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The PDF of Popular Woodworking Magazine June 2011 is now available for download at ShopWoodworking.com. (You can read this bookmarked PDF on almost any computer, and on any mobile device that [...]

THIS IS A LEGO BASE,FROM A CHARITY SHOP.CAME WITH ODDS AND ENDS OF LEGO BRICKS.NOT ENOUGH TO MAKE ANYTHING.SO I USED THE BASE AS A DRILL BIT HOLDER.THIS WILL HOLD 120 DRILL BITS.THE LEGO BASE [...]

OLD PLANE BLADE.MADE INTO A SCRAPER.IDEAL FOR REMOVING EXCESS GLUE WHEN YOU HAVE LAMINATED BOARDS.BLADE HAS BEEN GROUND FLUSH ON BOTH SIDE SO IT IS FLAT,THEN A PIECE OF TIMBER CUT TO FIT TOP AND [...]

The Lie-Nielsen Hand Tool Event started about an hour ago, and runs until 6 p.m. tonight (and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. tomorrow, Saturday April 16) in our office and shop (4700 E. Galbraith Rd., [...]

Carpenter and woodworker Carl Bilderback never flattens his oilstones. And they are both dead flat – I couldn’t get a .00125” feeler gauge under a straightedge that I laid on the stones. His [...]

With Andrew Lunn’s announcement that he’s leaving the sawmaking business, the No. 1 question on all our minds is: Who will have the guts to pull a prank on Jameel Abraham from Benchcrafted at the [...]

Chris reported 2 days ago that a reprint of Peter Nicholson’s book (known by many titles including) "The Mechanic’s Companion" has gone on sale here.   This hit me like a [...]

Farewell TV, DVDs and http. By Roy Anderson Page 64 From the June 2011 issue #190