wearing’s modern classic “The Essential Woodworker,” which was unfortunately out of print at the time. Chris posted a review of the book on his […]
Who wouldn’t like to have a little extra time during this busy holiday season? With all the parties, decorating, family and friends visiting, gift building and buying, it seems like there is always something that needs to be done. Well, just in time, the Down to Earth Woodworker is here to offer you a few […]
Now that the mortises are complete, time to make matching tenons. There are many ways to create tenons and I chose a combination of the bandsaw, table saw and chisels. I use the bandsaw to cut the tenon”s width, leaving quite a bit of room in the mortise (about 1/2″) to allow for expansion. Recall […]
The December issue of Wood News Online is out and ready to read. This month we’ve got a woodworking bucket list from Howard Van Valzah, an impressive workbench carcase design story from John Bonin and an entertaining story from Dick Rank on designing the ‘perfect’ bottle stopper. We’ve also got another great column from our […]
The tree is up, the lights are strung and the stockings are all hanging on the mantle. The only thing left to do is to start dropping hints to my the family about what I really want and don’t want under the tree this year! Don’t get me wrong, I love getting a new pair […]
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