Getting Started The building of my computer desk started with a visit to Woodcraft of Rockville.   I told Amy Bender, the proprietor, what I was doing and that I would be looking for cherry boards with a consistent color in 8/4, 5/4, and...

This is the plan for my Ultimate Computer Desk. For years I’ve been wanting a new desk for my home office.  The one I have right now, which I’ve had for a decade, is awful — a 60×30 slab with sides and a modesty...

This is the simple project I referred to in Requiem for a Router.  It’s a cargo organizer designed to fit the back of my wife Julie’s 2014 Mazda 3 hatchback. Julie has usually gotten sedans and she generally springs for the...

Box joints are a classic touch that can be both decorative and functional.  Their simplicity appeals to me, and in theory they should be simple to make.  And they can be, with the right tools. Do a Google search for box joint jig and...

It was supposed to be a quick, one-day project:  a cargo organizer for the back of my wife Julie’s new Mazda 3 hatchback.  I cut the pieces from my last 1/2-inch maple board, left over from the bedroom set and milled box joints at...