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I am putting the finishing touches on setting up the Powermatic 66 in my home shop and decided a fresh tape would be a welcome inexpensive upgrade.

A newly-installed oak floor finished with oil-based polyurethane wouldn't dry. Bob Flexner explains why, and how to avoid this finishing conundrum.

Want to replace a trash cabinet door with a pullout unit? It's easy. Here are some of the factors to consider.

I blogged several weeks ago about considering a VFD as an option for a new-to-me Powermatic 66 that was equipped with a 5hp 3ph motor. I appreciate the advice that you all offered and I went as [...]

Yoav Liberman compares how natural wood and man-made materials (like MDF and particle board) withstand repeated exposure to water outdoors.

One of the favorite parts of being part of the Popular Woodworking team is combing the archives (of Popular Woodworking, American Woodworker, Woodworking and Woodwork) to find projects, plans, [...]

Chris Schwarz shares a dovetailing method perfect for beginners. This method helps build good habits when sawing and helps you fix any mistakes.

Various methods are used to create an ellipse. The method shown here, often called the trammel method, is relatively simple and you can use it to make an ellipse of just about any size.

Bob Flexner (assisted by his grandson) repair an upholstered chair the quick and dirty way.

Here's some hard-won advice for installing Blum's Tip-On hardware to an existing Movento runner system for trash receptacles.

The 2018 December to Remember contest has come to close and we are thrilled to announce the grand prize winner, Julian Sconyers. We reached out for a comment and here's what he had to say...

Shop organization is likely a recurring topic throughout anyone’s woodworking career. That’s why we devoted several articles to the topic in our Woodworking Essentials column [...]