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.

The Woodworking World Continues to Change

FROM OUR READERS • English Outdoor Seating

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READER PROJECTS

SURVEY • NOT ALL WOODWORKERS RELY ON HAND PLANES, AND OUR SURVEY SHARES SEVERAL REASONS WHY.

STUMPERS • Can This Tool Cut Cans?

What’s This?

TRIVIA • Wood that Helped to Win a War

TRICKS OF THE TRADE • Easier-to-reach Accessories for Tool Setups

65 Years and Still Growing • The Journal’s parent company celebrates a couple of important milestones.

“Wood and…” Competition • Esherick Museum seeks entries for 27th-annual Juried Woodworking Exhibition.

New Ambassador Machinery • Harvey Industries expands its branded woodworking tool options.

Five Quick and Easy Turning Finishes • Whether you’re finishing spindles, bowls or treenware, here are some topcoat options you may have on hand already.

English Garden Bench • Mortise-and-tenon construction ensures that this classic bench will weather the test of time and Mother Nature gracefully in your yard or garden.

Mobile Lathe Stand • Give your mini lathe a solid foundation with this simple, weighted rolling base. It’s built from thrifty home center lumber.

Walnut and Cherry Tray • Here’s a project you can build with only a table saw. Box joints and a cove cutting jig address its joinery and shaping.

Laser-engraved Box • Small boxes are fun projects to build and make wonderful gifts. But how do we keep them from being a bit boring? Laser engraving is one option.

Impact Drivers: Fastening Without Fatigue • If your go-to tool for driving screws is still a drill/driver, your wrist deserves a better option. Impact drivers can get the job done more effectively and with less strain on you in the long run.

Driver Bits: Standard vs. Impact

Welcome a New Breed

Laguna REVO 15|24 Lathe • Here’s a mid-sized solution offering several “big-lathe” features and ample capacity with less sticker shock.

Frame-and-Panel Doors • When a person thinks of a lovely cabinet door, most of us envision the classic frame-and-panel design.

Accessible Lathe, Mountable Dust Couplers

Wipe-on Finishes for Close-grained Woods • Here’s a finishing option and regimen ANY woodworker can master.

Applying Wipe-on Finishes

Black Walnut: Juglans nigra • Prized for everything from gunstocks to sideboards, black walnut is a perennial woodworking darling.

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