Columns and Blogs

Blogs

Over the Workbench

A.J. Hamler
Band-Aid solutions

I’ll bet you’ve done this before: You see a potential risk of doing something a certain way and recognize the potential bad result. ...

This Business About Woodworking

David DeCristoforo
Lots of kids

Thinking about family-owned businesses always makes me think about my wife’s family’s ranch.

Columns

The Cutting Edge

Cutting through the noise on air compressors

Cutting through the noise on air compressors

They’re noisy and bulky and a bit intimidating, but air compressors are unbelievably useful in the...

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Pro Shop

When it comes time to wind down business

When it comes time to wind down business

For many woodworking shop owners, the enthusiasm that propelled them for many years is not what it o...

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Finishing

Pre-cat lacquers become the new standard

Pre-cat lacquers become the new standard

When I was first introduced to nitrocellulose lacquer and spray finishing, lacquer was commonly defi...

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Taking Stock

Chairmaking challenge confounds and astounds

Chairmaking challenge confounds and astounds

If you work with designers — or have said never again — this should brighten your day.

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