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EDITOR IN CHIEF ▪ Logan Wittmer SENIOR DESIGNER ▪ Danielle Lowery DIGITAL EDITOR ▪ Collin Knoff PROJECTS EDITOR ▪ Dillon Baker TECHNOLOGY EDITOR ▪ Chris Fitch PHOTOGRAPHERS ▪ Chris Hennessey, Jack Coyier, Austin Day COVER PHOTOGRAPHER ▪ Austin Day CO

Ebonizing wood isn’t as easy as it seems. Black dyes usually leave a bluish or greenish cast, oil stains look washed out, and paint obscures the grain. But a good India ink, which is really a very finely ground pigment, does the job. It’s available a

Dovetails. They get put on a pedestal as a sign of quality. And while not every project or furniture style warrants them, I enjoy sitting down, listening to an audiobook, and cutting them by hand. Once you break down dovetails into a series of basic

It’s not often that I see a new boutique toolmaker pop up on the woodworking scene. Usually, I see some form of press release or article in a publication. Over the last year, however, I’ve been closely following the journey of one small toolmaker fro

For as long as I can remember, I’ve always been a maker. My grandfather was a professional DIYer. He always said he could make anything. So, I guess I got that from him. When my son was born (he’s 8 now), was when I really started to focus more on th