WOOD Magazine

WOOD magazine is the world’s most popular woodworking publication. Every issue includes clear, fully illustrated plans for all types of projects from gifts to furniture, skill-building tips and techniques, and hard-hitting tool reviews. Plus watch helpful videos that bring the pages to life for woodworkers of all skill levels.

Team Clean or Team Dirty? • THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF WORKSHOPS IN THE WORLD: DIRTY & DISORGANIZED OR CLEAN & EFFICIENT.

WOOD Magazine • Issue No. 288 | May 2023 Vol. 40, No. 2

Tool! Season

Apartment Advice

Your Projects

A Stable Conversion • A horse stable transformation creates the heart and soul of a workshop haven.

Tracksaw vs. Circular Saw

Groovy Wall Cleats

A Bench for Your Boxes • Protect your packages and park your posterior with this handsome addition to any front porch.

Repeated Curves Ahead • HOW TO CUT IDENTICAL SHAPES ON THE BANDSAW

Small-shop Project Center • Make your power tools work big in a small footprint with this project center. It combines a tablesaw cabinet, router table, and outfeed support in one mobile, stowable package.

Step-back (in Time) Bookcase • Solid-wood construction, dovetail joinery, and period hardware all come together in this traditional-looking case.

Screw Fundamentals • Don’t get screwed up when selecting the right fastener for your project. Use these guidelines to make the right choice every time.

A Timely Box • You’ll find shop time passes quickly while creating this classy keepsake box befitting your collection of timepieces.

Stone-Cold Sharp • We test three categories of sharpening stones to find the best for putting a keen edge on your tools.

Blank-Saving Bowl Coring • Maximize the yield from your valuable turning blanks and increase your output with a bowl-coring system.

Shadow Box Mirror • Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest woodworker of all?

Choosing & Using Flush-trimming Router Bits • Rout smooth and flush with the precision of these versatile, bearing-guided bits.

Tools & Materials

What’s Ahead • A GLIMPSE INSIDE THE JULY ISSUE (ON SALE MAY 5)