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WOOD magazine offers trustworthy and tested project plans, techniques, and product evaluations aimed at motivating and educating woodworkers through various media channels and learning events. Their plans and methods are distinctive, practical, and achievable for woodworkers at any skill level, all presented in a welcoming and straightforward step-by-step format that emphasizes the appropriate tools for each task.

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Shop Tested: Compact Benchtop Router Tables

2 months ago | woodmagazine.com | Dave Stone

Router tables stand as one of the must-have tools in any shop for creating joinery, adding profiles, duplicating parts using templates, and so much more. But full-size router tables eat a lot of space. Benchtop tables strive to offer those same capabilities in a portable package you can deploy when needed and stow out of the way when not. We took a look at 11 to see if they present viable alternatives to full-size tables or if their smaller sizes reduce routing capability.
Router Lift Roundup

2 months ago | woodmagazine.com | Dave Stone

A router lift increases table-routing accuracy by replacing your router’s factory adjustment mechanism with one of much higher precision. Integrated measuring scales, low-backlash adjustment screws, and height locks further aid accuracy, while above-the-table bit changes increase convenience. Check out the differences in five current models. Rockler’s Pro Lift (above) features two height adjustment access points in the top plate.
Barrel-Grip Jigsaws and Multi-Tools

2 months ago | woodmagazine.com | Dave Stone

Jigsaws and multi-tools both prove useful for making odd-shaped cuts, working with non-wood materials, and more. Let’s take a look at two new tools in each category that all share a common feature: a barrel-style grip designed to position your hand closer to the cutting line for greater control. The Bosch GST18V-50B and the Ridgid R86346 both offer the power needed to cut through 2-by material plus the finesse for fine scroll cuts in ¼" plywood.
Sled into Success with Segmented Bowls

2 months ago | woodmagazine.com | Dave Stone |Tom Whalley

Making segmented bowls starts with cutting strips of wood into small pieces, then gluing those pieces together to form rings. Stack the rings, and you can create bowls and vessels with striking appearances. Forming rings with tight-fitting joints requires accurately cutting those segments with consistent lengths and angles. The key to success: a tablesaw sled with two fences. We’ll show you how to calculate the correct angles for a basic bowl, build the sled, cut segments, and glue them into rings.
Farmhouse Table Woodworking Plan

Feb 25, 2025 | woodmagazine.com | Craig Ruegsegger |Kevin Boyle

Perfectly designed to complement the sideboard from issue 269 (September 2020), the angled braces of this table and benches and the solid-as-a-fence-post legs bring to mind the post-and-beam construction found in vintage barns. But rather than complicated angled mortises and tenons, we used a simple jig to help rout pairs of mortises in the braces and stretchers that accept loose tenons. Solid half-lap joints tie the leg assemblies together, making the table exceptionally sturdy.
Gluing Up a Cold-Bent Lamination

Feb 17, 2025 | woodmagazine.com | Kevin Boyle

Make curved wood parts by bending thin strips of wood. That's how we made the legs for a quilt rack in WOOD magazine issue 244. Senior Design Editor Kevin Boyle shows how to glue and clamp the strips to create a smooth arch. Kevin with WOOD magazine. We shot a video on a coat rack that I've been working on. It's basically a cold form-bent lamination that we've been showing, and the last video I did, we did a video on making the form, and we'll get to that in a second.
2025 WOOD Innovation Awards

Feb 12, 2025 | woodmagazine.com | Dave Stone

Sometimes innovation is revolutionary; this year, it was evolutionary. We rounded up an eclectic collection of products that elevate the craft of woodworking by improving on tools and expanding on systems. Rockler’s new T-track drop-ins make it easy to connect, turn, and terminate tracks, and provide convenient places to insert and remove track bolts without having to slide them through entire lengths of track.
Build Train Tracks For The Timber Line Express

Jan 3, 2025 | woodmagazine.com | Zach Brown

The Timber Line Express line of toy train woodworking projects deserves a track setup as elegant as they are. Whether you're building the train as a display or for play, these options for track have you covered from a simple single track loop to an entire working switchyard. If you haven't started on your train yet, check out these plans and kits for engine and cars. Then come back here to get your train on track.
Creating a Bending Form for Cold Laminations

Jan 3, 2025 | woodmagazine.com | Kevin Boyle

Building a bent-wood quilt rack requires, obviously, bending wood. WOOD magazine Senior Design Editor Kevin Boyle shows how this is done using thin strips and a form built from MDF. Hey, guys. It's Kevin Boyle here in the WOOD magazine shop. And I'm working on a new project for an upcoming issue. We're doing a cold-bent lamination. And in this video I’ll show you how I'm making this form. What I have here is three layers of MDF. Particleboard would be fine, but I use MDF.
4 Ways to Tame Workshop Dust

Jan 31, 2024 | woodmagazine.com | Dave Stone

Whether you collect dust using a shop vacuum, a portable dust collector, or a built-in system, its effectiveness is only as good as how well it connects to the tool and how easy it is to use. Unfortunately, both can prove challenging. Very little standardization of hose and dust port sizes exists, so ports on handheld tools and machines, even those with the same specified diameter, might require adapters or alterations. Other tools can't be easily enclosed to direct dust toward a port.