Cabinet Making

Building fine cabinetry is one of the most popular parts of woodworking. These articles offer advice and techniques for cabinet makers of all skill levels.

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  Saturday Showcase: An Eccentric Woodworker? No, It’s Eccentric Woodturning!

  Rockler employee and woodturner Matt L. from Seattle practices an eccentric brand of woodturning, involving three axes and hand-rubbed sanding.

  
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  Sharpen up your tools, sharpen up your mind!

  Woodworking is an extremely popular pastime the older we get, and recent studies show that keeping active in the shop is one way to help keep sharp.

  
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  Rockler Woodworking and HARDWARE

  Thanks to the Alabama Center for Advanced Woodworking and Rockler hardware, the state of Alabama has an excellent Seal of Alabama case.

  
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  Woodworking Safety Week Wrap-up

  To celebrate Woodworking Safety Week, Rockler customers sent in their favorite workshop safety tips as well as a safety-focused image.

  
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  Trunk Show: The Art of the Tree

  Woodturner Virgil Leih takes turning to a whole new level, rather than just turning small blanks, he works with a whole tree trunk for his art.

  
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  Remarkable Rockler Reviews: Hardwood Assortment

  Fr. Ed Jansen of Severna Park, Maryland, wrote in to say how much he likes Rockler’s Hardwood Assortment — and we like what he’s done with it! Father Ed gives the assortment five stars and says: The assortment of woods I received enabled me to turn two small vases plus I had a lot of [...]

  
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  Six Handcrafted Woodworking Gift Ideas for Mom or Dad

  With Mothers and Fathers Day presents hard to come up with every year, turn to your woodworking skill for some fresh, handcrafted ideas.

  
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  Five Great Sites About Antique Woodworking Tools

  If you’re interested in learning more about woodworking tools and equipment, these five sites will help you hone your workshop skills.

  
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  Gentlemen, start your engines!

  Belt sanders aren’t just for the shop anymore, the “sport” of belt sander racing was on display at the Rockler Store in Denver, Colorado.

  
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  New Products from Jet and Powermatic

  Rockler is happy to announce the addition of Jet’s JMS-10CMS 10″ Compound Miter Saw and Powermatic’s 1632 Open End Belt Sander to stores.

  
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  Happy National Woodworking Month!

  April is national woodworking month, and the Rockler blog is proud to be a sponsor with exclusive deals, news and woodworking content.

  
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  Whittled Wooden Tools from Local Lumber

  Matt Wilkinson may not consider himself a woodworker, but his large collection of whittled tools including a fully modeled DeWalt drill is still impressive.

  
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  Habitat for Humanity ReStore Hardware Stores Salvage Used Items from the Community

  Habitat for Humanity’s ReStores collect used and discarded but still serviceable hardware from local communities and pass them along at low prices.

  
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  Make a Plywood Workbench Mill Out of an Old Used Gas Grill

  Creating a workbench fit for woodworking outdoors is as simple as taking some scrap plywood, an old outdoor grill and putting it into verse.

  
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  Hand Cutting Dovetails for Drawers with a Handsaw

  Dovetails are the most popular joint in modern woodworking, and while you can machine cut them easily, there is satisfaction to the old style.

  
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  Routing the Basic Rule Joint for Furniture Hinges with Roundover and Cove Bits

  Rule joints make handy and attractive hinge options for furniture with drop-leaves or extensions, and cutting them is actually deceptively simple.

  
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  Using Your Table Saw to Cut the Four Basic Rabbet Casework Joints

  When building casework, drawers, shelving or box joinery there are four basic rabbet joints to learn, and they are very easy to cut on your table saw.

  
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  Classic Shaker-Style Drop-Leaf Table Project

  This classic drop leaf shaker-style table was based on a plan written 20 years ago, but redesigned with modern flare and highly figured maple wood.

  
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  Building a Cherry Wood Sideboard in the Thos. Moser and Shaker-Style

  A cherry sideboard combines the sensibilities of Moser furniture with simple and elegant Shaker-style construction, making it a perfect compliment for many different room sets.

  
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  Building a Plywood Belt Sander Tool Sharpening Jig and Tool Rest

  With a simple bit of scrap plywood in a jig, you can turn your old benchtop belt sander into a shop sharpener with a workbench tool rest.