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Problem Solving Products Issue 26 Skewchigouge

This article shows how to avoid many carving mishaps.

Although I own a hollow-chisel mortiser, I often find that routing mortises is faster and cleaner.

My good bench chisels enjoy a safe home near my workbench, but my jobbers aren’t so lucky, as they’re typically banging around unfettered in my toolbox.

When setting up a hollow chisel mortiser to make a cut, it’s important that the chisel be set square to the machine fence.

The mastery is all in the basics.

Whether you own a low-dough handheld rotary carving tool or one that features an easy-to-manage flex shaft, you’ll find this handsome plaque a joy to make, using our full-sized pattern and a few selected cutters.

This Valentine’s Day, surprise your true love with a hand-carved token of your affection. Decorative utensils, such as this one, have been used for centuries by Welsh men to impress their lady loves.

Show off your presidential coin collection in style with this straightforward scrollsaw and sanding project that has room for 22 dollars. In a future issue, Woodcraft Magazine will feature Lincoln in a second presidential intarsia project with plenty of room for the remaining dollars.

Specialty carving knives can make difficult cuts simple. Most carvers don’t realize that these knives are surprisingly easy to make, with minimal investment.