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Use super glue to secure loose knots and fill cracks and voids in reclaimed or "defective" lumber.

Often substituted for oak, ash is easy to work, shock-resistant and affordable. It's also under continued siege.

Plant stands are always popular projects, and can also make great gifts.

A round up of some obvious (and not so obvious) techniques for cutting a circle in a woodworking shop.

The Dust Right 750 CFM Mobile Dust Collector rides on smooth-rolling casters to service all the power tools in most small shops. It features a large wire basket in the base for neatly storing

How the heck do you move a full-size lathe into a workshop in the first place, especially if it's in a basement?

Portable drill guides essentially turn a handheld drill into a small drill press. The drill attaches to a shaft that is connected to a chuck, which is guided in a straight line on two rails. The angle of the guide can be changed in relation to the workpiece, and most also feature a depth stop. It's a great tool to have if you don't have space for a full-size drill press or if you need to drill angled or repetitive holes when your drill press is either inaccessible or won't work for the application. The problem with most drill guides, however, is they tend to be a little flimsy and not very precise. The Rockler Portable Drill Guide has all of the features of previous drill guides, with the added advantage that it is also built like a tank. A large 1/2"-capacity Jacobs chuck glides amazingly smoothly on ball bearings.

Watch Rob Johnstone transform a slab of walnut into a coffee table, featuring a continuous live edge, ash inlay, glass panel, and metal legs.

For most of the history of woodworking, if you were going to make two of the three main woodworking joints (mortise-and-tenon and dovetail), it would have been impossible to do so without a chisel.

Originally, the word "varnish" meant a mixture of natural resin and drying oil. Today's oil varnishes usually contain synthetic resin, but like their ancestors, they're durable, beautiful and easy to apply.

Successful panel glue-ups start with the right choice of adhesive, but it doesn't end there.