Design and Layout
Before you begin a woodworking project, you have to have a plan for how to tackle it. Our experts offer advice on how to conceptualize and lay out your next woodworking project.-
How to Use Cove, Chamfer, and Rabbet Cut Reveals to Create Shadow LinesReveals are a good way to use shadows to create depth and different looks in projects and help hide naturally occurring gaps and irregularities.
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The Tenants of the Arts and Crafts MovementThe Arts and Crafts movement started in England in the 1800s and still influences woodworking around the world today, using the best available materials and craftsmanship.
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SketchList 3D: Design Like a Pro in No Time!The SketchList 3D software offers the ability to layout and “build” three dimensional sketches of your woodworking projects before you start.
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Unscrewing Damaged Counterbore Wood Plugs with an Auger-Tip ScrewIf you damage the wood plugs in your counterbore holes, using an auger-tip screw to pull them out is surprisingly easy if you do it before the glue sets.
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Woodturning by Joe SeltzerJoe Seltzer translates his love for woodworking into creating miniature turning projects from boxwood and pink ivory, most no bigger than 7″.
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Using Vellum or Office Paper and a Photo to Create Oblique DrawingsFor project creators who aren’t interested in T-squares and a drafting table, you can get the same effect with a photograph and vellum paper.
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Woodturning by Bonnie KleinBonnie Klein is a master woodworker and a leader in the field of small-scale turning and creative product design and woodturning teaching.
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Woodturning by Ed KelleFrom learning the tool in 2003 to teaching it in small shops, Ed Kelle uses his outside the shop influences to create woodturning masterpieces.
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Using Socket Wrench Sockets as Circle and Curve Drawing TemplatesTo get perfect circles and arcs at set radii, rather than going through the trouble of making templates, socket wrench heads make perfect tools.
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How to Join a Guitar Pick Box with a Rare Earth Magnet Pivot HingeA pivot hinge for a small box can be easily constructed by embedding small rare earth magnets to each part of the box, sealing them tight.
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Measuring Pocket Screw Joints on a Kreg Tools Jig Mounting BoardMeasuring out pocket screw holes on a jig can be made much simpler if you mark out your measurements to make your drilling by sight.
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How to Make an Easy to Use Arcing Template from a Plastic Cinch, Wood Scrap and an Old CoatCutting curves in wood can be a tricky process to measure out, this trick explains how to take some scrap items and make an easy template.
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Save Time, Money and Frustration with the Woodshop CalculatorCalculating your project’s dimensions can sometimes be overwhelming, even one change can throw it all off, so this software can really help.
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Options for Building DrawersRockler readers offer advice on choosing methods and products to help you design, join and secure your drawer projects.
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Working with Uncommon AnglesTrying to wrap your head around some of the math involved in calculating woodworking angles can be made less painful with a Starrett angle gauge.
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Decorative Moldings GaloreDecorative moldings come in all different shapes and sizes, adding a new look to your project, and Rockler offers over a thousand designs.
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Selecting Wood for Raised Panel DoorsFrame and panel doors are a nice and easy way to spruce up your kitchen project, but selecting the right wood is the key to a perfect project.
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What Makes Fine Furniture Fine?Woodworking.com Forum Users weigh in on what “fine” woodwork actually means and what techniques and materials you can use to make your next project “fine.”
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Figuring the Height of a Table ApronWoodworking experts Ian Kirby, Ellis Walentine and Rob Johnstone explain the math and design behind a perfectly formed table apron.
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Evening Out Dentil MoldingMake the corners of your dentil molding come out even every time with these expert woodworking tips from the Rockler professionals.
