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This farm house dining table project is an instant classic. The familiar features of a traditional farm house table are refined with modern details. In this case the table was constructed from soft maple, but you can choose any hardwood you prefer. The substantial frame parts are joined with Beadlock floating tenons. The new Beadlock Pro Jig makes it easy to form the mortises for the Beadlock tenons with only a drill driver.Project design and plan by Huy Huynh from Alabama Woodworker.

What is the best stain for a cherry jewelry box?

In this video, Paul Jackman turns some antique apple crates into impressive wall shelves.

Is there a perfect mix for an oil and beeswax finish?

In this video, Chris Salomone builds a table with some unique joinery features.

What is a shooting board and what is it used for?

What is the best option for forming oak around a rounded plywood edge?

In this video, Michael Alm sets up a simple but professional-style photo studio in his garage.

I’ve made a lot of other sorts of woodworking projects in my career, but my specialty is making chairs and benches (and, of course, tables that the chairs are suited to). Those of you who know a bit about woodworking, and specifically understand how challenging chairs can be to build, may wonder why I would choose to make chairs my main gig. Sometimes, I wonder why, too. In addition to the truism that good, solid chairs are hard to build is the corollary that attractive chairs are challenging to design. It is so easy to over- or underbuild, for the chairs to turn out clunky or spindly. And if that was not enough, even if a chair looks beautiful and is as sturdy as the Rock of Gibraltar, if it is uncomfortable, all the aesthetics and strength are all for naught.– Greg Wood is a professional woodworker from Howard Lake, Minnesota.

Why would one coat of a finish cure properly and the next not?

This fun to build, functional bookcase will organize books or anything you choose and can be painted to match your decor.