Woodworking plans for your interests and abilities
There's something really exhilarating about starting a new woodworking project. From the moment you first look at the plans to the finishing touches you add to your masterpiece, the entire [...]
Bosch ‘Enhances’ Jigsaws
Last week I was at the North American headquarters of Bosch Tools, part of a group of woodworking journalists taking a look at new offerings of the company’s products. The first woodworking [...]
Thos. Moser On Steve’s Table Dilemma
A couple weeks back I posted a blog titled “Would You Cut Up This Table?” The table in question is my dining room table. I bought it from Thos. Moser back in 1979. Our kids grew up around this 8’ [...]
Knocking Together a Workbench
On the final day of a workbench class, the students either assemble all their benches or pack up the parts in their cars to assemble things at home. Assembly is easy. I usually do it by myself, [...]
My Assembly Tricks for Old World Workbenches
When I build a workbench in the old style, the rules for joinery change a bit for me. The strength of the bench comes from the top – not the base. And the amount of contact surface between all [...]
More Mafell Madness: Day 3 of the Workbench Class
When you build a workbench with an impressively thick top, one of the challenges is cutting it to its finished length. Unless you have an insane circular saw from Mafell. Yup. The chain mortiser [...]
WINE GLASS VERSUS WOOD
WINE GLASS WITH STEM AND SOLID TIMBER WITH HOLE . IMPOSSIBLE MADE POSSIBLE WITH A LITTLE TIME .. SEE IT NOW BELIEVE IT… ???????????? …
Roy Underhill Videos Now Available to Order
On behalf of Roy Underhill and the entire Popular Woodworking team, I am delighted to announce that we now have four seasons of Roy Underhill’s “The Woodwright’s Shop” [...]
Mafell Chain Mortiser. Dang.
My least-favorite joint to cut by hand is – hands down – a deep mortise. But when you build a French-style workbench, you need to make about a dozen of them. And if you do it by hand, you are …
Hope-chest from reclaimed wood – part 7: Hinges and Milk Paint
Once the lid was completed I turned to instal its hinges. Using a utility knife I outlined the shallow sink where the hinges were to be embedded. I used narrow and wide chisels to excavate the [...]
Best Wood Glue Surface, Smooth or Rough?
From time to time I hear someone comment about a woodworking practice that runs totally contrary to what I’ve been taught. One of these is what kind of wood surface yields the strongest [...]
Congratulations to Bruce Metzdorf, Winner of a JET Table Saw!
We’re excited to announce the winner of the JET ProShop Table Saw Giveaway. Bruce Metzdorf of Granger, Ind., will be getting a brand new JET JPS-10TS 10″ ProShop Table Saw with a [...]