How I Build a Simple Bookshelf That Does Not Sag
The bookshelf I build now: plywood case, hardwood front edge, short spans, no jointer required, because the one I built with a 36 inch span is still bowed.
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What I Learned in My First Year of Woodworking
A first-person look at the beginner woodworking mistakes I made in my first year of garage woodworking, and the cheaper habits I use instead now.
Small Shop Mistakes: Six Things I Wasted Money On
Six years, one garage, and a reasonable amount of money spent on things I should not have bought.
Sharpening Chisels and Planes: The Skill That Changes Everything
A sharp cheap chisel beats a dull expensive one. Learning this properly took me an afternoon and changed my work permanently.
Shop-Made Jigs: Five I Use Every Week
Jigs are how one person does repeatable work. These five cost almost nothing and I would rebuild them tomorrow.
Wood Finishing for Beginners: The Part Where Most Projects Get Ruined
You can spend forty hours on a piece and ruin it in twenty minutes at the end. Here is how not to.
How to Choose Lumber: What I Look At Before I Buy a Board
Half the problems people blame on their tools started at the lumber rack.
Woodworking Projects That Sell: What Actually Moved From My Garage
I have sold from a garage for six years. Here is what moved, what did not, and what the margins really looked like.