woodworking

Good evening, I started woodworking back in 2008 after taking the first step of the USMLE while in medical school. My wife wanted crown molding installed in our first home. I didn’t even know what crown molding was not how to use a miter saw. That first project evolved to many projects to...

Here is a run of long length Craftsman-style Red Oak historical reproduction strip flooring that just came off the Weinig moulder.

This is where we rip our hardwoods. The ripsaw runs very fast and has many blades. For our turning blanks, we usually set up the knives to rip 3/4" or 1 3/4" off the edge of other projects like flooring or mouldings.

Awhile back I either bought or traded for a nice block of Flaming Box Elder (FBE). Wish I could find the original WoodBarter thread or something in PayPal but alas no luck. Two new things here. First, I have never made a bench or stool from FBE and second this is my first Shaker tape seat.

Howdy all! My name is Howie and I am from Wauchope NSW. Wauchope was a logging and timber milling community way back in the early 1830's. I have been here now for 7 years. I like woodworking in general but turn the odd pen. My pen turning skills aren't too bad but you know what they say...there...

I have several questions about sharpening my tools, and wondered if you could help, please. 1. How often should I sharpen them, if I use them every day on wood? (Number of pens? Number of hours? Number of days?) 2. How often should I sharpen them, if I use them every day on acrylics? 3...