Welcome to Basics Week 2025

Collin Knoff Shop Blog, Woodworking Basics

It’s that time of year again. The temp has dropped and the leaves are about to follow. Flannel is back in fashion and woodworkers are drawn like a migrating salmon into the workshop to put tool to wood. The fall …
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Make a Slab-Topped Coffee Table

Asa Christiana Beginner Woodworking, Coffee Tables, February 2023 #269, Furniture Projects, I Can Do That, Live Edge, Projects, Rough Lumber, Woodworking Basics

This live-edge coffee table is just the beginning of what you can build with a $20 doweling jig. Project #2302 • Skill Level: Beginner • Time: 4 Days • Cost: $400 This walnut coffee table is featured in my latest …
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What, Why & Hows of CNC Machines

Danielle Lowery CNC, June 2023 #272, Techniques, Woodworking Basics, Woodworking Future

What is a CNC? Why might I want one & How does it work? Over the last decade, CNC machines have become a common topic in woodworking. Most know that they cut things out, but that’s the extent of …
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Build Furniture Without a Shop

Christopher Schwarz Beginner Woodworking, Furniture Projects, I Can Do That, June 2008, Projects, Techniques, Woodworking Basics, Workshop

A few tools can go a long way. When you get started in woodworking there are many paths to follow, forks in the road, dead-ends and shortcuts. It’s a journey that our forebears would make with the help of a …
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What’s The Difference Between Drill Bits?

Megan Fitzpatrick August 2013 #205, Boring, Drill Bits, Drill Press, Drilling, Drills, Techniques, Woodworking Basics, Woodworking Essentials

Discover a bit about clean, accurate boring. There are many tools in modern woodworking you can use to bore holes: powered drills (both corded and cordless), drill presses, hand-powered eggbeater drills, braces and more. Drill presses are the …
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