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Senior Editor Robert W. Lang gives us a behind-the-scenes look at what goes into a Tool Test for our December issue of Popular Woodworking.

Don Weber’s Bicycle Lathe article in the August 2007 issue (#163) sparked a lot of interest and questions (which you can read here). Don has just sent me hand-drawn plans for the lathe, [...]

Almost every day I get an e-mail or a phone call that goes something like this: “I’m a beginner. I want to buy some handplanes. But I have no idea where to start or what to buy. [...]

From now through the end of October, you can get a free Digital Download with any purchase in our Popular Woodworking Shop. This time we’ve made it easy for you , there’s no coupon [...]

If you ask me, the first backsaw you should buy should be a carcase saw. It’s handy for all manner of crosscuts when building furniture. But you never see reviews in woodworking magazines [...]

Learning doesn’t have to be boring. In fact, it can be a lot of fun. Graham McCulloch, author of the new Popular Woodworking book, “The Woodworker’s Illustrated [...]

If there’s a tool out in the woodworking arena that garners more attention these days than SawStop, someone please bring it to my attention. I see scads of responses on most forums about [...]

Practice makes perfect sense; this small tabletop project will give you something practical to show for your effort as you build your skills.

One of my favorite woodworking projects I saw in Germany: A hand-powered Ferris wheel at a Christmas street fair. Whenever I travel abroad, I always ask the locals about woodworking as a hobby. [...]

Few woodworkers consider topcoat tinting, but adding a couple drops of aniline dye imparts a pleasing antique appearance to walnut.

One of the best things about this job is that every week, mysterious boxes arrive and we get to open them. Inside we usually discover some of the newest and coolest tools about to hit the market; [...]

Kelly graciously invited me to teach a few classes in his school in Kentucky. I’ve never been there, but Chris Schwarz has taught there and really likes it. I’m teaching two classes [...]