While not technically a tool, a sturdy workbench with flat work surface is key to woodworking. One with two vises, like the 58-inch Nordic Plus workbench from Northern Tool, is even better! Planks can ...

Whether you are shaving out the edges of a door or smoothing the side of a bookshelf, hand planers are vital tools to keep closeby for any woodworking project. Hand planers shape up slight ...

The Woodwright’s Guide: Working Wood with Wedge and Edge traces wood from tree to finished furniture — all using hand tools. More than 25 years ago, Roy Underhill adopted the word “woodwright” when he ...

Woodworking is a blast. It’s deeply therapeutic and satisfying to start out with some pieces of wood and turn them into something, whether it’s a baseball bat, a piece of furniture, a picture frame, ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Woodworking delivers a return to simpler times. Those who cut, plane, and attach boards together to transform planks of wood into something ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Woodworking offers numerous benefits. Just the creative process gives back in a meaningful way, and that's before you consider the fruits of ...

Twist drill A standard drill bit with two twisted, fluted cutting edges to remove material Wood Flat drill Has a flat face, a pin at the bottom, and two cutting edges. Allows for a flat blind hole to ...

For Jim Cooper, part of the joy of woodworking is the tools themselves. While there is a place for machines and electric tools, his joy comes from a hand-held plane, file or drill. He has even made ...

PORTLAND, Ore. – Bridge City Tool Works, a respected manufacturer of heirloom-quality woodworking hand tools, is being acquired by Harvey Industries Co. Ltd., a woodworking machinery manufacturer ...