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Figured Cherry Spectacular wood and where to get it. By Dave Munkittrick Nature truly is the greatest artist and figured cherry is living proof. If you’ve ever admired the fluid motion of a [...]

A few years ago, after my grandfather’s death, I inherited a couple boxes of his tools (he’d trained in high school as a cabinetmaker). His jointer plane is in my tool chest at work, [...]

My diligent student Canaan, AKA Shibo, finished his boat. We added a cannon (or a water gun for my pacifist friends) and installed a water jet engine. The water jets are a great addition and were [...]

I don’t know if there were ever guinea pigs in Europe, but now there are 11 of them. This week I am teaching a class in building the traditional tool chest from my book “The [...]

“The Joinery Challenge,” a new DVD from Ron Herman, is now available for pre-order at ShopWoodworking.com (and on sale for $5 off the regular price through the end of June). This [...]

THESE WERE AT A BUILDERS MERCHANTS AND WAS ALLOWED TO TAKE THEM…THIS WAS 2 MONTHS AGO…WITHIN 2 MONTHS IN MY OWN TIME I PRODUCED A BASIC TABLE..PEOPLE DO LAUGH WHEN YOU SHOW THEM RAW [...]

Popular Woodworking Magazine has had a Byrd cutterhead in our 20” planer since late 2010. (Click here to watch an installation video.) Up until now, we have had no problems, but while milling [...]

I am married to a very smart woman. This has its advantages – life is never boring. It also has its disadvantages – she does not suffer fools (such as myself) lightly. What the heck does this [...]

Congratulations to Brad Pederson from Oak Park Heights, Minn. Brad is this year’s winner of the Popular Woodworking Magazine Workshop Makeover Giveaway. Brad tells us that he has been a [...]

SEED TRAYS MADE FROM ODD AND ENDS OF PALLET TIMBER. IDEAL FOR THE GARDENER . SIMPLE IDEA  FROM PALLET TIMBER.…

   EGG CUPS COME IN ALL SHAPES AND SIZES.SIMPLE AND EFFECTIVE.. …

This weekend, I made a small walnut and maple box. In my six years of woodworking, it’s the toughest project I’ve ever built. Last Friday morning, I had to say goodbye to Cleocatra, [...]