By Joshua Farnsworth In the above video I share 10 amazing woodworking shop tours that belong to woodworkers that I've had the privilege to visit over the years. These woodworking shop tours will give you a rare look into the wood shop of some famous woodworkers, and give you some wood shop layout ideas to inspire your own woodworking workshop. One of the things that I attribute the success of the Wood and Shop
By Joshua Farnsworth In this video & article I’ll show you how to square boards or lumber for woodworking with power tools, in 6 steps. Table of Content: How to square boards Want to Skip to a Section in this article? Introduction My power tools used for squaring lumber 1. Size the board to rough dimensions on the band saw 2. Flatten one face of the board
By Joshua Farnsworth In the above video & article I’ll show you my simple 8 step method for cutting dovetails with woodworking hand tools. This is the dovetailing lesson that I teach to my woodworking students at my school. Most students who have struggled with cutting dovetails by hand have found great success with this detailed, yet simplified dovetails by hand method. And below is the shortened version of the video for those who
By Joshua Farnsworth In this video & article I’ll have a shoot-out between a dovetail jig machine and hand cut dovetails, and talk about the pros and cons of each method. Want to Skip to a Section in this article? Table of Contents: Introduction 1. Setup Time Comparison 2. Cutting Time Comparison 3. Joint Appearance Comparison 4. Cost Comparison + Links to Tools Used 5. Safety Comparison 6.
For years now we've been giving away the free Moravian Workbench plans that go along with our very popular video "Building the Portable Moravian Workbench with Will Myers". I created this video with Will Myers in a way that most woodworkers could build it. We made it very detailed: over 7 hours! (Find it here). A lot of people have successfully built this historical workbench with only these two resources. But we've also had
I recently discovered an amazing toolmaker who has found a way to sell his top-notch tools at prices that real people can afford. His name is Erik Florip, he's a Marine veteran, and his company is Florip Toolworks. Remember that name, because with his low prices and high quality, he's going to steal some market share from the other toolmakers. His dovetail saws are as good as the $200+ dovetail saws, but are selling for
In the above video James "Jim" Huggett shares a recent tour of his Furniture Making workshop in Earlysville, Virginia, just a few miles from the Wood And Shop Traditional Woodworking School. Jim reached out to me over a year ago, after he learned that my shop & school were just down the road from him. I dropped by his workshop (J.F. Huggett Custom Furniture), and was amazed that such an accomplished and skilled furniture
“Wood & Shop is a place for Woodworkers…
…of all skill levels to come learn how to use a mix of traditional Hand Tool Woodworking and modern Power Tool Woodworking to make heirloom-quality furniture that will last a lifetime.”
– Joshua Farnsworth
“Wood & Shop is a place for Woodworkers…
…of all skill levels to come learn how to use a mix of traditional Hand Tool Woodworking and modern Power Tool Woodworking to make heirloom-quality furniture that will last a lifetime.”
– Joshua Farnsworth
HAND TOOL BUYING GUIDES
Read our assortment of articles on choosing the best woodworking hand tools for your budget.
