Curse of the Chinese Stool
Back in June, some of you might remember that I was building an Ohio copy of a fascinating three-legged Chinese stool. And some of you might also remember how I flamed out at the very end of the [...]
The 'Gluebo' in Use – Awesome
The “Gluebo” has been put through its workholding paces lately as I’ve been working on a 33″ x 84-1/2″ screen door for my house. I stayed after work on Friday to [...]
What is Not a Tool Mark?
Question: I often see dovetail layout lines left showing on the exterior of pieces. As I’m in final cleanup up of a blanket chest (yes, the Union Village chest from your article) the layout [...]
Building Strategies Part 2 Using a Cut List
If you look at the video I made about buying lumber, you can see how I approach that task. If the piece were more complicated, I would have had my cut list in hand. The most important part of the [...]
Router-Table Cabinet
In this PDF excerpt from "The Complete Woodshop Guide," Danny Proulx walks you through the [...]
Building Strategies Part 1 Making a Cut List
The major effort involved in building a piece of furniture is problem solving and establishing a sequence for the work. After that, it’s almost all cutting to a line and repairing the [...]
A Woodworking Relief
I’ve been (slowly) working on a mortise-and-tenon screen door for the front of my Victorian house; I wrote a few days ago about the construction. Late on Friday afternoon, I routed a [...]
Megan Gives You a Tour of the Gluebo Bench
Megan Fitzpatrick’s new workbench is on the cover of the November 2009 issue of Popular Woodworking, which will be mailing to subscribers soon (I don’t want to be more specific than [...]
Keep a Pencil Sharpener Right at Your Fingertips
Sometimes, great woodworking tools come in very small packages , and at a very small price. We just received a few samples of the “GripSharp,” a combination pencil grip and pencil [...]
Better Self-administered Wedgies
This morning I decided to repair the vintage Chinese stool that we knocked apart earlier this year. Senior Editor Robert W. “Bob” Lang is building a couple reproductions for the [...]
Please Hand Me the E. africanus asinus Plane
For me, there is something that is far more interesting than the purported uses of “the nib” of a handsaw. And that is: The origin of the term “jack plane.” In my book [...]