Skills & Techniques
STL375: What Is Moonwood?
Fine Woodworking staffers Mike, Owen, and Bridgid sit down to discuss Handworks 2026, wood finishes for kitchen utensils, and the moon’s effect on trees.
Category: Skills & Techniques
Cutting, joinery, carving, and sanding.
Power Tools
Reach for the Belt Sander
Ramon Valdez unleashes the potential of this often-overlooked tool with a few simple tricks.
Joinery
How to make a Sliding Dovetail
Tips and tricks for getting the perfect fit. Making Sliding dovetail joints is craftsmanship at its best. You need decent tools, an eye for precision and plenty of practice. In… Source
Hand Tools
Flip Your Honing Guide to Back-Bevel Your Plane Irons
You can get a repeatable back bevel on a hand-tool blade by simply flipping the honing guide and riding its top edges.
Furniture
Fundamentals = Foundational
Thinning things down these last few months, probably a year since we decided to build the workshop studio at the end of the garden, didn't yet take care of everything. Currently, much of our equipment, furniture and hand tool gatherings are in a 40-foot container or in
Accessories
Online Extras from Issue #325
Issue #325 of Fine Woodworking is out now but don’t forget to check out online extras provided by some of our favorite woodworkers and teachers.
Skills & Techniques
Fine Woodworking Issue #325
Featuring Roland Johnson, Heidi Ernshaw, Ramon Valdez and more.
Skills & Techniques
Sustainably Sourced Wood
Dan Bollock details three forestry organizations he references in order to make sustainable choices when purchasing lumber.
Accessories
A Custom Belt-Sanding Jig
In this video, Ramon Valdez shows off the belt-sanding jig he’s created for modifying and reshaping small components.