I Built This Wrong. I’m Glad I Did.
Posted on 08/26/2026

Avoid common beginner woodworking mistakes with insights from personal experience on building and repairing furniture.More than 20 years ago, before The Wood Whisperer and before I had much experience in the shop, I built this country bookcase for my mother-in-law. It was probably the third piece of

What is Fine Woodworking?
Posted on 08/25/2026

What is fine woodworking? Explore how intent, skill, materials, craftsmanship, and changing standards shape the meaning of fine furniture.On a recent Woodworking Morning Show, a live stream I do every Friday with my wife, Nicole, a viewer asked a simple question: “What, according to you, is fine fur

Woodworking Morning Show August 21st
Posted on 08/21/2026

A tired but funny show. We spent the morning fighting a broken checkout on the Guild site, so the Back to School sale got rebuilt with three working codes: BTS20 for one course, BTS30 for two, and BTS40 for three or more. Every purchase also comes with a free bundle of 10 Shop Notes articles. After

I Am Bad At Gridfinity And My Printer Agrees | Woodworking Morning Show
Posted on 08/18/2026

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODEIs Traditional Finishing Dead? (free article) https://thewoodwhisperer.com/articles/is-traditional-finishing-dead/American Mantelpieces by Gary Katz and Todd Murdock (pre-order, not on Amazon yet) https://garymkatz.com/new-bookNelko P21 portable label maker (affiliate link)

Is Traditional Finishing Dead?
Posted on 08/12/2026

Do new woodworkers need to learn traditional finishing skills or is it a waste of time?I had to do something recently that I haven’t done in a long time: I had to match an old finish. I was in the middle of repairing an old bookcase I made for my mother-in-law about 22 years ago (I believe it was my