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“Tricks of the Trade” is one of the most well-liked sections in our magazine. Here are three of these reader-submitted woodworking tips from the many we have published so far this year. Enjoy! [...]

Just how good is the new Veritas shooting plane from Lee Valley? All I can say is, it’s pretty sweet. For the last few weeks I’ve had the pleasure of having one of the first planes [...]

This week I was in the shop working on an upcoming magazine article. On the case back there are two dados that locate and hold the drawer dividers of the project. For me, that generally means I [...]

Super Chop Saw Stop This stop slides along a rail that's screwed to the top of my chop saw fence, and I can lock it in any position. The hinged block is locked in the down position with a [...]

As dawn broke, the sounds of heavy equipment filled the air. Today we began breaking down the dust collector from my shop in Pennsylvania. Tomorrow we’ll load it onto a trailer and it will [...]

Now online: almost all of the online extras (we’re still working on a video or two) for the November 2013 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine. Visit popularwoodworking.com/nov13 for some [...]

This week I’m in England doing research for my next book, “Campaign Furniture,” and spent today geeking out with Sean and Simon Clarke of Christopher Clarke Antiques – the world’s leading dealer [...]

In the upcoming November 2013 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine, I reveal five of my favorite jigs. The one I probably use the most often is pretty simple. It’s a stick. You’ll be [...]

Super-Size Disc Sander A 15″ disc sander like the new 15-205 from General International, is a great addition to any shop if you’ve got room on the floor and in your budget. There was a time [...]

GOLF CLUB PEN OR PENCIL HOLDER MADE FROM RECLAIMED TIMBERS AND OLD USED GOLF CLUBS FOUND ON A TIP ..ALSO THE SNOOKER BALL PEN  OR PENCIL HOLDER . GOLF CLUB BASE AND SNOOKER BALL SWIVELS SO [...]

In the Saw Storage chapter for “Handsaw Essentials,” I would have liked to include this sawtill that Samuel Peterson built; it was featured in the August 2000 issue of Popular [...]

Last week we defined our bedside table in terms of functionality, features and style deciding which features we wanted to carry over from the bed and dressers in the set. We settled on overall [...]