Ridiculous Woodworking Books
Everybody has a list of woodworking books they enjoy and a stack of woodworking books that they never should have bought (anything with “Krenovian birdhouses” in the title). And most [...]
Blue Spruce Mallet: A New Favorite
The last few weeks I’ve been doing lots of hand joinery, and in that short period of time I have completely fallen for my Blue Spruce Toolworks mallet. It’s the perfect weight (1 lb.) [...]
Walnut Gun Cabinet
Hi everyone just got done with this 8 gun cabinet. I work in a small shop and find it hard to make large items. The hardest part is being able to spray on the clear coats. Just never enough room [...]
Back After a Minor Delay
There are a few things that have been kicking around our shop forever. Now and then we come across them, recognize them as valuable, and move them out of the way. Some are small, such as an ash [...]
My New RIDGID Granite Topped Table Saw
This week I was finally able to purchase a new table saw. I had been "getting by" with a lowly Ryobi 10" contractor saw with a tiny table. I tried the 'build a saw [...]
Now I Click, Snap and Curse Much Less
In the shop, my mechanical pencil is as important as my eyeglasses. I use a mechanical pencil with a 0.5mm lead to darken in my knife lines when cutting dovetails, tenons or other joinery. I like [...]
New Pneumatics from Bosch
I’m at Bosch in Mount Prospect, Ill., (just outside Chicago) where I and other magazine editors are getting a look at some of the new tools the company will be unveiling in the upcoming [...]
Easy Box Joint Clamping Jig
These clamping jigs are easy to make and you’ll use them constantly. I’ve found that 4-inch and 6-inch jigs fill most of my needs. Each jig consists of two L-shaped 3/4-inch MDF [...]
Getting Your Lumber from the Tree
I blame Peter Follansbee for my ruined coif and cough. In the June 2009 issue of Popular Woodworking (on newsstands April 28), we have story from Peter on carving a 17th-century panel; I study [...]
Handplanes and Dovetails
When most people think about cutting dovetails, they think: handsaws. However, there’s more to dovetailing than sawing. You also need to be mindful of your handplanes when you’re [...]
Duke Blue Devil Checker set
My son-in-law is a Duke Blue Devil basket ball fan so I created this checker set for him. Half the pieces are painted blue and half are white. When you make it across you replace the [...]