Entirely by Hand
Chairmaker Don Weber offers a sample of how simple projects can spring from the forest and the sweat of your brow. By Don Weber Pages: 68-73 From the April 2004 issue #140 Buy this issue now Afew [...]
Can You Hear Me Now? Good.
Woodworking can destroy your hearing in a hurry. Learn the right ways to protect it. By Cynthia S. Eades Pages: 62-67 From the April 2004 issue #140 Buy this issue now Safety devices are [...]
Stickley Ottoman
After half a dozen Morris chair plans, we decided it was time to help you put your feet up and relax. By David Thiel Pages: 57-61 From the April 2004 issue #140 Buy this issue now A Morris chair [...]
Woodworking Essentials: Use Your Router to Build Boxes & Drawers
By Nick Engler Pages: 49-56 From the April 2004 issue #140 Buy this issue now Woodworkers have been building boxes for at least 5,000 years. For much of that period, boxes were made using a [...]
Mortise & Tenon Basics
A superior way to cut this superlative joint. By Christopher Schwarz Pages: 42-48 From the April 2004 issue #140 Buy this issue now A lot of woodworkers spend a lot of time, effort and money to [...]
Power-tool Joinery: Tight Joints on the Loose
Two matching mortises connected with a strong ‘loose tenon’ will help strengthen any project. By Bill Hylton Pages: 36-40 From the April 2004 issue #140 Buy this issue now I may be a power tool [...]
Ingenious Jigs: A Jig for Precision Trimming
Turn your laminate trimmer into a tool that flushes surfaces with incredible finesse. By Nick Engler Pages: 34-35 From the April 2004 issue #140 Buy this issue now Once upon a time I had the [...]
Tool Test: EZ Smart Circular Saw Guide is Great for Plywood
By David Thiel Page: 33 From the April 2004 issue #140 Buy this issue now While woodworkers usually don’t consider a circular saw to be a refined tool, they still own one and use it. Why? Because [...]
Tool Test: Bridgewood MS-25T Tilt Head Mortiser
By David Thiel Page: 33 From the April 2004 issue #140 Buy this issue now Dedicated mortising machines aren’t necessary for all woodworkers. But if mortises are an important part of your [...]
Tool Test: Fisch’s Improved Benchtop Mortiser
By Christopher Schwarz Page: 32 From the April 2004 issue #140 Buy this issue now When we reviewed benchtop mortisers in August 2001, we had a lot of complaints about the crop of machines [...]
Tool Test: Porter-Cable’s New Routers Cover All the Bases
By David Thiel Page: 32 From the April 2004 issue #140 Buy this issue now Porter-Cable’s new router system is playing catch-up with its multi-base kit competitors, but now it has not only caught [...]
Endurance Test: Excalibur Sliding Table
By David Thiel Page: 30 From the April 2004 issue #140 Buy this issue now Alittle more than seven years ago we added an Excalibur sliding table to the cabinet saw in the Popular Woodworking shop. [...]