Close Grain

This is the end goal: a stack of precisely-dimensioned parts. Stock Preparation This post and its companion post on fine dimensioning o...

Resawing is the technique of ripping boards across their width to make thinner boards. It's useful for making things like drawer sides, ...

Last night I taught a class on rough stock preparation at the Close Grain School of Woodworking . The student was Brian Simmons, a former co...

Mocking up my portable sharpening station. I want my sharpening stones and strop to be laid out ready to use wherever I am. The folded-back...